Arakoon Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Arakoon (2431) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 374 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Arakoon is in the federal electorate of Cowper.

In the 2011 census the population of Arakoon was 513 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Arakoon is 51 years of age.

81.2% of people living in the suburb of Arakoon were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% England, 1.0% Netherlands, 1.0% Scotland, 1.0% Germany, 0.8% Sudan, 0.8% New Zealand.

88.7% of people living in Arakoon speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Arabic, 1.2% German, 0.6% Other.

The religious makeup of Arakoon is 25.7% No religion, 24.2% Anglican, 16.0% Catholic, 13.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Uniting Church, 4.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.2% Salvation Army.

59.5% of people are married, 22.6% have never married and 10.0% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 25 widowed people living in Arakoon.

45.5% of the people living in Arakoon over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.3% are working on a part time basis. Arakoon has an unemployment rate of 6.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Arakoon are 24.4% Professionals, 15.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Managers, 11.2% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Sales workers, 8.8% Labourers, 4.4% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Arakoon work in are 15.0% Construction, 14.5% Health care and social assistance, 10.6% Education and training, 8.7% Retail trade, 7.7% Manufacturing, 7.7% Accommodation and food services, 7.2% Public administration and safety, 5.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.3% Professional, scientific and technical services.

54.6% of homes are fully owned, and 29.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $482 per week and the median household income is $952 per week.

The median rent in Arakoon is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1343 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Arakoon postcode 2431