Eschol Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Eschol (2830) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 294 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Eschol is in the federal electorate of Parkes.

In the 2011 census the population of Eschol was 338 and is comprised of approximately 45.3% females and 54.7% males.

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

95.0% of people living in the suburb of Eschol were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.8% Canada.

97.1% of people living in Eschol speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Eschol is 36.6% Catholic, 35.7% Anglican, 6.2% No religion, 5.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Christian, nfd, 4.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.8% Uniting Church, 1.8% Baptist, 0.9% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.9% Hinduism.

60.8% of people are married, 24.0% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Eschol.

65.5% of the people living in Eschol over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.8% are working on a part time basis. Eschol has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Eschol are 21.1% Managers, 18.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.7% Professionals, 12.1% Sales workers, 11.6% Labourers, 10.5% Technicians & trades workers, 4.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.7% Community & personal service workers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Eschol work in are 16.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.4% Construction, 11.3% Retail trade, 8.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.2% Public administration and safety, 5.2% Accommodation and food services, 4.6% Health care and social assistance, 4.6% Wholesale trade, 4.1% Financial and insurance services.

45.9% of homes are fully owned, and 42.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $758 per week and the median household income is $1687 per week.

The median rent in Eschol is $50 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Eschol postcode 2830