Unanderra Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Unanderra (2526) is a suburb of South Coast, Wollongong & Illawarra, New South Wales. It is about 73 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Unanderra is in the federal electorates of Cunningham, Throsby.

In the 2011 census the population of Unanderra was 5,675 and is comprised of approximately 52.7% females and 47.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Unanderra is 41 years of age.

74.6% of people living in the suburb of Unanderra were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 1.8% Italy, 1.6% Croatia, 1.3% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 1.0% Scotland, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.7% Philippines, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.5% Lebanon, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Cyprus, 0.4% Portugal, 0.3% Bosnia and Herzegovina.

79.6% of people living in Unanderra speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Croatian, 2.1% Italian, 2.0% Macedonian, 1.4% Arabic, 1.2% Serbian, 1.2% Other, 1.0% Spanish, 0.8% Greek.

The religious makeup of Unanderra is 29.8% Catholic, 22.9% Anglican, 16.5% No religion, 6.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.7% Eastern Orthodox, 5.0% Uniting Church, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Islam, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Pentecostal.

43.8% of people are married, 31.6% have never married and 9.6% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 537 widowed people living in Unanderra.

53.6% of the people living in Unanderra over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.5% are working on a part time basis. Unanderra has an unemployment rate of 9.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Unanderra are 17.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.6% Professionals, 13.4% Labourers, 13.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.1% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.7% Sales workers, 7.2% Managers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Unanderra work in are 15.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.0% Manufacturing, 10.8% Retail trade, 8.2% Construction, 7.9% Accommodation and food services, 7.8% Education and training, 6.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.3% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Other services.

29.5% of homes are fully owned, and 25.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 40.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $386 per week and the median household income is $795 per week.

The median rent in Unanderra is $170 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1794 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Unanderra postcode 2526

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