Robertson Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Robertson (2577) is a suburb of South Coast, Southern Highlands, New South Wales. It is about 98 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Robertson is in the federal electorate of Throsby.

In the 2011 census the population of Robertson was 1,849 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Robertson is 41 years of age.

80.2% of people living in the suburb of Robertson were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.3% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.9% Scotland, 0.9% Germany, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% Malta, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Belgium, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.2% Portugal.

91.9% of people living in Robertson speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Thai, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.3% French, 0.3% German, 0.3% Macedonian, 0.3% Maltese.

The religious makeup of Robertson is 31.4% Anglican, 23.8% No religion, 19.5% Catholic, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.4% Uniting Church, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.2% Buddhism, 1.1% Baptist, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

59.1% of people are married, 24.1% have never married and 8.3% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 64 widowed people living in Robertson.

56.5% of the people living in Robertson over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.2% are working on a part time basis. Robertson has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Robertson are 19.9% Professionals, 18.4% Technicians & trades workers, 13.9% Managers, 11.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.1% Labourers, 10.9% Community & personal service workers, 6.3% Sales workers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Robertson work in are 11.0% Manufacturing, 11.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Construction, 8.8% Education and training, 8.2% Retail trade, 7.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.2% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.9% Accommodation and food services.

41.6% of homes are fully owned, and 41.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $567 per week and the median household income is $1150 per week.

The median rent in Robertson is $218 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1820 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Robertson postcode 2577