Warilla Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Warilla (2528) is a suburb of South Coast, Wollongong & Illawarra, New South Wales. It is about 83 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Warilla is in the federal electorates of Gilmore, Throsby.

In the 2011 census the population of Warilla was 6,408 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Warilla is 42 years of age.

74.7% of people living in the suburb of Warilla were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.3% England, 1.3% Scotland, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.1% Spain, 1.1% Germany, 0.8% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.6% Italy, 0.5% Philippines, 0.4% Turkey, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.3% Chile, 0.3% Portugal.

85.8% of people living in Warilla speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.1% Spanish, 1.2% Macedonian, 0.7% German, 0.7% Other, 0.7% Italian, 0.6% Turkish, 0.6% Serbian, 0.3% Greek.

The religious makeup of Warilla is 27.6% Anglican, 27.1% Catholic, 19.0% No religion, 7.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.2% Uniting Church, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.8% Eastern Orthodox, 1.6% Lutheran, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Islam.

39.9% of people are married, 34.5% have never married and 11.1% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 539 widowed people living in Warilla.

53.0% of the people living in Warilla over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.9% are working on a part time basis. Warilla has an unemployment rate of 10.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Warilla are 17.8% Technicians & trades workers, 15.3% Labourers, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.0% Community & personal service workers, 11.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.4% Sales workers, 10.3% Professionals, 6.8% Managers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Warilla work in are 14.3% Health care and social assistance, 13.9% Retail trade, 11.0% Manufacturing, 9.8% Construction, 8.6% Accommodation and food services, 7.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.8% Public administration and safety, 4.8% Other services, 4.2% Education and training.

34.0% of homes are fully owned, and 22.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 39.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $373 per week and the median household income is $730 per week.

The median rent in Warilla is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1625 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Warilla postcode 2528