Little Forest Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Little Forest (2538) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 175 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Little Forest is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Little Forest was 325 and is comprised of approximately 48.3% females and 51.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Little Forest is 51 years of age.

82.0% of people living in the suburb of Little Forest were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.2% England, 2.2% South Africa, 1.5% Vietnam, 1.2% Netherlands, 1.2% Germany.

93.2% of people living in Little Forest speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Vietnamese, 1.2% Italian.

The religious makeup of Little Forest is 28.4% Anglican, 25.3% Catholic, 20.4% No religion, 8.3% Uniting Church, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Latter-day Saints, 1.9% Buddhism, 0.9% Baptist.

65.1% of people are married, 21.2% have never married and 5.2% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 17 widowed people living in Little Forest.

46.5% of the people living in Little Forest over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 40.1% are working on a part time basis. Little Forest has an unemployment rate of 6.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Little Forest are 19.6% Professionals, 18.1% Managers, 15.2% Technicians & trades workers, 12.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.9% Labourers, 8.7% Sales workers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.2% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Little Forest work in are 15.2% Retail trade, 13.8% Health care and social assistance, 12.3% Construction, 10.1% Education and training, 9.4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.2% Manufacturing, 6.5% Wholesale trade, 5.1% Public administration and safety, 4.3% Professional, scientific and technical services.

55.9% of homes are fully owned, and 30.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $463 per week and the median household income is $1007 per week.

The median rent in Little Forest is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1183 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Little Forest postcode 2538