Kootingal Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Kootingal (2352) is a suburb of Regional NSW, North West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 313 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Kootingal is in the federal electorate of New England.

In the 2011 census the population of Kootingal was 2,162 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kootingal is 39 years of age.

90.0% of people living in the suburb of Kootingal were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.9% England, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.4% Isle of Man, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% China , 0.2% Scotland, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Germany.

95.0% of people living in Kootingal speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Other, 0.2% French, 0.1% Indonesian, 0.1% Greek.

The religious makeup of Kootingal is 38.8% Anglican, 24.6% Catholic, 12.1% No religion, 6.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 5.1% Uniting Church, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.7% Baptist, 0.7% Pentecostal.

51.3% of people are married, 25.9% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 152 widowed people living in Kootingal.

56.7% of the people living in Kootingal over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.0% are working on a part time basis. Kootingal has an unemployment rate of 6.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Kootingal are 17.2% Technicians & trades workers, 16.8% Labourers, 14.6% Professionals, 11.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Community & personal service workers, 9.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.3% Managers, 8.2% Sales workers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kootingal work in are 16.6% Health care and social assistance, 11.0% Retail trade, 10.6% Construction, 9.6% Manufacturing, 7.5% Education and training, 7.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Public administration and safety, 4.9% Other services.

33.9% of homes are fully owned, and 40.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $482 per week and the median household income is $957 per week.

The median rent in Kootingal is $215 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1425 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kootingal postcode 2352