Nerriga Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Nerriga (2622) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 172 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Nerriga is in the federal electorates of Eden-Monaro, Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Nerriga was 367 and is comprised of approximately 44.7% females and 55.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nerriga is 51 years of age.

75.4% of people living in the suburb of Nerriga were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.7% England, 2.7% New Zealand, 1.9% Germany, 1.1% Netherlands, 1.1% United States of America, 0.8% Ireland.

87.2% of people living in Nerriga speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 10.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% German, 0.8% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Nerriga is 31.8% No religion, 21.7% Anglican, 20.7% Catholic, 12.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.8% Uniting Church, 1.6% Buddhism, 0.8% Salvation Army, 0.8% Christian, nfd, 0.8% Lutheran.

51.5% of people are married, 27.7% have never married and 12.0% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 16 widowed people living in Nerriga.

57.6% of the people living in Nerriga over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.7% are working on a part time basis. Nerriga has an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Nerriga are 25.1% Managers, 22.0% Technicians & trades workers, 21.5% Professionals, 9.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 5.2% Community & personal service workers, 5.2% Labourers, 3.1% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Nerriga work in are 16.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.3% Construction, 9.7% Health care and social assistance, 8.7% Retail trade, 7.7% Accommodation and food services, 7.2% Public administration and safety, 7.2% Education and training, 6.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.1% Other services.

59.5% of homes are fully owned, and 30.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 8.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $538 per week and the median household income is $900 per week.

The median rent in Nerriga is $0 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1629 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nerriga postcode 2622