Nerong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Nerong (2423) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 176 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Nerong is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Nerong was 349 and is comprised of approximately 45.8% females and 54.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nerong is 47 years of age.

87.1% of people living in the suburb of Nerong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% England, 1.7% Italy, 1.7% Croatia, 1.1% Scotland, 1.1% New Zealand.

93.7% of people living in Nerong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Italian, 0.9% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Nerong is 36.9% Anglican, 21.7% No religion, 19.1% Catholic, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Christian, nfd, 3.7% Uniting Church, 1.7% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Baptist, 0.9% Other Religious Groups, 0.9% Hinduism.

51.2% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 13.2% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 21 widowed people living in Nerong.

55.0% of the people living in Nerong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.1% are working on a part time basis. Nerong has an unemployment rate of 6.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Nerong are 17.2% Professionals, 15.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.7% Labourers, 13.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 13.4% Technicians & trades workers, 11.2% Managers, 4.5% Sales workers, 4.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 4.5% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Nerong work in are 19.8% Construction, 11.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 9.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.2% Retail trade, 9.2% Public administration and safety, 6.9% Accommodation and food services, 6.9% Manufacturing.

39.2% of homes are fully owned, and 34.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $381 per week and the median household income is $809 per week.

The median rent in Nerong is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1776 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nerong postcode 2423