Wantagong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Wantagong (2644) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Murray & Riverina, New South Wales. It is about 405 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Wantagong is in the federal electorate of Farrer.

In the 2006 Census the population of Wantagong is 117 and is comprised of 54.3% males and 45.7% females.

The median/average age of the Wantagong population is 47 years of age, 10 years above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Wantagong is 82.8% Australia, 5.2% England, 2.6% Korea, Republic of, 2.6% Netherlands.

94.8% of people speak English as their first language.

The religious make up of Wantagong is 28.4% Catholic, 25% Anglican, 22.4% No Religion, 8.6% Uniting Church, 4.3% Presbyterian and Reformed.

59.8% of people are married, 18.5% have never married and 17.4% are separated or divorced. There are 3 widowed people living in Wantagong.

56.9% of the people living in Wantagong are employed full time, while 29.2% are employed on a part time basis. Wantagong has an above average unemployment rate of 6.2% and 27 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $431.00 per week and the average household income is $833.00 per week.

The average rent in Wantagong is $80 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $610 per month. 49% are fully owned, and 23.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.6% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wantagong postcode 2644