Revesby Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Revesby (2212) is a suburb of Sydney, Canterbury/Bankstown, New South Wales. It is about 20 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Revesby is in the federal electorates of Banks, Blaxland, Hughes.

In the 2011 census the population of Revesby was 12,935 and is comprised of approximately 51.9% females and 48.1% males.

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

61.6% of people living in the suburb of Revesby were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.2% Vietnam, 3.7% China , 3.2% Lebanon, 1.9% India, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.5% England, 1.3% Philippines, 1.3% Egypt, 1.2% Greece, 0.9% Hong Kong , 0.8% Indonesia, 0.6% Italy, 0.5% Fiji, 0.5% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia .

55.3% of people living in Revesby speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.0% Arabic, 5.6% Vietnamese, 5.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.0% Cantonese, 3.8% Greek, 3.1% Mandarin, 2.0% Other, 1.3% Italian, 1.0% Macedonian.

The religious makeup of Revesby is 31.6% Catholic, 14.9% Anglican, 12.2% No religion, 7.4% Eastern Orthodox, 6.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.2% Islam, 5.4% Buddhism, 2.6% Uniting Church, 1.9% Baptist, 1.8% Presbyterian and Reformed.

49.2% of people are married, 31.8% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 859 widowed people living in Revesby.

62.5% of the people living in Revesby over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.5% are working on a part time basis. Revesby has an unemployment rate of 6.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Revesby are 20.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 18.1% Professionals, 15.8% Technicians & trades workers, 10.3% Managers, 9.3% Sales workers, 8.7% Labourers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 7.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Revesby work in are 11.2% Manufacturing, 10.0% Retail trade, 9.7% Health care and social assistance, 7.5% Construction, 7.4% Education and training, 7.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.9% Financial and insurance services, 6.3% Public administration and safety, 6.3% Accommodation and food services.

34.1% of homes are fully owned, and 33.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $501 per week and the median household income is $1222 per week.

The median rent in Revesby is $315 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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