Lawrence Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Lawrence (2460) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 518 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Lawrence is in the federal electorate of Page.

In the 2011 census the population of Lawrence was 1,047 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Lawrence is 52 years of age.

87.3% of people living in the suburb of Lawrence were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% England, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.0% Netherlands, 0.6% Vietnam, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Philippines.

95.4% of people living in Lawrence speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Japanese, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Filipino , 0.3% Italian.

The religious makeup of Lawrence is 29.5% Anglican, 22.6% Catholic, 19.1% No religion, 8.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 7.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Uniting Church, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Baptist, 0.8% Salvation Army, 0.7% Jehovah's Witnesses.

57.0% of people are married, 20.1% have never married and 11.9% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 64 widowed people living in Lawrence.

48.8% of the people living in Lawrence 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. Lawrence has an unemployment rate of 11.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Lawrence are 16.9% Managers, 16.6% Technicians & trades workers, 14.0% Professionals, 13.7% Community & personal service workers, 10.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.2% Labourers, 9.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.4% Sales workers, 0.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Lawrence work in are 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.5% Manufacturing, 9.6% Retail trade, 9.3% Construction, 8.7% Accommodation and food services, 7.3% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Education and training, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing.

54.0% of homes are fully owned, and 33.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $352 per week and the median household income is $728 per week.

The median rent in Lawrence is $210 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1192 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Lawrence postcode 2460

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