Currarong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Currarong (2540) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 133 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Currarong is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Currarong was 456 and is comprised of approximately 43.9% females and 56.1% males.

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

81.8% of people living in the suburb of Currarong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% England, 2.2% New Zealand, 1.3% Scotland, 1.3% Austria, 1.3% Philippines, 1.1% China , 1.1% Malta.

91.9% of people living in Currarong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Polish, 0.9% Greek, 0.9% Japanese, 0.7% German.

The religious makeup of Currarong is 36.8% Anglican, 20.0% Catholic, 19.4% No religion, 7.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.6% Uniting Church, 1.5% Buddhism, 1.5% Baptist, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 0.9% Eastern Orthodox.

55.1% of people are married, 22.8% have never married and 9.7% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 42 widowed people living in Currarong.

56.1% of the people living in Currarong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.1% are working on a part time basis. Currarong has an unemployment rate of 8.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Currarong are 24.1% Technicians & trades workers, 22.2% Professionals, 15.8% Managers, 12.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Labourers, 5.7% Sales workers, 5.7% Community & personal service workers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Currarong work in are 15.0% Construction, 11.2% Accommodation and food services, 10.0% Manufacturing, 8.8% Health care and social assistance, 7.5% Administrative and support services, 6.9% Public administration and safety, 6.2% Retail trade, 5.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.4% Education and training.

63.9% of homes are fully owned, and 18.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $444 per week and the median household income is $845 per week.

The median rent in Currarong is $190 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1650 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Currarong postcode 2540