Wattamondara Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Wattamondara (2794) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 240 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Wattamondara is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Wattamondara was 267 and is comprised of approximately 47.9% females and 52.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wattamondara is 41 years of age.

95.1% of people living in the suburb of Wattamondara were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.9% England.

97.8% of people living in Wattamondara speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Greek, 1.1% Language spoken at home not stated.

The religious makeup of Wattamondara is 33.5% Anglican, 25.6% Catholic, 12.4% No religion, 7.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 6.8% Uniting Church, 5.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.8% Pentecostal, 2.6% Jehovah's Witnesses, 1.1% Salvation Army, 1.1% Other religious affiliation .

60.4% of people are married, 23.7% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Wattamondara.

56.6% of the people living in Wattamondara over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.8% are working on a part time basis. Wattamondara has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Wattamondara are 27.6% Managers, 18.7% Labourers, 13.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.2% Professionals, 9.8% Technicians & trades workers, 9.8% Community & personal service workers, 4.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.1% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Wattamondara work in are 32.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.0% Education and training, 8.2% Manufacturing, 6.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.6% Construction, 6.6% Retail trade, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Accommodation and food services.

47.5% of homes are fully owned, and 34.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $438 per week and the median household income is $942 per week.

The median rent in Wattamondara is $155 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $910 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wattamondara postcode 2794