Walgett Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Walgett (2832) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 517 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Walgett is in the federal electorate of Parkes.

In the 2011 census the population of Walgett was 2,267 and is comprised of approximately 48.9% females and 51.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Walgett is 32 years of age.

85.0% of people living in the suburb of Walgett were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.3% New Zealand, 0.7% England, 0.4% India, 0.4% China , 0.2% Canada, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Nepal, 0.2% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Korea, Republic of , 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Poland, 0.2% Ireland.

89.0% of people living in Walgett speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Cantonese, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Other, 0.2% Greek, 0.1% Croatian, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Filipino , 0.1% Polish.

The religious makeup of Walgett is 37.7% Anglican, 29.9% Catholic, 12.2% No religion, 10.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Uniting Church, 0.6% Other Protestant, 0.5% Christian, nfd, 0.5% Lutheran, 0.4% Hinduism.

33.3% of people are married, 51.6% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 84 widowed people living in Walgett.

67.9% of the people living in Walgett over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 20.0% are working on a part time basis. Walgett has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Walgett are 22.1% Managers, 15.2% Professionals, 14.2% Community & personal service workers, 13.3% Labourers, 11.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Technicians & trades workers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.9% Sales workers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Walgett work in are 20.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.7% Public administration and safety, 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 12.6% Education and training, 6.1% Accommodation and food services, 4.8% Retail trade, 4.0% Manufacturing, 4.0% Construction, 3.7% Transport, postal and warehousing.

23.5% of homes are fully owned, and 19.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 49.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $522 per week and the median household income is $1142 per week.

The median rent in Walgett is $100 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $910 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Walgett postcode 2832