Nyngan Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Nyngan (2825) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 455 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Nyngan is in the federal electorate of Parkes.

In the 2011 census the population of Nyngan was 2,389 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nyngan is 38 years of age.

89.5% of people living in the suburb of Nyngan were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 0.7% England, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.5% Pakistan, 0.4% Indonesia, 0.4% Nepal, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Scotland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Germany, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% Philippines.

92.5% of people living in Nyngan speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Indonesian, 0.4% Urdu, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.2% Other, 0.2% Other, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% German.

The religious makeup of Nyngan is 38.5% Catholic, 29.6% Anglican, 9.3% Uniting Church, 7.5% No religion, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.9% Islam, 0.8% Baptist, 0.6% Lutheran, 0.5% Christian, nfd.

47.3% of people are married, 32.3% have never married and 7.3% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 176 widowed people living in Nyngan.

63.8% of the people living in Nyngan over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.0% are working on a part time basis. Nyngan has an unemployment rate of 5.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Nyngan are 19.7% Managers, 14.9% Labourers, 14.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.8% Technicians & trades workers, 11.6% Professionals, 9.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.5% Community & personal service workers, 6.0% Sales workers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Nyngan work in are 18.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.9% Mining, 11.0% Retail trade, 9.6% Health care and social assistance, 7.9% Education and training, 7.4% Public administration and safety, 6.1% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Construction, 4.3% Transport, postal and warehousing.

39.1% of homes are fully owned, and 21.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $498 per week and the median household income is $917 per week.

The median rent in Nyngan is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1148 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nyngan postcode 2825