Shoalhaven Heads Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Shoalhaven Heads (2535) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 117 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Shoalhaven Heads is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Shoalhaven Heads was 2,995 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Shoalhaven Heads is 53 years of age.

80.6% of people living in the suburb of Shoalhaven Heads were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.0% England, 1.1% New Zealand, 1.0% Scotland, 0.8% Germany, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.4% India, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% China , 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% Austria, 0.2% Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% Slovenia.

93.1% of people living in Shoalhaven Heads speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% German, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Other, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Shoalhaven Heads is 32.8% Anglican, 21.7% Catholic, 21.2% No religion, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.1% Uniting Church, 2.1% Baptist, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 0.8% Other religious affiliation , 0.6% Lutheran.

51.4% of people are married, 22.0% have never married and 12.4% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 257 widowed people living in Shoalhaven Heads.

55.8% of the people living in Shoalhaven Heads over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.3% are working on a part time basis. Shoalhaven Heads has an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Shoalhaven Heads are 18.6% Technicians & trades workers, 16.6% Professionals, 14.0% Community & personal service workers, 13.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.3% Managers, 10.0% Labourers, 7.2% Sales workers, 5.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Shoalhaven Heads work in are 15.6% Health care and social assistance, 11.9% Accommodation and food services, 11.7% Construction, 10.9% Manufacturing, 9.5% Retail trade, 8.8% Public administration and safety, 7.2% Education and training, 3.7% Other services, 3.6% Professional, scientific and technical services.

55.6% of homes are fully owned, and 20.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $412 per week and the median household income is $691 per week.

The median rent in Shoalhaven Heads is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Shoalhaven Heads postcode 2535