Windang Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Windang (2528) is a suburb of South Coast, Wollongong & Illawarra, New South Wales. It is about 80 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Windang is in the federal electorate of Throsby.

In the 2011 census the population of Windang was 2,598 and is comprised of approximately 48.3% females and 51.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Windang is 51 years of age.

77.6% of people living in the suburb of Windang were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.2% England, 1.3% Scotland, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.0% Italy, 0.8% Germany, 0.7% Malta, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.5% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.4% Spain, 0.4% Croatia, 0.3% China , 0.3% Guernsey, 0.3% Chile, 0.3% Ireland.

89.1% of people living in Windang speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Italian, 0.8% Spanish, 0.6% Other, 0.5% Maltese, 0.4% German, 0.4% Dutch, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% Macedonian.

The religious makeup of Windang is 32.0% Catholic, 30.7% Anglican, 16.3% No religion, 4.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Uniting Church, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Eastern Orthodox, 1.1% Baptist, 0.8% Buddhism, 0.8% Christian, nfd.

48.0% of people are married, 25.5% have never married and 13.0% are divorced and 4.5% are separated. There are 205 widowed people living in Windang.

51.7% of the people living in Windang over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.6% are working on a part time basis. Windang has an unemployment rate of 7.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Windang are 15.8% Technicians & trades workers, 14.5% Professionals, 14.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Sales workers, 11.6% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Labourers, 10.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.5% Managers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Windang work in are 14.3% Retail trade, 13.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.8% Accommodation and food services, 8.8% Manufacturing, 8.3% Construction, 8.2% Public administration and safety, 6.5% Education and training, 6.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.3% Professional, scientific and technical services.

54.8% of homes are fully owned, and 18.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $383 per week and the median household income is $677 per week.

The median rent in Windang is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1842 per month.

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