Faulconbridge Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Faulconbridge (2776) is a suburb of Sydney, Blue Mountains, New South Wales. It is about 64 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Faulconbridge is in the federal electorate of Macquarie.

In the 2011 census the population of Faulconbridge was 3,990 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Faulconbridge is 40 years of age.

81.1% of people living in the suburb of Faulconbridge were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.0% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Canada, 0.4% Malaysia, 0.4% Greece, 0.3% Chile, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% India.

93.1% of people living in Faulconbridge speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.7% Greek, 0.6% Spanish, 0.5% German, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.2% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Faulconbridge is 25.4% No religion, 23.2% Catholic, 21.7% Anglican, 5.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.7% Uniting Church, 4.6% Christian, nfd, 3.7% Baptist, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Other religious affiliation , 1.2% Pentecostal.

53.6% of people are married, 31.0% have never married and 8.7% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 132 widowed people living in Faulconbridge.

56.9% of the people living in Faulconbridge over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.8% are working on a part time basis. Faulconbridge has an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Faulconbridge are 31.2% Professionals, 14.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.2% Community & personal service workers, 12.1% Technicians & trades workers, 11.2% Managers, 7.8% Sales workers, 5.8% Labourers, 4.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Faulconbridge work in are 15.2% Health care and social assistance, 14.8% Education and training, 10.2% Public administration and safety, 9.9% Retail trade, 7.0% Manufacturing, 6.8% Construction, 6.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.4% Accommodation and food services, 3.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

38.2% of homes are fully owned, and 44.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $656 per week and the median household income is $1585 per week.

The median rent in Faulconbridge is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

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