Milton Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Milton (2538) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 176 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Milton is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Milton was 1,449 and is comprised of approximately 55.0% females and 45.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Milton is 51 years of age.

74.5% of people living in the suburb of Milton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.2% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Greece, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Austria, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Poland, 0.3% India.

85.3% of people living in Milton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 12.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Croatian, 0.2% Vietnamese, 0.2% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Milton is 23.2% Anglican, 21.3% Catholic, 19.1% No religion, 16.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.3% Uniting Church, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Baptist, 1.3% Other religious affiliation .

48.2% of people are married, 22.5% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 183 widowed people living in Milton.

46.3% of the people living in Milton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 42.0% are working on a part time basis. Milton has an unemployment rate of 5.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Milton are 20.5% Professionals, 15.3% Managers, 14.3% Sales workers, 12.2% Technicians & trades workers, 11.9% Community & personal service workers, 11.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.9% Labourers, 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Milton work in are 17.6% Retail trade, 14.8% Health care and social assistance, 13.2% Accommodation and food services, 8.2% Construction, 6.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.9% Education and training, 4.8% Public administration and safety, 4.2% Manufacturing, 3.4% Other services.

42.9% of homes are fully owned, and 30.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $415 per week and the median household income is $770 per week.

The median rent in Milton is $240 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Milton postcode 2538