Lakewood Local Stats (NSW)

Lakewood (2443) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 287 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. The population of Lakewood is 1,204 and is comprised of 46.6% males and 53.4% females.

The median/average age of the Lakewood population is 53 years of age, 16 years above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Lakewood is 82.6% Australia, 6.4% England, 1.1% Germany, 1.1% Scotland, 1% New Zealand, 0.6% Netherlands.

95% of people speak English as their first language, 0.5% speak Dutch, 0.4% speak Spanish, 0.4% speak Latvian, 0.3% speak Croatian, 0.3% speak German.

The religious make up of Lakewood is 40.2% Anglican, 20.8% Catholic, 14% No Religion, 6.2% Uniting Church, 4.5% Presbyterian and Reformed.

62% of people are married, 19.7% have never married and 10.8% are separated or divorced. There are 79 widowed people living in Lakewood.

41% of the people living in Lakewood are employed full time, while 36.6% are employed on a part time basis. Lakewood has an above average unemployment rate of 13.5% and 603 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $279.00 per week and the average household income is $543.00 per week.

The average rent in Lakewood is $200 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $1009 per month. 56% are fully owned, and 22.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16% of homes are rented.