Moama Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Moama (2731) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Far South West, New South Wales. It is about 638 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Moama is in the federal electorate of Farrer.

In the 2011 census the population of Moama was 5,559 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

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

88.3% of people living in the suburb of Moama were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.4% England, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Germany, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% China , 0.1% Wales, 0.1% United States of America, 0.1% Malta, 0.1% Sri Lanka, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Italy.

93.9% of people living in Moama speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Other, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Sinhalese.

The religious makeup of Moama is 27.9% Catholic, 22.5% Anglican, 18.7% No religion, 10.8% Uniting Church, 9.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 0.8% Baptist, 0.6% Lutheran, 0.5% Churches of Christ.

57.0% of people are married, 24.4% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 349 widowed people living in Moama.

58.2% of the people living in Moama over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.6% are working on a part time basis. Moama has an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Moama are 19.8% Managers, 14.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.5% Professionals, 11.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.7% Sales workers, 10.4% Community & personal service workers, 10.3% Labourers, 6.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Moama work in are 13.1% Retail trade, 12.8% Accommodation and food services, 10.4% Manufacturing, 10.4% Health care and social assistance, 8.8% Construction, 8.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.2% Education and training, 4.3% Public administration and safety, 3.9% Professional, scientific and technical services.

41.7% of homes are fully owned, and 28.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 24.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $473 per week and the median household income is $871 per week.

The median rent in Moama is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Moama postcode 2731