Urunga Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Urunga (2455) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 412 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Urunga is in the federal electorate of Cowper.

In the 2011 census the population of Urunga was 3,020 and is comprised of approximately 50.7% females and 49.3% males.

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

86.1% of people living in the suburb of Urunga were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.7% England, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Austria, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Fiji, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Indonesia, 0.2% China , 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong .

95.8% of people living in Urunga speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% German, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Other, 0.2% Indonesian, 0.2% Japanese, 0.1% Croatian, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Urunga is 31.0% Anglican, 22.7% Catholic, 20.7% No religion, 6.8% Uniting Church, 6.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Buddhism, 0.8% Other religious affiliation , 0.6% Baptist.

48.0% of people are married, 26.2% have never married and 12.9% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 223 widowed people living in Urunga.

49.6% of the people living in Urunga over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.5% are working on a part time basis. Urunga has an unemployment rate of 7.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Urunga are 17.2% Technicians & trades workers, 16.4% Professionals, 14.7% Labourers, 11.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.8% Community & personal service workers, 10.1% Sales workers, 9.4% Managers, 6.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Urunga work in are 13.3% Retail trade, 12.5% Health care and social assistance, 11.9% Accommodation and food services, 11.8% Education and training, 10.0% Construction, 6.4% Manufacturing, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 4.5% Other services, 3.2% Professional, scientific and technical services.

44.9% of homes are fully owned, and 20.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $392 per week and the median household income is $731 per week.

The median rent in Urunga is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Urunga postcode 2455