Tarraganda Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Tarraganda (2550) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 334 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Tarraganda is in the federal electorate of Eden-Monaro.

In the 2011 census the population of Tarraganda was 246 and is comprised of approximately 50.8% females and 49.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Tarraganda is 46 years of age.

89.6% of people living in the suburb of Tarraganda were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.4% England, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.2% Korea, Republic of , 1.2% Germany.

97.2% of people living in Tarraganda speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Korean.

The religious makeup of Tarraganda is 35.8% Anglican, 31.3% Catholic, 15.9% No religion, 5.3% Uniting Church, 2.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Salvation Army, 1.2% Baptist, 1.2% Pentecostal.

57.9% of people are married, 28.2% have never married and 6.7% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 8 widowed people living in Tarraganda.

64.4% of the people living in Tarraganda over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.4% are working on a part time basis. Tarraganda has an unemployment rate of 2.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Tarraganda are 15.4% Labourers, 15.4% Technicians & trades workers, 14.7% Sales workers, 13.2% Professionals, 13.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.3% Managers, 8.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.4% Community & personal service workers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Tarraganda work in are 15.7% Retail trade, 13.4% Manufacturing, 11.9% Education and training, 9.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.5% Health care and social assistance, 7.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.7% Electricity, gas, water and waste services, 4.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.5% Public administration and safety.

44.9% of homes are fully owned, and 30.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 24.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $651 per week and the median household income is $1384 per week.

The median rent in Tarraganda is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Tarraganda postcode 2550