Kalaru Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Kalaru (2550) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 339 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Kalaru is in the federal electorate of Eden-Monaro.

In the 2011 census the population of Kalaru was 642 and is comprised of approximately 49.2% females and 50.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kalaru is 41 years of age.

88.1% of people living in the suburb of Kalaru were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.8% England, 1.1% United States of America, 0.9% Philippines, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.8% Netherlands.

95.8% of people living in Kalaru speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% German.

The religious makeup of Kalaru is 28.8% No religion, 26.4% Catholic, 23.8% Anglican, 5.5% Uniting Church, 5.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Buddhism, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Salvation Army.

57.1% of people are married, 28.0% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 24 widowed people living in Kalaru.

52.5% of the people living in Kalaru over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.5% are working on a part time basis. Kalaru has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Kalaru are 21.0% Professionals, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 13.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.1% Community & personal service workers, 12.1% Managers, 11.5% Labourers, 8.6% Sales workers, 4.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kalaru work in are 16.9% Health care and social assistance, 12.8% Retail trade, 11.8% Manufacturing, 10.2% Construction, 9.3% Education and training, 8.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.8% Public administration and safety, 4.8% Wholesale trade.

42.6% of homes are fully owned, and 41.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $576 per week and the median household income is $1261 per week.

The median rent in Kalaru is $120 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kalaru postcode 2550

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