Coniston Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Coniston (2500) is a suburb of South Coast, Wollongong & Illawarra, New South Wales. It is about 70 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Coniston is in the federal electorate of Cunningham.

In the 2011 census the population of Coniston was 2,180 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Coniston is 38 years of age.

61.0% of people living in the suburb of Coniston were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.0% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 3.2% Croatia, 2.8% England, 2.2% China , 1.8% New Zealand, 1.4% Thailand, 1.2% Italy, 1.1% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 1.1% Greece, 1.0% Burma , 0.9% Serbia, 0.7% Saudi Arabia, 0.7% Lebanon, 0.7% Philippines.

61.3% of people living in Coniston speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 12.5% Macedonian, 5.2% Serbian, 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.2% Other, 2.1% Italian, 2.1% Arabic, 1.8% Greek, 1.3% Croatian, 1.1% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Coniston is 22.2% Eastern Orthodox, 21.9% Catholic, 17.2% No religion, 12.2% Anglican, 7.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Uniting Church, 2.8% Islam, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Buddhism.

44.0% of people are married, 35.3% have never married and 9.8% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 136 widowed people living in Coniston.

54.5% of the people living in Coniston over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.9% are working on a part time basis. Coniston has an unemployment rate of 10.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Coniston are 22.3% Professionals, 16.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.5% Labourers, 12.2% Technicians & trades workers, 11.8% Community & personal service workers, 8.4% Managers, 8.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.9% Sales workers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Coniston work in are 12.9% Health care and social assistance, 11.9% Manufacturing, 9.2% Education and training, 7.9% Public administration and safety, 7.9% Construction, 7.8% Retail trade, 7.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.8% Financial and insurance services.

35.2% of homes are fully owned, and 24.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $438 per week and the median household income is $985 per week.

The median rent in Coniston is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1534 per month.

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