Old Erowal Bay Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Old Erowal Bay (2540) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 145 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Old Erowal Bay is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Old Erowal Bay was 948 and is comprised of approximately 51.9% females and 48.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Old Erowal Bay is 38 years of age.

83.0% of people living in the suburb of Old Erowal Bay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.1% England, 2.0% New Zealand, 1.0% Philippines, 0.6% India, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Malta, 0.5% Greece, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Ireland.

93.2% of people living in Old Erowal Bay speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Italian, 0.7% Other, 0.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.3% German, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Old Erowal Bay is 32.8% Anglican, 22.2% No religion, 20.3% Catholic, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.4% Uniting Church, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Baptist, 0.9% Pentecostal, 0.8% Other religious affiliation .

43.7% of people are married, 34.6% have never married and 12.5% are divorced and 4.7% are separated. There are 33 widowed people living in Old Erowal Bay.

50.7% of the people living in Old Erowal Bay over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.7% are working on a part time basis. Old Erowal Bay has an unemployment rate of 10.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Old Erowal Bay are 19.0% Community & personal service workers, 15.9% Professionals, 15.9% Technicians & trades workers, 11.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.7% Labourers, 10.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.6% Managers, 6.4% Sales workers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Old Erowal Bay work in are 19.8% Health care and social assistance, 12.5% Construction, 10.4% Public administration and safety, 10.1% Accommodation and food services, 9.5% Retail trade, 7.9% Manufacturing, 7.6% Education and training, 3.7% Other services, 3.7% Rental, hiring and real estate services.

29.8% of homes are fully owned, and 42.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $377 per week and the median household income is $729 per week.

The median rent in Old Erowal Bay is $210 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1170 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Old Erowal Bay postcode 2540