Karangi Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Karangi (2450) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 438 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Karangi is in the federal electorate of Cowper.

In the 2011 census the population of Karangi was 535 and is comprised of approximately 47.1% females and 52.9% males.

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

82.5% of people living in the suburb of Karangi were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 3.7% New Zealand, 1.5% Netherlands, 1.1% Germany, 1.1% South Africa, 0.7% Zimbabwe, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Ireland.

93.8% of people living in Karangi speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Thai, 1.1% Other, 0.7% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Karangi is 29.4% No religion, 22.2% Catholic, 19.2% Anglican, 6.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 5.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Uniting Church, 3.7% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Baptist, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.7% Seventh-day Adventist.

62.7% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 15 widowed people living in Karangi.

52.9% of the people living in Karangi over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.1% are working on a part time basis. Karangi has an unemployment rate of 8.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Karangi are 18.8% Professionals, 15.7% Technicians & trades workers, 15.3% Managers, 14.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.7% Community & personal service workers, 9.4% Labourers, 7.8% Sales workers, 4.7% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Karangi work in are 22.6% Health care and social assistance, 12.8% Construction, 7.8% Retail trade, 7.8% Public administration and safety, 7.4% Education and training, 6.2% Manufacturing, 5.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.9% Other services.

38.9% of homes are fully owned, and 43.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $515 per week and the median household income is $1007 per week.

The median rent in Karangi is $310 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1450 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Karangi postcode 2450