Narooma Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Narooma (2546) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 279 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Narooma is in the federal electorate of Eden-Monaro.

In the 2011 census the population of Narooma was 2,417 and is comprised of approximately 49.2% females and 50.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Narooma is 53 years of age.

79.1% of people living in the suburb of Narooma were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.6% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Germany, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Malta, 0.3% Vanuatu, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Italy, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Thailand, 0.2% Croatia.

91.1% of people living in Narooma speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% German, 0.6% Other, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Vietnamese, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Maltese, 0.2% Samoan.

The religious makeup of Narooma is 30.6% Anglican, 23.6% No religion, 18.4% Catholic, 10.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.3% Uniting Church, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Buddhism, 1.0% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Baptist.

51.6% of people are married, 23.8% have never married and 11.9% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 184 widowed people living in Narooma.

49.7% of the people living in Narooma over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.8% are working on a part time basis. Narooma has an unemployment rate of 5.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Narooma are 15.9% Technicians & trades workers, 15.0% Managers, 14.0% Professionals, 13.3% Community & personal service workers, 13.3% Labourers, 10.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 6.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Narooma work in are 15.8% Accommodation and food services, 13.7% Retail trade, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 10.5% Construction, 7.0% Education and training, 5.4% Public administration and safety, 5.0% Manufacturing, 4.6% Other services, 4.3% Transport, postal and warehousing.

47.7% of homes are fully owned, and 20.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $412 per week and the median household income is $724 per week.

The median rent in Narooma is $180 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Narooma postcode 2546