Carool Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Carool (2486) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 661 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Carool is in the federal electorate of Richmond.

In the 2011 census the population of Carool was 459 and is comprised of approximately 45.5% females and 54.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Carool is 42 years of age.

72.5% of people living in the suburb of Carool were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.0% New Zealand, 1.3% Scotland, 1.1% Switzerland, 1.1% England, 0.9% Malaysia, 0.9% Northern Ireland, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Poland, 0.7% United States of America.

79.6% of people living in Carool speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 17.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Polish, 1.1% Other, 0.9% German.

The religious makeup of Carool is 23.6% No religion, 20.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 19.9% Catholic, 16.2% Anglican, 6.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 3.1% Buddhism, 2.2% Uniting Church, 1.7% Other religious affiliation , 1.3% Eastern Orthodox.

56.1% of people are married, 26.2% have never married and 12.4% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 13 widowed people living in Carool.

44.6% of the people living in Carool over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 46.2% are working on a part time basis. Carool has an unemployment rate of 7.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Carool are 21.3% Managers, 21.3% Professionals, 15.4% Labourers, 12.4% Technicians & trades workers, 11.8% Community & personal service workers, 8.9% Sales workers, 5.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.6% Clerical & administrative workers.

The main industries people from Carool work in are 14.9% Construction, 13.1% Health care and social assistance, 13.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.5% Retail trade, 8.3% Accommodation and food services, 7.7% Education and training, 7.1% Manufacturing, 4.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.2% Rental, hiring and real estate services.

45.0% of homes are fully owned, and 22.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $430 per week and the median household income is $857 per week.

The median rent in Carool is $100 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Carool postcode 2486