Wamberal Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Wamberal (2260) is a suburb of Central Coast, Central Coast, New South Wales. It is about 55 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Wamberal is in the federal electorates of Dobell, Robertson.

In the 2011 census the population of Wamberal was 6,298 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wamberal is 38 years of age.

81.4% of people living in the suburb of Wamberal were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.5% England, 1.6% New Zealand, 0.8% South Africa, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% United States of America, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Germany, 0.2% India, 0.2% China , 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Thailand, 0.2% Malaysia.

92.6% of people living in Wamberal speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% German, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Greek, 0.2% French, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Wamberal is 27.3% Catholic, 25.1% Anglican, 21.6% No religion, 6.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Uniting Church, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Other Protestant, 1.3% Baptist, 0.9% Seventh-day Adventist.

54.3% of people are married, 30.1% have never married and 8.1% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 228 widowed people living in Wamberal.

56.4% of the people living in Wamberal over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.3% are working on a part time basis. Wamberal has an unemployment rate of 4.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Wamberal are 25.0% Professionals, 16.3% Technicians & trades workers, 14.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.7% Managers, 9.8% Community & personal service workers, 9.4% Sales workers, 7.2% Labourers, 3.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wamberal work in are 13.0% Health care and social assistance, 12.0% Construction, 11.2% Retail trade, 10.3% Education and training, 7.7% Accommodation and food services, 7.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.8% Manufacturing, 6.4% Public administration and safety, 3.9% Other services.

34.7% of homes are fully owned, and 42.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $662 per week and the median household income is $1552 per week.

The median rent in Wamberal is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wamberal postcode 2260