Balgownie Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Balgownie (2519) is a suburb of South Coast, Wollongong & Illawarra, New South Wales. It is about 65 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Balgownie is in the federal electorate of Cunningham.

In the 2011 census the population of Balgownie was 5,447 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Balgownie is 41 years of age.

74.9% of people living in the suburb of Balgownie were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.0% Italy, 3.3% England, 1.0% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 1.0% Scotland, 0.7% Turkey, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.7% India, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Lebanon, 0.6% China , 0.5% Chile, 0.4% Spain, 0.4% South Africa.

80.5% of people living in Balgownie speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.0% Italian, 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Macedonian, 1.3% Turkish, 1.2% Arabic, 1.0% Spanish, 1.0% Greek, 0.8% Other, 0.6% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Balgownie is 34.7% Catholic, 18.4% Anglican, 16.0% No religion, 6.2% Uniting Church, 5.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.7% Eastern Orthodox, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Islam, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Buddhism.

56.1% of people are married, 27.9% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 243 widowed people living in Balgownie.

57.5% of the people living in Balgownie over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.2% are working on a part time basis. Balgownie has an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Balgownie are 26.9% Professionals, 15.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.9% Managers, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 7.4% Sales workers, 6.7% Labourers, 4.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Balgownie work in are 13.8% Health care and social assistance, 12.5% Education and training, 9.5% Manufacturing, 8.8% Retail trade, 7.1% Construction, 6.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.8% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Accommodation and food services, 4.4% Financial and insurance services.

45.8% of homes are fully owned, and 31.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $541 per week and the median household income is $1308 per week.

The median rent in Balgownie is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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