Tuross Head Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Tuross Head (2537) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 263 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Tuross Head is in the federal electorate of Eden-Monaro.

In the 2011 census the population of Tuross Head was 2,149 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Tuross Head is 57 years of age.

80.0% of people living in the suburb of Tuross Head were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.9% England, 1.5% Scotland, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.9% Croatia, 0.8% Germany, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% United States of America, 0.6% Philippines, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Serbia, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Mauritius.

94.8% of people living in Tuross Head speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Croatian, 0.5% Serbian, 0.4% French, 0.4% German, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Maltese.

The religious makeup of Tuross Head is 30.4% Anglican, 24.9% No religion, 23.0% Catholic, 4.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.1% Uniting Church, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Baptist, 1.1% Lutheran, 1.1% Pentecostal.

56.6% of people are married, 19.5% have never married and 11.9% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 156 widowed people living in Tuross Head.

47.2% of the people living in Tuross Head over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 40.3% are working on a part time basis. Tuross Head has an unemployment rate of 6.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Tuross Head are 19.0% Technicians & trades workers, 17.3% Professionals, 13.9% Community & personal service workers, 13.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Managers, 9.9% Sales workers, 9.8% Labourers, 3.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Tuross Head work in are 17.4% Health care and social assistance, 13.9% Retail trade, 12.9% Accommodation and food services, 11.4% Construction, 8.9% Education and training, 7.3% Public administration and safety, 3.6% Manufacturing, 3.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 2.8% Other services.

55.2% of homes are fully owned, and 19.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $405 per week and the median household income is $744 per week.

The median rent in Tuross Head is $215 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1400 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Tuross Head postcode 2537