Milperra Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Milperra (2214) is a suburb of Sydney, Canterbury/Bankstown, New South Wales. It is about 22 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Milperra is in the federal electorates of Blaxland, Hughes.

In the 2011 census the population of Milperra was 3,844 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Milperra is 38 years of age.

83.7% of people living in the suburb of Milperra were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.5% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.1% China , 1.0% Vietnam, 0.9% Lebanon, 0.6% Malta, 0.5% Greece, 0.5% Egypt, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.3% Korea, Republic of .

84.9% of people living in Milperra speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Greek, 2.2% Arabic, 1.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Vietnamese, 1.2% Cantonese, 0.7% Italian, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.5% Macedonian, 0.5% Maltese.

The religious makeup of Milperra is 34.2% Catholic, 28.8% Anglican, 11.7% No religion, 4.8% Eastern Orthodox, 4.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.2% Uniting Church, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Baptist, 2.0% Islam, 1.5% Buddhism.

58.5% of people are married, 28.1% have never married and 6.4% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 132 widowed people living in Milperra.

62.5% of the people living in Milperra over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.2% are working on a part time basis. Milperra has an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Milperra are 22.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 18.2% Technicians & trades workers, 15.4% Professionals, 11.1% Managers, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 8.9% Sales workers, 7.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.1% Labourers, 0.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Milperra work in are 12.4% Manufacturing, 9.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Construction, 8.5% Retail trade, 8.3% Education and training, 8.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.5% Wholesale trade, 6.4% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Professional, scientific and technical services.

44.2% of homes are fully owned, and 44.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $636 per week and the median household income is $1683 per week.

The median rent in Milperra is $390 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Milperra postcode 2214