Chinderah Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Chinderah (2487) is a suburb of North Coast, Tweed Coast, New South Wales. It is about 665 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Chinderah is in the federal electorate of Richmond.

In the 2011 census the population of Chinderah was 1,480 and is comprised of approximately 48.4% females and 51.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Chinderah is 58 years of age.

76.1% of people living in the suburb of Chinderah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.5% England, 4.4% New Zealand, 0.9% Scotland, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Ukraine, 0.3% Austria, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Vietnam, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% Singapore, 0.3% Philippines.

92.3% of people living in Chinderah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Vietnamese, 0.2% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Chinderah is 29.8% Anglican, 23.2% Catholic, 17.7% No religion, 9.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.5% Uniting Church, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.9% Baptist, 0.9% Seventh-day Adventist.

40.9% of people are married, 22.8% have never married and 20.1% are divorced and 5.5% are separated. There are 141 widowed people living in Chinderah.

43.4% of the people living in Chinderah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 40.5% are working on a part time basis. Chinderah has an unemployment rate of 9.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Chinderah are 24.1% Labourers, 16.2% Technicians & trades workers, 12.7% Managers, 10.4% Sales workers, 9.9% Professionals, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 5.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Chinderah work in are 17.9% Accommodation and food services, 13.8% Health care and social assistance, 13.0% Retail trade, 10.2% Construction, 6.9% Manufacturing, 6.9% Administrative and support services, 5.6% Education and training, 4.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.1% Inadequately described/Not stated.

65.3% of homes are fully owned, and 8.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $361 per week and the median household income is $526 per week.

The median rent in Chinderah is $170 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1625 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Chinderah postcode 2487