Callala Bay Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Callala Bay (2540) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 132 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Callala Bay is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Callala Bay was 2,121 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Callala Bay is 42 years of age.

78.2% of people living in the suburb of Callala Bay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.8% England, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.7% Malta, 0.7% Croatia, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Chile, 0.5% United States of America, 0.4% Slovenia, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Norway, 0.3% South Eastern Europe, nfd.

88.5% of people living in Callala Bay speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Croatian, 0.7% Other, 0.6% Italian, 0.5% Maltese, 0.5% Serbian, 0.4% French, 0.3% German, 0.3% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Callala Bay is 26.3% Anglican, 24.7% Catholic, 20.5% No religion, 9.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.0% Uniting Church, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Baptist, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Pentecostal, 1.1% Eastern Orthodox.

55.0% of people are married, 27.5% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 99 widowed people living in Callala Bay.

53.1% of the people living in Callala Bay over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.7% are working on a part time basis. Callala Bay has an unemployment rate of 8.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Callala Bay are 17.9% Professionals, 16.4% Technicians & trades workers, 12.9% Community & personal service workers, 12.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.8% Sales workers, 11.8% Labourers, 9.0% Managers, 6.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Callala Bay work in are 15.0% Retail trade, 14.8% Public administration and safety, 12.3% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Construction, 8.8% Manufacturing, 6.9% Education and training, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.9% Transport, postal and warehousing.

42.9% of homes are fully owned, and 28.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $425 per week and the median household income is $889 per week.

The median rent in Callala Bay is $283 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Callala Bay postcode 2540

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