Walcha Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Walcha (2354) is a suburb of Regional NSW, North West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 322 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Walcha is in the federal electorate of New England.

In the 2011 census the population of Walcha was 2,496 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Walcha is 44 years of age.

90.8% of people living in the suburb of Walcha were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.4% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.4% Cook Islands, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% China , 0.3% Scotland, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% France, 0.2% Egypt, 0.1% United States of America, 0.1% Canada.

96.2% of people living in Walcha speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.3% Other, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% German, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Other.

The religious makeup of Walcha is 44.2% Anglican, 21.6% Catholic, 12.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 11.8% No religion, 4.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 1.6% Uniting Church, 0.9% Christian, nfd, 0.8% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.4% Baptist, 0.3% Seventh-day Adventist.

56.0% of people are married, 25.7% have never married and 6.3% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 189 widowed people living in Walcha.

61.8% of the people living in Walcha over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.8% are working on a part time basis. Walcha has an unemployment rate of 4.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Walcha are 31.7% Managers, 14.0% Labourers, 12.1% Technicians & trades workers, 10.1% Professionals, 9.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 5.3% Sales workers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Walcha work in are 39.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.6% Health care and social assistance, 7.7% Retail trade, 5.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.5% Education and training, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Construction, 3.2% Professional, scientific and technical services.

44.4% of homes are fully owned, and 23.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $482 per week and the median household income is $872 per week.

The median rent in Walcha is $108 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $910 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Walcha postcode 2354