Wolumla Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Wolumla (2550) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 353 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Wolumla is in the federal electorate of Eden-Monaro.

In the 2011 census the population of Wolumla was 874 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wolumla is 45 years of age.

85.3% of people living in the suburb of Wolumla were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.0% England, 1.3% Netherlands, 1.3% Germany, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Thailand, 0.5% United States of America.

93.6% of people living in Wolumla speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% German, 0.5% Dutch, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.5% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Wolumla is 29.9% Anglican, 27.8% No religion, 17.1% Catholic, 8.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.3% Uniting Church, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.7% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Baptist.

53.7% of people are married, 30.5% have never married and 9.7% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 26 widowed people living in Wolumla.

52.1% of the people living in Wolumla over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.3% are working on a part time basis. Wolumla has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Wolumla are 16.3% Labourers, 15.8% Technicians & trades workers, 15.5% Professionals, 13.4% Community & personal service workers, 10.9% Sales workers, 10.1% Managers, 10.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wolumla work in are 16.5% Health care and social assistance, 15.7% Retail trade, 9.0% Accommodation and food services, 8.2% Construction, 7.7% Manufacturing, 6.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.9% Education and training, 4.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.6% Administrative and support services.

40.5% of homes are fully owned, and 41.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $514 per week and the median household income is $1029 per week.

The median rent in Wolumla is $173 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1250 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wolumla postcode 2550

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