Mountain Lagoon Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Mountain Lagoon (2758) is a suburb of Sydney, Blue Mountains, New South Wales. It is about 71 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Mountain Lagoon is in the federal electorate of Macquarie.

In the 2011 census the population of Mountain Lagoon was 327 and is comprised of approximately 40.7% females and 59.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mountain Lagoon is 39 years of age.

59.9% of people living in the suburb of Mountain Lagoon were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 4.0% New Zealand, 1.8% Netherlands, 1.5% Kenya, 1.2% Germany.

68.7% of people living in Mountain Lagoon speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 24.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Spanish, 1.8% Arabic, 1.2% German, 0.9% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Mountain Lagoon is 25.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 23.8% Catholic, 18.9% No religion, 18.3% Anglican, 3.7% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Other religious affiliation , 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.2% Buddhism, 1.2% Eastern Orthodox.

45.2% of people are married, 34.8% have never married and 12.8% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Mountain Lagoon.

53.1% of the people living in Mountain Lagoon over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.9% are working on a part time basis. Mountain Lagoon has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Mountain Lagoon are 25.7% Managers, 17.4% Professionals, 13.8% Technicians & trades workers, 10.1% Community & personal service workers, 9.2% Sales workers, 9.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 5.5% Labourers, 2.8% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Mountain Lagoon work in are 14.5% Construction, 13.6% Accommodation and food services, 12.7% Education and training, 10.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.3% Administrative and support services, 7.3% Health care and social assistance, 6.4% Inadequately described/Not stated, 3.6% Arts and recreation services.

45.0% of homes are fully owned, and 31.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $472 per week and the median household income is $1300 per week.

The median rent in Mountain Lagoon is $85 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1213 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mountain Lagoon postcode 2758