Woolwich Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Woolwich (2110) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 4 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Woolwich is in the federal electorate of North Sydney.

In the 2011 census the population of Woolwich was 815 and is comprised of approximately 55.2% females and 44.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Woolwich is 49 years of age.

71.7% of people living in the suburb of Woolwich were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.7% England, 3.1% China , 2.2% New Zealand, 1.8% Hong Kong , 1.6% United States of America, 1.0% Italy, 0.9% Greece, 0.6% Czech Republic, 0.6% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.5% Iran, 0.5% Canada, 0.5% Wales, 0.5% Korea, Republic of , 0.5% Fiji.

82.1% of people living in Woolwich speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.3% Cantonese, 1.6% Italian, 1.6% Mandarin, 1.3% Other, 1.1% Greek, 0.9% Korean, 0.9% German, 0.7% French.

The religious makeup of Woolwich is 32.7% Catholic, 26.2% Anglican, 18.1% No religion, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.3% Uniting Church, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Eastern Orthodox, 1.1% Lutheran, 1.0% Buddhism, 0.9% Oriental Orthodox.

56.8% of people are married, 27.1% have never married and 7.1% are divorced and 1.6% are separated. There are 51 widowed people living in Woolwich.

56.9% of the people living in Woolwich over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.5% are working on a part time basis. Woolwich has an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Woolwich are 37.5% Professionals, 23.2% Managers, 16.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 5.8% Sales workers, 5.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 5.5% Community & personal service workers, 5.0% Technicians & trades workers, 0.8% Labourers.

The main industries people from Woolwich work in are 17.7% Health care and social assistance, 16.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.1% Financial and insurance services, 6.9% Education and training, 6.6% Wholesale trade, 5.5% Information media and telecommunications, 4.7% Arts and recreation services, 4.7% Accommodation and food services, 4.5% Construction.

50.0% of homes are fully owned, and 22.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $962 per week and the median household income is $2359 per week.

The median rent in Woolwich is $390 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $3600 per month.

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