Wirlinga Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Wirlinga (2640) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Murray & Riverina, New South Wales. It is about 450 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Wirlinga is in the federal electorate of Farrer.

In the 2011 census the population of Wirlinga was 398 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

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

82.8% of people living in the suburb of Wirlinga were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.2% England, 2.2% Netherlands, 1.0% Belgium, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.8% South Africa, 0.8% Germany.

94.2% of people living in Wirlinga speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Other, 0.8% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Wirlinga is 27.4% Catholic, 23.1% Anglican, 15.8% No religion, 7.5% Uniting Church, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.3% Lutheran, 4.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.8% Baptist.

64.7% of people are married, 21.9% have never married and 6.0% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Wirlinga.

54.8% of the people living in Wirlinga over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.7% are working on a part time basis. Wirlinga has an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Wirlinga are 23.7% Managers, 21.4% Professionals, 16.2% Technicians & trades workers, 13.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.9% Community & personal service workers, 6.4% Labourers, 6.4% Sales workers, 5.2% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Wirlinga work in are 14.9% Health care and social assistance, 11.5% Retail trade, 10.9% Construction, 8.6% Manufacturing, 8.6% Education and training, 8.6% Accommodation and food services, 6.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.9% Other services, 5.2% Public administration and safety.

42.9% of homes are fully owned, and 30.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $521 per week and the median household income is $1199 per week.

The median rent in Wirlinga is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2383 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wirlinga postcode 2640