Little Pelican Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Little Pelican (2281) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, East Lake Macquarie, New South Wales. It is about 96 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Little Pelican is in the federal electorate of Shortland.

In the 2006 Census the population of Little Pelican is 606 and is comprised of 48.9% males and 51.1% females.

The median/average age of the Little Pelican population is 54 years of age, 17 years above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Little Pelican is 86.3% Australia, 1.5% England, 0.8% Greece, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.7% Ireland, 0.5% Burma.

91.4% of people speak English as their first language, 1% speak Greek.

The religious make up of Little Pelican is 32.2% Anglican, 22% Catholic, 13.7% No Religion, 11.1% Uniting Church, 5.8% Presbyterian and Reformed.

40.2% of people are married, 27.3% have never married and 18.9% are separated or divorced. There are 73 widowed people living in Little Pelican.

46.6% of the people living in Little Pelican are employed full time, while 26.4% are employed on a part time basis. Little Pelican has an above average unemployment rate of 17.8% and 310 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $269.00 per week and the average household income is $421.00 per week.

The average rent in Little Pelican is $125 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $1105 per month. 54.1% are fully owned, and 11% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.4% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Little Pelican postcode 2281