Ourimbah Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Ourimbah (2258) is a suburb of Central Coast, Central Coast, New South Wales. It is about 58 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Ourimbah is in the federal electorate of Dobell.

In the 2011 census the population of Ourimbah was 4,162 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ourimbah is 35 years of age.

82.5% of people living in the suburb of Ourimbah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 2.2% New Zealand, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% India, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Indonesia, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.2% China , 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Denmark.

91.6% of people living in Ourimbah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other, 0.4% German, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Indonesian, 0.3% Japanese, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Greek.

The religious makeup of Ourimbah is 29.1% Anglican, 22.7% No religion, 20.4% Catholic, 6.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Uniting Church, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Baptist, 1.1% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.0% Pentecostal.

49.4% of people are married, 34.1% have never married and 9.6% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 107 widowed people living in Ourimbah.

55.4% of the people living in Ourimbah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.7% are working on a part time basis. Ourimbah has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Ourimbah are 19.7% Professionals, 15.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.4% Technicians & trades workers, 12.2% Managers, 10.3% Community & personal service workers, 10.2% Sales workers, 8.6% Labourers, 6.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ourimbah work in are 14.6% Health care and social assistance, 13.5% Retail trade, 9.1% Manufacturing, 8.3% Construction, 7.1% Education and training, 6.7% Public administration and safety, 5.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 4.6% Other services.

27.0% of homes are fully owned, and 46.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 24.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $589 per week and the median household income is $1341 per week.

The median rent in Ourimbah is $265 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ourimbah postcode 2258