Woollamia Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Woollamia (2540) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 138 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Woollamia is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Woollamia was 637 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Woollamia is 48 years of age.

79.9% of people living in the suburb of Woollamia were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.0% England, 1.4% Germany, 1.1% Austria, 0.8% Hungary, 0.8% Spain, 0.8% Greece, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.6% China , 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Italy, 0.6% Malta, 0.6% Scotland.

89.5% of people living in Woollamia speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% French, 1.3% Greek, 0.9% Other, 0.9% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Woollamia is 28.2% Anglican, 26.5% No religion, 23.2% Catholic, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Uniting Church, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Lutheran, 0.9% Baptist, 0.8% Christian, nfd.

54.6% of people are married, 26.6% have never married and 10.4% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 25 widowed people living in Woollamia.

50.8% of the people living in Woollamia over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.7% are working on a part time basis. Woollamia has an unemployment rate of 7.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Woollamia are 21.4% Technicians & trades workers, 15.7% Professionals, 13.9% Community & personal service workers, 13.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.5% Managers, 10.0% Sales workers, 8.2% Labourers, 3.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Woollamia work in are 16.1% Health care and social assistance, 11.8% Public administration and safety, 9.6% Retail trade, 9.6% Education and training, 9.3% Accommodation and food services, 8.9% Construction, 8.6% Manufacturing, 4.3% Arts and recreation services, 4.3% Rental, hiring and real estate services.

51.3% of homes are fully owned, and 38.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 5.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $425 per week and the median household income is $974 per week.

The median rent in Woollamia is $330 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1150 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Woollamia postcode 2540