Wallalong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Wallalong (2320) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Upper Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 137 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Wallalong is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Wallalong was 938 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.

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

91.8% of people living in the suburb of Wallalong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.5% England, 1.1% Scotland, 0.7% Canada, 0.5% Italy.

97.7% of people living in Wallalong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% German.

The religious makeup of Wallalong is 31.5% Anglican, 25.8% Catholic, 15.8% No religion, 8.0% Uniting Church, 4.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Baptist, 2.0% Pentecostal, 1.3% Other religious affiliation .

63.9% of people are married, 27.3% have never married and 3.7% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Wallalong.

59.4% of the people living in Wallalong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.6% are working on a part time basis. Wallalong has an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Wallalong are 20.1% Technicians & trades workers, 16.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.7% Professionals, 11.8% Managers, 9.6% Sales workers, 9.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.6% Labourers, 0.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wallalong work in are 13.3% Manufacturing, 11.6% Health care and social assistance, 10.4% Retail trade, 9.6% Construction, 9.0% Accommodation and food services, 6.8% Public administration and safety, 6.6% Education and training, 6.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

31.7% of homes are fully owned, and 65.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 3.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $706 per week and the median household income is $2066 per week.

The median rent in Wallalong is $295 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1777 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wallalong postcode 2320