Sefton Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Sefton (2162) is a suburb of Sydney, Canterbury/Bankstown, New South Wales. It is about 18 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Sefton is in the federal electorate of Blaxland.

In the 2011 census the population of Sefton was 5,230 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.

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

51.6% of people living in the suburb of Sefton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 13.2% Vietnam, 7.6% Lebanon, 3.4% China , 1.5% New Zealand, 1.2% Afghanistan, 0.9% Philippines, 0.7% Turkey, 0.7% Korea, Republic of , 0.7% Italy, 0.6% Greece, 0.6% Poland, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.6% Iraq, 0.6% England.

31.0% of people living in Sefton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 22.4% Arabic, 16.6% Vietnamese, 6.8% Cantonese, 4.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.8% Other, 2.4% Mandarin, 1.5% Greek, 1.2% Turkish, 1.2% Persian.

The religious makeup of Sefton is 24.6% Islam, 24.0% Catholic, 14.4% Buddhism, 9.7% No religion, 7.6% Anglican, 5.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Eastern Orthodox, 1.9% Uniting Church, 1.7% Baptist, 1.3% Presbyterian and Reformed.

50.9% of people are married, 31.7% have never married and 7.3% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 288 widowed people living in Sefton.

60.1% of the people living in Sefton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.1% are working on a part time basis. Sefton has an unemployment rate of 8.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Sefton are 16.9% Professionals, 16.6% Technicians & trades workers, 14.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.2% Labourers, 10.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.6% Managers, 8.9% Sales workers, 8.0% Community & personal service workers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Sefton work in are 15.6% Manufacturing, 11.4% Retail trade, 8.7% Health care and social assistance, 8.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.3% Construction, 6.5% Wholesale trade, 5.7% Education and training, 5.4% Public administration and safety, 5.2% Accommodation and food services.

36.4% of homes are fully owned, and 32.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $392 per week and the median household income is $985 per week.

The median rent in Sefton is $310 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1842 per month.

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