Federal Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Federal (2480) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 618 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Federal is in the federal electorate of Richmond.

In the 2011 census the population of Federal was 712 and is comprised of approximately 52.2% females and 47.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Federal is 44 years of age.

77.4% of people living in the suburb of Federal were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.2% England, 2.0% New Zealand, 1.1% United States of America, 1.0% Israel, 1.0% Netherlands, 1.0% Germany, 0.8% Canada, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Malaysia, 0.7% Japan, 0.7% Zimbabwe, 0.7% Papua New Guinea.

88.8% of people living in Federal speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% German, 1.0% Dutch, 0.8% Japanese, 0.8% Spanish, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Federal is 43.3% No religion, 13.0% Catholic, 12.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 11.5% Anglican, 4.8% Buddhism, 3.2% Other religious affiliation , 2.7% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Uniting Church, 2.4% Judaism, 1.4% Other Religious Groups.

44.9% of people are married, 41.1% have never married and 9.0% are divorced and 1.4% are separated. There are 20 widowed people living in Federal.

40.4% of the people living in Federal over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 43.9% are working on a part time basis. Federal has an unemployment rate of 9.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Federal are 26.0% Professionals, 16.7% Managers, 13.8% Technicians & trades workers, 12.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.6% Sales workers, 9.0% Labourers, 6.8% Community & personal service workers, 3.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Federal work in are 12.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.6% Retail trade, 9.0% Construction, 8.7% Accommodation and food services, 8.4% Education and training, 8.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.7% Wholesale trade, 6.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.8% Administrative and support services.

35.1% of homes are fully owned, and 38.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $480 per week and the median household income is $1059 per week.

The median rent in Federal is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Federal postcode 2480