East Kurrajong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

East Kurrajong (2758) is a suburb of Sydney, Blue Mountains, New South Wales. It is about 57 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. East Kurrajong is in the federal electorate of Macquarie.

In the 2011 census the population of East Kurrajong was 2,109 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of East Kurrajong is 36 years of age.

84.0% of people living in the suburb of East Kurrajong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Italy, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Malta, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Lebanon, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Chile, 0.2% Croatia.

91.5% of people living in East Kurrajong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Italian, 0.4% Greek, 0.3% Arabic, 0.3% Maltese, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Macedonian, 0.2% Thai, 0.2% Japanese.

The religious makeup of East Kurrajong is 28.0% Catholic, 27.9% Anglican, 16.8% No religion, 10.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Uniting Church, 2.5% Baptist, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Eastern Orthodox.

59.3% of people are married, 30.9% have never married and 5.3% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 37 widowed people living in East Kurrajong.

60.8% of the people living in East Kurrajong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.3% are working on a part time basis. East Kurrajong has an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

The main occupations of people living in East Kurrajong are 22.0% Technicians & trades workers, 17.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.6% Professionals, 11.8% Managers, 8.2% Sales workers, 7.7% Labourers, 7.7% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from East Kurrajong work in are 17.2% Construction, 10.7% Manufacturing, 10.7% Education and training, 10.6% Retail trade, 7.3% Health care and social assistance, 5.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.7% Other services, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 4.4% Wholesale trade.

30.5% of homes are fully owned, and 60.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 8.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $646 per week and the median household income is $1870 per week.

The median rent in East Kurrajong is $275 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2285 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for East Kurrajong postcode 2758