Wombat Demographics (NSW) Local Stats
Wombat (2587) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 280 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Wombat is in the federal electorate of Hume.
In the 2011 census the population of Wombat was 247 and is comprised of approximately 49.4% females and 50.6% males.
The median/average age of the population of Wombat is 45 years of age.
88.2% of people living in the suburb of Wombat were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% Lebanon, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.6% England.
91.1% of people living in Wombat speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.9% Arabic, 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Greek.
The religious makeup of Wombat is 39.5% Catholic, 27.4% Anglican, 9.7% No religion, 5.2% Islam, 4.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.8% Uniting Church, 2.4% Buddhism, 1.2% Brethren, 1.2% Eastern Orthodox, 1.2% Baptist.
59.6% of people are married, 24.4% have never married and 10.9% are divorced and 0.0% are separated. There are 10 widowed people living in Wombat.
49.6% of the people living in Wombat over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.2% are working on a part time basis. Wombat has an unemployment rate of 8.0%.
The main occupations of people living in Wombat are 29.6% Managers, 17.6% Labourers, 13.9% Professionals, 11.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 5.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 5.6% Community & personal service workers, 5.6% Technicians & trades workers, 2.8% Sales workers.
The main industries people from Wombat work in are 27.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.0% Health care and social assistance, 8.1% Construction, 8.1% Administrative and support services, 8.1% Education and training, 6.3% Manufacturing, 6.3% Retail trade, 5.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.4% Public administration and safety.
50.0% of homes are fully owned, and 30.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.3% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $403 per week and the median household income is $888 per week.
The median rent in Wombat is $148 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.
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