Towrang Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Towrang (2580) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 154 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Towrang is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Towrang was 314 and is comprised of approximately 44.9% females and 55.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Towrang is 52 years of age.

85.6% of people living in the suburb of Towrang were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% England, 2.2% New Zealand, 1.6% Germany.

92.7% of people living in Towrang speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Towrang is 30.7% Anglican, 29.4% Catholic, 13.4% No religion, 9.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.6% Uniting Church, 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Islam, 1.3% Salvation Army, 1.0% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Seventh-day Adventist.

60.7% of people are married, 21.5% have never married and 5.6% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 21 widowed people living in Towrang.

63.0% of the people living in Towrang over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.5% are working on a part time basis. Towrang has an unemployment rate of 2.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Towrang are 17.4% Managers, 15.2% Technicians & trades workers, 13.0% Labourers, 12.3% Professionals, 10.9% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Sales workers, 8.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Towrang work in are 13.6% Health care and social assistance, 12.9% Retail trade, 12.1% Manufacturing, 9.1% Education and training, 8.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.6% Public administration and safety, 7.6% Construction, 6.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.5% Accommodation and food services.

46.8% of homes are fully owned, and 29.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $454 per week and the median household income is $1018 per week.

The median rent in Towrang is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1350 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Towrang postcode 2580