Balala Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Balala (2358) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 362 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Balala is in the federal electorate of New England.

In the 2011 census the population of Balala was 320 and is comprised of approximately 45.3% females and 54.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Balala is 46 years of age.

89.3% of people living in the suburb of Balala were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.1% England, 1.3% Denmark, 1.3% Germany.

93.8% of people living in Balala speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Other.

The religious makeup of Balala is 39.1% Anglican, 20.0% No religion, 16.9% Catholic, 8.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Baptist, 2.5% Uniting Church, 1.9% Salvation Army, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.2% Other religious affiliation .

62.3% of people are married, 22.6% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Balala.

59.1% of the people living in Balala over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.8% are working on a part time basis. Balala has an unemployment rate of 2.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Balala are 39.7% Managers, 16.6% Labourers, 11.9% Professionals, 10.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.6% Technicians & trades workers, 4.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.6% Sales workers, 2.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Balala work in are 55.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.5% Health care and social assistance, 7.9% Inadequately described/Not stated, 4.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.6% Education and training, 3.9% Financial and insurance services, 3.3% Construction, 3.3% Manufacturing, 2.0% Arts and recreation services.

48.4% of homes are fully owned, and 23.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $436 per week and the median household income is $872 per week.

The median rent in Balala is $130 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Balala postcode 2358