Macquarie Park Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Macquarie Park (2113) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 12 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Macquarie Park is in the federal electorate of Bennelong.

In the 2011 census the population of Macquarie Park was 6,143 and is comprised of approximately 53.9% females and 46.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Macquarie Park is 30 years of age.

36.3% of people living in the suburb of Macquarie Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 13.3% China , 5.5% India, 3.0% Malaysia, 3.0% Hong Kong , 2.6% Philippines, 2.5% Korea, Republic of , 2.0% Indonesia, 1.8% England, 1.6% South Africa, 1.5% Iran, 1.3% New Zealand, 1.0% Sri Lanka, 1.0% Bangladesh, 1.0% Japan.

43.2% of people living in Macquarie Park speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 12.5% Mandarin, 7.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 6.3% Cantonese, 4.3% Other, 2.7% Korean, 2.1% Hindi, 2.0% Indonesian, 1.6% Other, 1.5% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Macquarie Park is 28.5% No religion, 16.8% Catholic, 10.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.0% Anglican, 5.9% Buddhism, 4.9% Islam, 4.9% Hinduism, 3.9% Baptist, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.8% Uniting Church.

32.2% of people are married, 52.2% have never married and 7.4% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 356 widowed people living in Macquarie Park.

62.2% of the people living in Macquarie Park over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.5% are working on a part time basis. Macquarie Park has an unemployment rate of 10.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Macquarie Park are 40.5% Professionals, 16.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.6% Managers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.1% Technicians & trades workers, 8.1% Sales workers, 4.1% Labourers, 2.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Macquarie Park work in are 15.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.0% Education and training, 10.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.7% Retail trade, 7.9% Wholesale trade, 7.8% Information media and telecommunications, 6.5% Financial and insurance services, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 6.0% Manufacturing.

15.4% of homes are fully owned, and 18.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 63.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $552 per week and the median household income is $1258 per week.

The median rent in Macquarie Park is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Macquarie Park postcode 2113

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