Lord Howe Island Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Lord Howe Island (2898) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Far West, New South Wales. It is about 779 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Lord Howe Island is in the federal electorate of Sydney.

In the 2011 census the population of Lord Howe Island was 360 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Lord Howe Island is 48 years of age.

85.7% of people living in the suburb of Lord Howe Island were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.8% New Zealand, 2.0% Papua New Guinea, 1.7% Canada, 1.4% England.

93.9% of people living in Lord Howe Island speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Other, 1.7% Mandarin, 0.8% Samoan.

The religious makeup of Lord Howe Island is 31.4% Anglican, 26.7% No religion, 14.2% Seventh-day Adventist, 13.1% Catholic, 5.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.5% Uniting Church, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Hinduism, 1.1% Christian, nfd, 0.8% Other religious affiliation .

50.2% of people are married, 32.9% have never married and 8.3% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 20 widowed people living in Lord Howe Island.

50.9% of the people living in Lord Howe Island over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.3% are working on a part time basis. Lord Howe Island has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Lord Howe Island are 22.7% Labourers, 21.3% Managers, 14.8% Technicians & trades workers, 14.4% Community & personal service workers, 11.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.4% Professionals, 6.9% Sales workers, 1.4% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Lord Howe Island work in are 47.1% Accommodation and food services, 16.7% Public administration and safety, 7.6% Administrative and support services, 6.7% Education and training, 4.3% Retail trade, 3.3% Health care and social assistance, 3.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 2.4% Construction.

37.8% of homes are fully owned, and 20.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 41.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $631 per week and the median household income is $924 per week.

The median rent in Lord Howe Island is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1040 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Lord Howe Island postcode 2898