The Channon Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

The Channon (2480) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 610 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. The Channon is in the federal electorate of Richmond.

In the 2011 census the population of The Channon was 480 and is comprised of approximately 48.5% females and 51.5% males.

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

83.4% of people living in the suburb of The Channon were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 2.5% Germany, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.3% Japan, 1.3% France, 1.3% Netherlands.

90.4% of people living in The Channon speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Other, 1.0% Thai, 1.0% German, 0.6% Dutch, 0.6% Italian, 0.6% French, 0.6% Spanish.

The religious makeup of The Channon is 46.5% No religion, 13.1% Catholic, 11.2% Anglican, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.1% Buddhism, 4.4% Uniting Church, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Other Religious Groups, 2.3% Other religious affiliation , 0.8% Other Protestant.

42.5% of people are married, 37.3% have never married and 13.7% are divorced and 5.7% are separated. There are 3 widowed people living in The Channon.

43.0% of the people living in The Channon over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 41.0% are working on a part time basis. The Channon has an unemployment rate of 10.8%.

The main occupations of people living in The Channon are 25.7% Professionals, 17.7% Managers, 14.2% Technicians & trades workers, 11.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Community & personal service workers, 8.4% Labourers, 6.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.4% Sales workers.

The main industries people from The Channon work in are 19.2% Health care and social assistance, 12.2% Education and training, 11.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.4% Construction, 7.9% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Manufacturing, 4.4% Retail trade, 3.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.9% Arts and recreation services.

45.0% of homes are fully owned, and 34.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $463 per week and the median household income is $956 per week.

The median rent in The Channon is $193 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1040 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for The Channon postcode 2480