Mathoura Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Mathoura (2710) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Far South West, New South Wales. It is about 614 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Mathoura is in the federal electorate of Farrer.

In the 2011 census the population of Mathoura was 1,163 and is comprised of approximately 48.4% females and 51.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mathoura is 49 years of age.

89.3% of people living in the suburb of Mathoura were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.5% England, 1.2% Scotland, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.4% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.3% Greece, 0.3% Germany.

94.8% of people living in Mathoura speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Serbian, 0.3% Thai, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.3% Greek.

The religious makeup of Mathoura is 25.2% Catholic, 22.2% Anglican, 19.4% No religion, 14.3% Uniting Church, 8.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Baptist, 0.9% Christian, nfd, 0.5% Churches of Christ, 0.5% Lutheran.

51.9% of people are married, 27.5% have never married and 9.8% are divorced and 5.1% are separated. There are 56 widowed people living in Mathoura.

61.0% of the people living in Mathoura over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.8% are working on a part time basis. Mathoura has an unemployment rate of 6.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Mathoura are 32.7% Managers, 13.1% Labourers, 12.1% Technicians & trades workers, 9.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.5% Professionals, 7.7% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Sales workers, 6.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 0.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mathoura work in are 26.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.5% Accommodation and food services, 8.1% Retail trade, 7.5% Manufacturing, 7.5% Construction, 6.7% Health care and social assistance, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Education and training, 4.0% Wholesale trade.

47.6% of homes are fully owned, and 28.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $408 per week and the median household income is $776 per week.

The median rent in Mathoura is $120 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $867 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mathoura postcode 2710