Molong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Molong (2866) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 233 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Molong is in the federal electorate of Calare.

In the 2011 census the population of Molong was 2,515 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Molong is 39 years of age.

90.1% of people living in the suburb of Molong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.0% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.6% South Africa, 0.3% Denmark, 0.3% Scotland, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% India, 0.2% Austria, 0.2% Laos, 0.2% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% Thailand, 0.2% Bosnia and Herzegovina.

96.4% of people living in Molong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.2% Thai, 0.2% Japanese, 0.2% German, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Cantonese, 0.1% French.

The religious makeup of Molong is 29.8% Anglican, 26.0% Catholic, 13.0% No religion, 9.0% Uniting Church, 4.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Baptist, 3.5% Brethren, 3.4% Christian, nfd, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.9% Pentecostal.

54.9% of people are married, 27.1% have never married and 7.5% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 152 widowed people living in Molong.

64.3% of the people living in Molong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.6% are working on a part time basis. Molong has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Molong are 21.8% Managers, 14.8% Technicians & trades workers, 13.7% Professionals, 13.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.6% Labourers, 9.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.1% Sales workers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Molong work in are 13.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.2% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Manufacturing, 9.0% Education and training, 8.8% Retail trade, 8.7% Construction, 8.2% Public administration and safety, 4.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.7% Wholesale trade.

40.0% of homes are fully owned, and 34.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $502 per week and the median household income is $1008 per week.

The median rent in Molong is $175 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1417 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Molong postcode 2866