Eden Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Eden (2551) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 374 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Eden is in the federal electorate of Eden-Monaro.

In the 2011 census the population of Eden was 3,043 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

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

85.0% of people living in the suburb of Eden were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.8% Germany, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.5% Philippines, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% Norway, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Timor-Leste, 0.2% Greece, 0.2% Tonga, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Slovenia.

94.2% of people living in Eden speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.4% German, 0.4% Greek, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Croatian, 0.2% Japanese, 0.1% French.

The religious makeup of Eden is 32.6% Anglican, 22.7% Catholic, 22.1% No religion, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.9% Uniting Church, 0.8% Christian, nfd, 0.8% Other religious affiliation , 0.7% Baptist, 0.5% Churches of Christ.

46.0% of people are married, 31.3% have never married and 9.5% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 239 widowed people living in Eden.

48.9% of the people living in Eden over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.2% are working on a part time basis. Eden has an unemployment rate of 8.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Eden are 18.6% Labourers, 15.2% Technicians & trades workers, 12.6% Community & personal service workers, 10.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.9% Sales workers, 10.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.7% Managers, 9.5% Professionals, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Eden work in are 14.3% Accommodation and food services, 13.2% Retail trade, 10.4% Manufacturing, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 7.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.1% Construction, 6.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.6% Education and training, 4.1% Public administration and safety.

37.7% of homes are fully owned, and 22.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $411 per week and the median household income is $784 per week.

The median rent in Eden is $175 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Eden postcode 2551