Tomakin Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Tomakin (2537) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 236 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Tomakin is in the federal electorate of Eden-Monaro.

In the 2011 census the population of Tomakin was 888 and is comprised of approximately 48.6% females and 51.4% males.

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

75.8% of people living in the suburb of Tomakin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.8% England, 2.1% Germany, 1.1% Netherlands, 1.1% Scotland, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.7% Norway, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Wales, 0.6% Latvia, 0.6% Austria, 0.5% Portugal, 0.5% India, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland.

88.4% of people living in Tomakin speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 0.7% German, 0.7% French, 0.5% Polish, 0.5% Thai, 0.3% Italian.

The religious makeup of Tomakin is 27.8% Anglican, 23.0% Catholic, 22.7% No religion, 12.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Uniting Church, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Other religious affiliation , 1.2% Lutheran, 0.9% Christian, nfd, 0.9% Buddhism.

45.4% of people are married, 25.6% have never married and 15.4% are divorced and 4.5% are separated. There are 70 widowed people living in Tomakin.

47.0% of the people living in Tomakin over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.2% are working on a part time basis. Tomakin has an unemployment rate of 8.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Tomakin are 17.4% Professionals, 16.8% Technicians & trades workers, 14.4% Community & personal service workers, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Labourers, 10.7% Managers, 8.1% Sales workers, 7.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Tomakin work in are 18.6% Accommodation and food services, 15.9% Health care and social assistance, 11.1% Retail trade, 8.8% Construction, 8.8% Education and training, 6.4% Public administration and safety, 5.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.4% Administrative and support services, 3.4% Other services.

51.2% of homes are fully owned, and 20.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $430 per week and the median household income is $741 per week.

The median rent in Tomakin is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Tomakin postcode 2537

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