Howlong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Howlong (2643) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Far South West, New South Wales. It is about 479 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Howlong is in the federal electorate of Farrer.

In the 2011 census the population of Howlong was 2,551 and is comprised of approximately 48.3% females and 51.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Howlong is 46 years of age.

86.5% of people living in the suburb of Howlong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.6% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Fiji, 0.3% Hungary, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Denmark, 0.2% China , 0.2% India.

95.5% of people living in Howlong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Japanese, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Tagalog, 0.1% French.

The religious makeup of Howlong is 27.3% Catholic, 24.4% Anglican, 21.0% No religion, 7.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.5% Uniting Church, 5.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Lutheran, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 1.0% Baptist.

55.7% of people are married, 24.7% have never married and 8.8% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 143 widowed people living in Howlong.

54.8% of the people living in Howlong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.4% are working on a part time basis. Howlong has an unemployment rate of 6.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Howlong are 18.2% Labourers, 17.0% Technicians & trades workers, 12.4% Managers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Professionals, 9.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.4% Sales workers, 9.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 2.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Howlong work in are 18.1% Manufacturing, 11.1% Health care and social assistance, 10.9% Retail trade, 9.8% Construction, 6.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.0% Education and training.

41.6% of homes are fully owned, and 36.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $465 per week and the median household income is $882 per week.

The median rent in Howlong is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

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