Coonamble Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Coonamble (2829) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 418 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Coonamble is in the federal electorate of Parkes.

In the 2011 census the population of Coonamble was 2,998 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Coonamble is 40 years of age.

89.7% of people living in the suburb of Coonamble were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 0.6% England, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Afghanistan, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% China , 0.1% New Zealand, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Vietnam, 0.1% Sri Lanka.

93.1% of people living in Coonamble speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Dari, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Sinhalese, 0.1% Greek.

The religious makeup of Coonamble is 40.5% Anglican, 33.9% Catholic, 7.7% No religion, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.7% Uniting Church, 0.6% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.4% Christian, nfd, 0.3% Islam, 0.3% Lutheran.

40.1% of people are married, 42.5% have never married and 6.6% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 186 widowed people living in Coonamble.

59.6% of the people living in Coonamble over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.4% are working on a part time basis. Coonamble has an unemployment rate of 8.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Coonamble are 21.7% Managers, 14.1% Labourers, 13.4% Community & personal service workers, 11.7% Technicians & trades workers, 11.6% Professionals, 11.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.0% Sales workers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Coonamble work in are 20.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Education and training, 9.0% Public administration and safety, 8.6% Retail trade, 7.2% Construction, 5.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.3% Accommodation and food services, 3.8% Inadequately described/Not stated.

40.7% of homes are fully owned, and 23.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $459 per week and the median household income is $815 per week.

The median rent in Coonamble is $120 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Coonamble postcode 2829