Lake Munmorah Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Lake Munmorah (2259) is a suburb of Central Coast, Central Coast, New South Wales. It is about 82 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Lake Munmorah is in the federal electorate of Shortland.

In the 2011 census the population of Lake Munmorah was 4,802 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

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

85.4% of people living in the suburb of Lake Munmorah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Germany, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Malta, 0.2% China , 0.2% Wales.

94.7% of people living in Lake Munmorah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Other, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% French, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Other.

The religious makeup of Lake Munmorah is 33.5% Anglican, 26.5% Catholic, 17.8% No religion, 5.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Uniting Church, 3.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Baptist, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.7% Other religious affiliation .

50.8% of people are married, 27.3% have never married and 11.1% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 277 widowed people living in Lake Munmorah.

53.8% of the people living in Lake Munmorah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.3% are working on a part time basis. Lake Munmorah has an unemployment rate of 7.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Lake Munmorah are 18.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.0% Labourers, 12.2% Community & personal service workers, 12.1% Professionals, 11.8% Sales workers, 8.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.2% Managers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Lake Munmorah work in are 14.0% Retail trade, 13.4% Construction, 12.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.3% Manufacturing, 6.9% Accommodation and food services, 6.2% Education and training, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 4.9% Other services, 4.3% Professional, scientific and technical services.

45.8% of homes are fully owned, and 33.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $440 per week and the median household income is $837 per week.

The median rent in Lake Munmorah is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1700 per month.

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