Woolloomooloo Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Woolloomooloo (2011) is a suburb of Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 1 km from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Woolloomooloo is in the federal electorates of Sydney, Wentworth.

In the 2011 census the population of Woolloomooloo was 3,716 and is comprised of approximately 44.4% females and 55.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Woolloomooloo is 36 years of age.

45.1% of people living in the suburb of Woolloomooloo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.6% England, 4.0% New Zealand, 1.7% Vietnam, 1.5% United States of America, 1.5% China , 1.3% Germany, 1.1% France, 1.1% Ireland, 0.9% Korea, Republic of , 0.9% Philippines, 0.8% Ukraine, 0.8% Thailand, 0.8% India, 0.7% Hong Kong .

61.1% of people living in Woolloomooloo speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 17.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Other, 1.8% Vietnamese, 1.8% French, 1.6% Spanish, 1.6% Russian, 1.5% Mandarin, 1.3% Cantonese, 0.9% Italian.

The religious makeup of Woolloomooloo is 28.6% No religion, 21.2% Catholic, 19.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 11.9% Anglican, 3.6% Buddhism, 2.6% Eastern Orthodox, 1.7% Other religious affiliation , 1.5% Uniting Church, 1.5% Islam, 1.5% Presbyterian and Reformed.

21.5% of people are married, 61.4% have never married and 11.0% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 96 widowed people living in Woolloomooloo.

69.9% of the people living in Woolloomooloo over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 19.2% are working on a part time basis. Woolloomooloo has an unemployment rate of 6.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Woolloomooloo are 39.1% Professionals, 20.1% Managers, 12.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.1% Community & personal service workers, 6.9% Technicians & trades workers, 6.2% Sales workers, 4.3% Labourers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.1% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Woolloomooloo work in are 18.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.6% Financial and insurance services, 9.3% Accommodation and food services, 8.4% Public administration and safety, 7.2% Health care and social assistance, 6.6% Retail trade, 5.8% Education and training, 5.5% Administrative and support services, 4.7% Information media and telecommunications.

11.3% of homes are fully owned, and 13.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 72.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $878 per week and the median household income is $1383 per week.

The median rent in Woolloomooloo is $420 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2325 per month.

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