South Coogee Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

South Coogee (2034) is a suburb of Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 8 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. South Coogee is in the federal electorate of Kingsford Smith.

In the 2011 census the population of South Coogee was 5,076 and is comprised of approximately 52.4% females and 47.6% males.

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

60.1% of people living in the suburb of South Coogee were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.0% England, 1.7% China , 1.6% South Africa, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.3% Greece, 1.2% Ireland, 1.1% Russian Federation, 1.0% Ukraine, 0.8% France, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Malaysia, 0.8% Italy, 0.7% Philippines, 0.7% United States of America.

67.8% of people living in South Coogee speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.3% Greek, 3.0% Russian, 1.8% Spanish, 1.7% Other, 1.6% Cantonese, 1.6% French, 1.5% Arabic, 1.3% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of South Coogee is 33.3% Catholic, 16.3% No religion, 13.5% Anglican, 10.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.9% Eastern Orthodox, 5.4% Judaism, 1.9% Buddhism, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Uniting Church, 1.2% Islam.

44.8% of people are married, 35.1% have never married and 9.5% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 306 widowed people living in South Coogee.

58.3% of the people living in South Coogee over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.5% are working on a part time basis. South Coogee has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in South Coogee are 34.2% Professionals, 16.9% Managers, 16.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.4% Technicians & trades workers, 7.3% Sales workers, 4.0% Labourers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.1% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from South Coogee work in are 13.6% Health care and social assistance, 12.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.1% Public administration and safety, 9.0% Education and training, 7.7% Retail trade, 6.8% Financial and insurance services, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Construction, 4.3% Manufacturing.

23.4% of homes are fully owned, and 20.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 51.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $579 per week and the median household income is $1065 per week.

The median rent in South Coogee is $135 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $3100 per month.

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