Cowra Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Cowra (2794) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 232 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Cowra is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Cowra was 9,730 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Cowra is 44 years of age.

86.8% of people living in the suburb of Cowra were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.6% England, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% United States of America, 0.1% Sudan, 0.1% Croatia, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Italy, 0.1% Malaysia, 0.1% Cambodia.

91.4% of people living in Cowra speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Greek, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Mandarin, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Serbian, 0.1% German, 0.1% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Cowra is 31.0% Catholic, 29.1% Anglican, 10.8% No religion, 9.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.5% Uniting Church, 1.7% Brethren, 1.6% Baptist, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Jehovah's Witnesses.

49.4% of people are married, 28.6% have never married and 8.3% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 796 widowed people living in Cowra.

56.7% of the people living in Cowra over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.1% are working on a part time basis. Cowra has an unemployment rate of 6.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Cowra are 15.8% Managers, 15.2% Technicians & trades workers, 14.0% Labourers, 13.5% Professionals, 11.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.5% Sales workers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 7.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Cowra work in are 12.6% Retail trade, 12.4% Health care and social assistance, 11.4% Manufacturing, 10.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.1% Education and training, 7.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Construction, 5.2% Public administration and safety, 4.5% Transport, postal and warehousing.

40.4% of homes are fully owned, and 26.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $421 per week and the median household income is $787 per week.

The median rent in Cowra is $160 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1127 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Cowra postcode 2794