Tomerong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Tomerong (2540) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 143 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Tomerong is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Tomerong was 941 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Tomerong is 44 years of age.

80.2% of people living in the suburb of Tomerong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.8% England, 1.7% New Zealand, 1.1% Greece, 0.9% Germany, 0.5% Slovenia, 0.5% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Thailand, 0.4% India, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Malta, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Philippines.

87.7% of people living in Tomerong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% Thai, 0.6% Greek, 0.6% Other, 0.4% German, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Tomerong is 27.7% Anglican, 25.0% No religion, 18.1% Catholic, 12.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Uniting Church, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Baptist, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Jehovah's Witnesses, 1.2% Buddhism.

59.9% of people are married, 26.2% have never married and 9.9% are divorced and 1.2% are separated. There are 22 widowed people living in Tomerong.

52.2% of the people living in Tomerong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 37.5% are working on a part time basis. Tomerong has an unemployment rate of 5.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Tomerong are 20.8% Professionals, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 13.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.6% Managers, 9.5% Labourers, 9.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 8.6% Sales workers, 0.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Tomerong work in are 12.9% Health care and social assistance, 11.1% Retail trade, 10.7% Public administration and safety, 10.4% Manufacturing, 8.4% Construction, 8.2% Education and training, 6.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing.

40.9% of homes are fully owned, and 47.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 7.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $501 per week and the median household income is $1172 per week.

The median rent in Tomerong is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1647 per month.

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