Wooli Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Wooli (2462) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 486 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Wooli is in the federal electorate of Cowper.

In the 2011 census the population of Wooli was 493 and is comprised of approximately 47.3% females and 52.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wooli is 54 years of age.

88.4% of people living in the suburb of Wooli were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% England, 1.8% New Zealand, 1.4% Scotland.

95.5% of people living in Wooli speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Cantonese, 0.8% German.

The religious makeup of Wooli is 31.0% Anglican, 20.7% No religion, 19.9% Catholic, 7.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 7.5% Uniting Church, 6.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Buddhism, 0.8% Other Religious Groups, 0.6% Islam.

42.3% of people are married, 22.7% have never married and 15.0% are divorced and 9.2% are separated. There are 45 widowed people living in Wooli.

44.9% of the people living in Wooli over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 42.9% are working on a part time basis. Wooli has an unemployment rate of 12.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Wooli are 19.7% Professionals, 19.7% Labourers, 12.1% Community & personal service workers, 11.4% Sales workers, 11.4% Managers, 11.4% Technicians & trades workers, 9.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 5.3% Clerical & administrative workers.

The main industries people from Wooli work in are 18.7% Accommodation and food services, 9.7% Health care and social assistance, 8.2% Construction, 7.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.7% Public administration and safety, 6.7% Retail trade, 6.7% Education and training, 4.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing.

53.7% of homes are fully owned, and 18.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $366 per week and the median household income is $583 per week.

The median rent in Wooli is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $931 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wooli postcode 2462