Canowindra Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Canowindra (2804) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 238 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Canowindra is in the federal electorates of Calare, Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Canowindra was 2,381 and is comprised of approximately 51.1% females and 48.9% males.

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

90.8% of people living in the suburb of Canowindra were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.1% England, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.3% France, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Italy, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.2% India, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% Korea, Republic of , 0.2% Philippines.

95.3% of people living in Canowindra speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.4% French, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.1% Samoan, 0.1% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Canowindra is 30.7% Anglican, 30.3% Catholic, 12.5% No religion, 11.0% Uniting Church, 5.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.5% Christian, nfd, 0.6% Baptist, 0.5% Other Religious Groups, 0.4% Buddhism.

49.3% of people are married, 27.6% have never married and 9.0% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 186 widowed people living in Canowindra.

56.4% of the people living in Canowindra over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.3% are working on a part time basis. Canowindra has an unemployment rate of 5.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Canowindra are 27.2% Managers, 15.2% Professionals, 13.2% Technicians & trades workers, 11.7% Labourers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.6% Sales workers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Canowindra work in are 27.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 14.1% Health care and social assistance, 8.6% Education and training, 7.7% Retail trade, 6.4% Manufacturing, 5.3% Construction, 4.6% Accommodation and food services, 4.0% Public administration and safety, 3.7% Transport, postal and warehousing.

46.2% of homes are fully owned, and 24.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $414 per week and the median household income is $783 per week.

The median rent in Canowindra is $135 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Canowindra postcode 2804