Tooma Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Tooma (2642) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Murray & Riverina, New South Wales. It is about 371 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Tooma is in the federal electorate of Riverina.

In the 2011 census the population of Tooma was 336 and is comprised of approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males.

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

86.8% of people living in the suburb of Tooma were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.2% England, 1.5% Germany, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.2% Scotland.

96.4% of people living in Tooma speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Tooma is 30.1% Anglican, 21.2% Catholic, 17.0% No religion, 13.1% Uniting Church, 6.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Baptist, 0.9% Lutheran, 0.9% Seventh-day Adventist.

60.4% of people are married, 19.8% have never married and 12.1% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 13 widowed people living in Tooma.

59.6% of the people living in Tooma over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.6% are working on a part time basis. Tooma has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Tooma are 43.8% Managers, 13.0% Labourers, 10.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.3% Technicians & trades workers, 6.8% Professionals, 6.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.2% Sales workers, 5.2% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Tooma work in are 55.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.3% Manufacturing, 7.3% Health care and social assistance, 5.2% Retail trade, 4.7% Public administration and safety, 3.6% Construction, 3.6% Education and training, 3.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 2.6% Accommodation and food services.

51.7% of homes are fully owned, and 23.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $566 per week and the median household income is $1083 per week.

The median rent in Tooma is $0 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1232 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Tooma postcode 2642