Fernmount Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Fernmount (2454) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 412 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Fernmount is in the federal electorate of Cowper.

In the 2011 census the population of Fernmount was 376 and is comprised of approximately 48.4% females and 51.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Fernmount is 43 years of age.

84.4% of people living in the suburb of Fernmount were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.1% England, 1.9% Ireland, 1.3% Germany, 1.3% Israel, 1.1% Papua New Guinea, 1.1% Wales, 1.1% Denmark, 0.8% New Zealand.

94.2% of people living in Fernmount speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.1% Other, 0.8% German.

The religious makeup of Fernmount is 39.9% No religion, 16.8% Catholic, 15.7% Anglican, 6.1% Uniting Church, 4.8% Christian, nfd, 3.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.9% Buddhism, 2.7% Other religious affiliation , 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Other Religious Groups.

51.2% of people are married, 31.3% have never married and 11.8% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 11 widowed people living in Fernmount.

63.6% of the people living in Fernmount over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.7% are working on a part time basis. Fernmount has an unemployment rate of 1.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Fernmount are 25.0% Professionals, 17.1% Managers, 16.4% Technicians & trades workers, 11.8% Labourers, 7.9% Sales workers, 7.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 5.3% Community & personal service workers, 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Fernmount work in are 15.8% Health care and social assistance, 14.5% Education and training, 11.8% Retail trade, 10.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.9% Construction, 7.9% Accommodation and food services, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 6.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.6% Other services.

46.4% of homes are fully owned, and 38.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $488 per week and the median household income is $1053 per week.

The median rent in Fernmount is $238 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Fernmount postcode 2454