Coolah Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Coolah (2843) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 266 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Coolah is in the federal electorate of Parkes.

In the 2011 census the population of Coolah was 1,278 and is comprised of approximately 49.0% females and 51.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Coolah is 42 years of age.

88.7% of people living in the suburb of Coolah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.7% England, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% New Zealand, 0.4% Uruguay, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Netherlands.

92.7% of people living in Coolah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Portuguese, 0.4% Filipino , 0.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.2% Other, 0.2% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Coolah is 42.8% Anglican, 22.9% Catholic, 12.5% No religion, 7.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.4% Uniting Church, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 0.5% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.5% Salvation Army, 0.4% Baptist.

54.9% of people are married, 24.9% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 72 widowed people living in Coolah.

59.5% of the people living in Coolah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.8% are working on a part time basis. Coolah has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Coolah are 29.2% Managers, 13.6% Technicians & trades workers, 12.9% Labourers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Professionals, 8.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.5% Sales workers, 0.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Coolah work in are 33.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.5% Retail trade, 9.4% Education and training, 9.4% Health care and social assistance, 7.3% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Accommodation and food services, 4.3% Construction, 3.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.4% Professional, scientific and technical services.

42.7% of homes are fully owned, and 23.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $407 per week and the median household income is $788 per week.

The median rent in Coolah is $110 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $867 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Coolah postcode 2843