Silverdale Demographics (NSW) Local Stats
Silverdale (2752) is a suburb of Sydney, Blue Mountains, New South Wales. It is about 56 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Silverdale is in the federal electorates of Hume, Macarthur.
In the 2011 census the population of Silverdale was 3,439 and is comprised of approximately 48.9% females and 51.1% males.
The median/average age of the population of Silverdale is 35 years of age.
85.1% of people living in the suburb of Silverdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% England, 1.1% Malta, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.8% Italy, 0.8% Scotland, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Croatia, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.2% Lebanon, 0.2% Jersey, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.2% Iran, 0.2% Uruguay.
91.8% of people living in Silverdale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Maltese, 1.1% Italian, 0.8% Croatian, 0.5% Spanish, 0.5% Arabic, 0.4% Serbian, 0.2% French, 0.2% German.
The religious makeup of Silverdale is 43.4% Catholic, 28.6% Anglican, 11.7% No religion, 3.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.6% Uniting Church, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Baptist, 1.3% Eastern Orthodox, 0.6% Lutheran.
60.1% of people are married, 29.9% have never married and 5.0% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 76 widowed people living in Silverdale.
64.5% of the people living in Silverdale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.4% are working on a part time basis. Silverdale has an unemployment rate of 3.0%.
The main occupations of people living in Silverdale are 19.4% Technicians & trades workers, 18.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.1% Managers, 12.3% Professionals, 9.1% Sales workers, 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.0% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Labourers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
The main industries people from Silverdale work in are 13.9% Manufacturing, 12.2% Construction, 10.1% Retail trade, 8.3% Education and training, 7.7% Health care and social assistance, 7.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.0% Other services, 5.4% Wholesale trade, 4.6% Public administration and safety.
30.1% of homes are fully owned, and 61.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 6.9% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $692 per week and the median household income is $1806 per week.
The median rent in Silverdale is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2200 per month.
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