Ellalong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Ellalong (2325) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 107 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Ellalong is in the federal electorate of Hunter.

In the 2011 census the population of Ellalong was 789 and is comprised of approximately 52.3% females and 47.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ellalong is 39 years of age.

88.7% of people living in the suburb of Ellalong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.2% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Scotland.

96.8% of people living in Ellalong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Indonesian, 0.4% German, 0.4% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Ellalong is 31.2% Anglican, 23.1% No religion, 17.0% Catholic, 9.1% Uniting Church, 5.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Salvation Army, 1.5% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Latter-day Saints.

49.3% of people are married, 29.0% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 6.2% are separated. There are 36 widowed people living in Ellalong.

52.9% of the people living in Ellalong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.8% are working on a part time basis. Ellalong has an unemployment rate of 7.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Ellalong are 16.5% Technicians & trades workers, 15.9% Labourers, 13.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.8% Professionals, 10.1% Community & personal service workers, 9.2% Managers, 7.5% Sales workers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ellalong work in are 13.7% Health care and social assistance, 13.1% Accommodation and food services, 12.0% Retail trade, 9.6% Construction, 7.3% Mining, 6.4% Manufacturing, 5.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.0% Education and training, 4.7% Wholesale trade.

36.1% of homes are fully owned, and 52.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $506 per week and the median household income is $1175 per week.

The median rent in Ellalong is $258 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1700 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ellalong postcode 2325