Patonga Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Patonga (2256) is a suburb of Central Coast, Central Coast, New South Wales. It is about 36 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Patonga is in the federal electorate of Robertson.

In the 2011 census the population of Patonga was 202 and is comprised of approximately 49.0% females and 51.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Patonga is 59 years of age.

73.6% of people living in the suburb of Patonga were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.5% England, 4.5% New Zealand, 3.0% Korea, Republic of .

88.6% of people living in Patonga speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.5% Italian.

The religious makeup of Patonga is 31.7% Anglican, 23.6% No religion, 18.1% Catholic, 10.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.0% Uniting Church, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Buddhism, 1.5% Baptist, 1.5% Seventh-day Adventist.

49.4% of people are married, 25.0% have never married and 12.5% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 19 widowed people living in Patonga.

40.6% of the people living in Patonga over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.9% are working on a part time basis. Patonga has an unemployment rate of 9.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Patonga are 22.0% Professionals, 22.0% Managers, 15.3% Community & personal service workers, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 11.9% Labourers, 8.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 5.1% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Patonga work in are 11.9% Education and training, 11.9% Health care and social assistance, 10.2% Public administration and safety, 10.2% Construction, 10.2% Other services, 8.5% Financial and insurance services, 6.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.8% Arts and recreation services, 6.8% Administrative and support services.

60.2% of homes are fully owned, and 13.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $441 per week and the median household income is $854 per week.

The median rent in Patonga is $225 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1328 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Patonga postcode 2256