Bilpin Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bilpin (2758) is a suburb of Sydney, Blue Mountains, New South Wales. It is about 75 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bilpin is in the federal electorate of Macquarie.

In the 2011 census the population of Bilpin was 932 and is comprised of approximately 46.6% females and 53.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bilpin is 46 years of age.

70.3% of people living in the suburb of Bilpin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 1.5% New Zealand, 1.0% Germany, 1.0% Italy, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.6% Finland, 0.6% Singapore, 0.5% Malta, 0.5% Slovenia, 0.4% China , 0.4% Hungary, 0.4% Portugal, 0.4% Poland, 0.4% South Africa.

80.4% of people living in Bilpin speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 15.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Other, 0.8% German, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% Italian, 0.4% Arabic, 0.3% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Bilpin is 24.7% No religion, 21.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 19.2% Anglican, 18.0% Catholic, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 3.0% Uniting Church, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Other religious affiliation , 1.5% Lutheran, 1.5% Pentecostal.

54.5% of people are married, 28.6% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 32 widowed people living in Bilpin.

57.5% of the people living in Bilpin over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.1% are working on a part time basis. Bilpin has an unemployment rate of 2.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Bilpin are 20.4% Technicians & trades workers, 18.4% Professionals, 17.7% Managers, 11.2% Labourers, 10.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 6.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 5.7% Sales workers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bilpin work in are 11.7% Construction, 8.9% Manufacturing, 8.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.4% Education and training, 7.4% Retail trade, 7.4% Health care and social assistance, 6.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Administrative and support services.

45.6% of homes are fully owned, and 41.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $553 per week and the median household income is $1279 per week.

The median rent in Bilpin is $175 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bilpin postcode 2758