Mulwala Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Mulwala (2647) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Far South West, New South Wales. It is about 521 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Mulwala is in the federal electorate of Farrer.

In the 2011 census the population of Mulwala was 1,904 and is comprised of approximately 49.4% females and 50.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mulwala is 51 years of age.

89.1% of people living in the suburb of Mulwala were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% England, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.5% United States of America, 0.3% China , 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Malta.

95.3% of people living in Mulwala speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Filipino , 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Mulwala is 34.1% Catholic, 24.1% Anglican, 18.6% No religion, 6.7% Uniting Church, 6.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.9% Other religious affiliation , 0.8% Baptist, 0.7% Lutheran, 0.5% Buddhism.

59.1% of people are married, 21.0% have never married and 8.8% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 124 widowed people living in Mulwala.

58.3% of the people living in Mulwala over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.2% are working on a part time basis. Mulwala has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Mulwala are 19.5% Technicians & trades workers, 17.0% Managers, 16.5% Labourers, 10.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.0% Community & personal service workers, 9.8% Professionals, 7.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.3% Sales workers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mulwala work in are 16.0% Manufacturing, 15.7% Accommodation and food services, 14.5% Construction, 10.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Retail trade, 4.5% Education and training, 4.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.0% Professional, scientific and technical services.

46.9% of homes are fully owned, and 25.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $455 per week and the median household income is $826 per week.

The median rent in Mulwala is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mulwala postcode 2647