Tallong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Tallong (2579) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 140 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Tallong is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Tallong was 715 and is comprised of approximately 46.9% females and 53.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Tallong is 45 years of age.

76.8% of people living in the suburb of Tallong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.6% England, 1.7% Germany, 1.4% Netherlands, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Malta, 0.7% Italy, 0.7% Croatia, 0.7% Lithuania, 0.7% Hungary, 0.7% Serbia, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% South Eastern Europe, nfd.

88.5% of people living in Tallong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Other, 0.8% Serbian, 0.6% Italian, 0.6% German, 0.6% Maltese, 0.6% Spanish, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.4% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Tallong is 29.0% Anglican, 25.3% Catholic, 16.4% No religion, 9.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.7% Uniting Church, 4.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Eastern Orthodox, 0.8% Baptist, 0.8% Salvation Army.

56.5% of people are married, 22.8% have never married and 12.3% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 23 widowed people living in Tallong.

52.8% of the people living in Tallong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.2% are working on a part time basis. Tallong has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Tallong are 16.3% Technicians & trades workers, 15.3% Labourers, 14.9% Professionals, 11.2% Managers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.5% Sales workers, 10.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Tallong work in are 11.2% Manufacturing, 10.9% Accommodation and food services, 10.2% Retail trade, 9.2% Construction, 8.5% Health care and social assistance, 7.5% Education and training, 7.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing.

45.7% of homes are fully owned, and 42.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 10.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $498 per week and the median household income is $986 per week.

The median rent in Tallong is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Tallong postcode 2579