Lochiel Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Lochiel (2549) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 365 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Lochiel is in the federal electorate of Eden-Monaro.

In the 2011 census the population of Lochiel was 314 and is comprised of approximately 49.0% females and 51.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Lochiel is 42 years of age.

88.8% of people living in the suburb of Lochiel were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.5% New Zealand, 3.5% England, 1.0% Hungary.

96.5% of people living in Lochiel speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.6% German, 1.0% Language spoken at home not stated.

The religious makeup of Lochiel is 39.2% No religion, 20.7% Anglican, 16.2% Catholic, 4.8% Buddhism, 4.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Other Religious Groups, 2.2% Uniting Church, 1.9% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.9% Christian, nfd.

56.5% of people are married, 31.4% have never married and 5.9% are divorced and 0.0% are separated. There are 15 widowed people living in Lochiel.

50.6% of the people living in Lochiel over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.7% are working on a part time basis. Lochiel has an unemployment rate of 7.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Lochiel are 22.2% Professionals, 17.4% Managers, 17.4% Technicians & trades workers, 11.1% Labourers, 10.4% Sales workers, 10.4% Community & personal service workers, 6.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Lochiel work in are 18.8% Health care and social assistance, 13.9% Retail trade, 10.4% Education and training, 9.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 6.2% Construction, 6.2% Other services, 6.2% Wholesale trade, 6.2% Transport, postal and warehousing.

39.6% of homes are fully owned, and 42.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $457 per week and the median household income is $1030 per week.

The median rent in Lochiel is $173 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1667 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Lochiel postcode 2549