Eastgardens Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Eastgardens (2036) is a suburb of Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 9 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Eastgardens is in the federal electorate of Kingsford Smith.

In the 2011 census the population of Eastgardens was 808 and is comprised of approximately 49.8% females and 50.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Eastgardens is 43 years of age.

55.6% of people living in the suburb of Eastgardens were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% England, 3.3% Indonesia, 2.2% Greece, 2.2% Egypt, 2.1% New Zealand, 2.1% Cyprus, 1.9% China , 1.9% Malaysia, 1.6% Italy, 1.4% Ireland, 1.2% Hong Kong , 1.0% Malta, 0.9% India, 0.9% Chile.

53.9% of people living in Eastgardens speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.3% Greek, 4.2% Indonesian, 3.6% Mandarin, 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.0% Spanish, 2.7% Italian, 2.6% Cantonese, 2.4% Other, 2.1% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Eastgardens is 39.8% Catholic, 13.3% Eastern Orthodox, 12.0% Anglican, 11.2% No religion, 6.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.0% Buddhism, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Hinduism, 1.7% Uniting Church, 1.6% Islam.

51.7% of people are married, 34.4% have never married and 4.8% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 46 widowed people living in Eastgardens.

63.0% of the people living in Eastgardens over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.4% are working on a part time basis. Eastgardens has an unemployment rate of 6.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Eastgardens are 21.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 20.6% Professionals, 11.0% Sales workers, 10.2% Technicians & trades workers, 10.2% Community & personal service workers, 9.9% Managers, 7.6% Labourers, 6.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Eastgardens work in are 12.2% Health care and social assistance, 11.6% Retail trade, 10.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.7% Education and training, 7.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.6% Construction, 7.0% Administrative and support services, 5.2% Public administration and safety, 4.9% Accommodation and food services.

48.7% of homes are fully owned, and 21.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $512 per week and the median household income is $1085 per week.

The median rent in Eastgardens is $275 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $3362 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Eastgardens postcode 2036