North Wollongong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

North Wollongong (2500) is a suburb of South Coast, Wollongong & Illawarra, New South Wales. It is about 68 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. North Wollongong is in the federal electorate of Cunningham.

In the 2011 census the population of North Wollongong was 2,272 and is comprised of approximately 47.2% females and 52.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of North Wollongong is 25 years of age.

65.0% of people living in the suburb of North Wollongong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.2% China , 2.9% England, 1.7% Iran, 1.5% India, 1.2% United States of America, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.9% Italy, 0.8% Japan, 0.7% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.7% Thailand, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Hong Kong , 0.6% Poland, 0.6% Vietnam.

71.8% of people living in North Wollongong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.7% Mandarin, 2.1% Other, 1.9% Italian, 1.6% Persian, 1.3% Greek, 1.1% Macedonian, 1.0% Cantonese, 1.0% Serbian.

The religious makeup of North Wollongong is 31.0% No religion, 25.0% Catholic, 13.2% Anglican, 8.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.2% Islam, 3.2% Eastern Orthodox, 2.9% Buddhism, 2.2% Uniting Church, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Presbyterian and Reformed.

19.0% of people are married, 69.8% have never married and 6.2% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 65 widowed people living in North Wollongong.

44.5% of the people living in North Wollongong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.3% are working on a part time basis. North Wollongong has an unemployment rate of 13.8%.

The main occupations of people living in North Wollongong are 31.7% Professionals, 17.2% Community & personal service workers, 10.1% Sales workers, 10.1% Technicians & trades workers, 10.0% Managers, 9.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.7% Labourers, 3.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from North Wollongong work in are 16.5% Education and training, 15.2% Accommodation and food services, 10.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.8% Retail trade, 6.5% Manufacturing, 6.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.7% Public administration and safety, 5.3% Construction, 3.0% Financial and insurance services.

18.9% of homes are fully owned, and 17.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 60.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $345 per week and the median household income is $1028 per week.

The median rent in North Wollongong is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1970 per month.

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