Sofala Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Sofala (2795) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 166 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Sofala is in the federal electorates of Calare, Parkes.

In the 2006 Census the population of Sofala is 209 and is comprised of 52.9% males and 47.1% females.

The median/average age of the Sofala population is 46 years of age, 9 years above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Sofala is 82.2% Australia, 5.3% England, 1.9% Northern Ireland, 1.4% Germany, 1.4% New Zealand.

97.6% of people speak English as their first language.

The religious make up of Sofala is 30.8% Anglican, 29.8% Catholic, 20.7% No Religion, 6.7% Uniting Church, 1.9% Salvation Army.

55.4% of people are married, 25.6% have never married and 15.5% are separated or divorced. There are 9 widowed people living in Sofala.

50.5% of the people living in Sofala are employed full time, while 36.1% are employed on a part time basis. Sofala has an above average unemployment rate of 13.4% and 64 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $301.00 per week and the average household income is $584.00 per week.

The average rent in Sofala is $80 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $1387 per month. 51.1% are fully owned, and 23.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.3% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Sofala postcode 2795

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