Bogangar Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bogangar (2488) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 654 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bogangar is in the federal electorate of Richmond.

In the 2011 census the population of Bogangar was 3,099 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bogangar is 39 years of age.

82.7% of people living in the suburb of Bogangar were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 2.8% New Zealand, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% United States of America, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Japan, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Brazil, 0.2% Uruguay, 0.2% Guatemala.

93.2% of people living in Bogangar speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Japanese, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% Thai, 0.4% Other, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% French, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% German.

The religious makeup of Bogangar is 28.5% No religion, 26.2% Catholic, 20.7% Anglican, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.4% Uniting Church, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Other religious affiliation , 1.7% Buddhism, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Baptist.

43.8% of people are married, 34.7% have never married and 12.3% are divorced and 4.7% are separated. There are 111 widowed people living in Bogangar.

48.3% of the people living in Bogangar over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.2% are working on a part time basis. Bogangar has an unemployment rate of 8.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Bogangar are 18.3% Professionals, 16.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.2% Community & personal service workers, 12.9% Labourers, 11.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.2% Sales workers, 9.5% Managers, 5.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bogangar work in are 15.2% Health care and social assistance, 13.3% Construction, 12.1% Accommodation and food services, 10.1% Retail trade, 9.2% Education and training, 5.8% Manufacturing, 5.7% Public administration and safety, 5.3% Administrative and support services, 4.0% Professional, scientific and technical services.

24.3% of homes are fully owned, and 34.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 39.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $504 per week and the median household income is $965 per week.

The median rent in Bogangar is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1680 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bogangar postcode 2488