Kelso Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Kelso (2795) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 156 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Kelso is in the federal electorate of Calare.

In the 2011 census the population of Kelso was 7,725 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kelso is 34 years of age.

87.4% of people living in the suburb of Kelso were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.8% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% China , 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Germany, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Sri Lanka, 0.1% Italy, 0.1% United States of America, 0.1% Hungary, 0.1% Tonga.

92.5% of people living in Kelso speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Serbian, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Kelso is 37.0% Catholic, 24.3% Anglican, 14.3% No religion, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.2% Uniting Church, 4.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Baptist, 0.6% Eastern Orthodox, 0.6% Pentecostal.

51.4% of people are married, 31.9% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 321 widowed people living in Kelso.

61.5% of the people living in Kelso over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.1% are working on a part time basis. Kelso has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Kelso are 16.5% Technicians & trades workers, 16.3% Professionals, 13.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.1% Labourers, 11.3% Community & personal service workers, 10.6% Sales workers, 10.6% Managers, 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kelso work in are 12.7% Retail trade, 11.6% Manufacturing, 11.5% Health care and social assistance, 10.5% Education and training, 9.0% Public administration and safety, 7.4% Construction, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 4.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.5% Other services.

29.7% of homes are fully owned, and 40.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $577 per week and the median household income is $1272 per week.

The median rent in Kelso is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1739 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kelso postcode 2795