Valla Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Valla (2448) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 399 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Valla is in the federal electorate of Cowper.

In the 2011 census the population of Valla was 831 and is comprised of approximately 49.0% females and 51.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Valla is 45 years of age.

84.9% of people living in the suburb of Valla were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.2% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.7% Latvia, 0.6% Solomon Islands, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% Chile, 0.5% Lebanon, 0.4% Vietnam, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Bosnia and Herzegovina.

92.7% of people living in Valla speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Other, 0.7% German, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.4% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.4% French, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Maltese, 0.4% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Valla is 28.3% No religion, 25.8% Anglican, 18.6% Catholic, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Uniting Church, 4.0% Pentecostal, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Other Religious Groups, 1.2% Other religious affiliation .

52.0% of people are married, 30.2% have never married and 9.3% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 30 widowed people living in Valla.

48.5% of the people living in Valla over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.9% are working on a part time basis. Valla has an unemployment rate of 8.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Valla are 18.2% Technicians & trades workers, 17.6% Professionals, 15.4% Managers, 13.7% Labourers, 12.0% Community & personal service workers, 10.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.1% Sales workers, 5.0% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Valla work in are 14.3% Construction, 12.3% Retail trade, 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.7% Education and training, 8.4% Accommodation and food services, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 4.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.2% Transport, postal and warehousing.

44.3% of homes are fully owned, and 34.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $394 per week and the median household income is $931 per week.

The median rent in Valla is $170 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1425 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Valla postcode 2448