Dundas Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Dundas (2117) is a suburb of Sydney, Parramatta, New South Wales. It is about 17 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Dundas is in the federal electorates of Bennelong, Parramatta.

In the 2011 census the population of Dundas was 3,880 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Dundas is 35 years of age.

55.9% of people living in the suburb of Dundas were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.8% China , 4.0% Korea, Republic of , 2.2% India, 2.1% New Zealand, 1.9% England, 1.7% Philippines, 1.6% Taiwan, 1.5% Hong Kong , 1.2% Sri Lanka, 1.1% Lebanon, 1.0% Malaysia, 0.9% Italy, 0.8% Japan, 0.7% Indonesia.

55.7% of people living in Dundas speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.9% Mandarin, 6.3% Cantonese, 4.8% Korean, 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.1% Other, 2.9% Arabic, 1.1% Spanish, 1.1% Sinhalese, 1.0% Italian.

The religious makeup of Dundas is 29.1% Catholic, 19.6% No religion, 12.3% Anglican, 6.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Other Religious Groups, 5.2% Buddhism, 3.9% Uniting Church, 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.7% Hinduism, 2.3% Eastern Orthodox.

53.9% of people are married, 32.5% have never married and 7.6% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 127 widowed people living in Dundas.

62.3% of the people living in Dundas over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.0% are working on a part time basis. Dundas has an unemployment rate of 6.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Dundas are 25.3% Professionals, 18.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.8% Technicians & trades workers, 11.4% Managers, 8.2% Sales workers, 8.1% Community & personal service workers, 7.6% Labourers, 5.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Dundas work in are 11.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Retail trade, 8.6% Manufacturing, 8.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.3% Construction, 7.2% Wholesale trade, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 6.3% Education and training, 6.2% Financial and insurance services.

29.6% of homes are fully owned, and 37.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $555 per week and the median household income is $1379 per week.

The median rent in Dundas is $323 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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