Elizabeth Bay Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Elizabeth Bay (2011) is a suburb of Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 2 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Elizabeth Bay is in the federal electorate of Wentworth.

In the 2011 census the population of Elizabeth Bay was 5,093 and is comprised of approximately 48.4% females and 51.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Elizabeth Bay is 39 years of age.

51.8% of people living in the suburb of Elizabeth Bay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.6% England, 4.5% New Zealand, 2.1% United States of America, 1.2% Germany, 1.1% France, 1.1% South Africa, 0.8% Japan, 0.8% Ireland, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Philippines, 0.7% Thailand, 0.6% Italy, 0.6% Singapore, 0.5% Malaysia.

71.4% of people living in Elizabeth Bay speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 14.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% French, 1.7% Spanish, 1.3% Italian, 1.2% Other, 1.0% German, 0.8% Mandarin, 0.7% Japanese, 0.6% Thai.

The religious makeup of Elizabeth Bay is 33.9% No religion, 19.5% Catholic, 17.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 13.8% Anglican, 2.9% Buddhism, 2.2% Judaism, 1.6% Eastern Orthodox, 1.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Uniting Church, 1.2% Other religious affiliation .

20.1% of people are married, 61.2% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 269 widowed people living in Elizabeth Bay.

74.8% of the people living in Elizabeth Bay over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 17.9% are working on a part time basis. Elizabeth Bay has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Elizabeth Bay are 45.5% Professionals, 18.7% Managers, 12.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.8% Community & personal service workers, 6.6% Sales workers, 5.1% Technicians & trades workers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.8% Labourers, 0.7% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Elizabeth Bay work in are 21.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.4% Financial and insurance services, 7.4% Health care and social assistance, 7.3% Information media and telecommunications, 7.1% Education and training, 6.8% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Retail trade, 5.8% Public administration and safety, 4.2% Administrative and support services.

19.7% of homes are fully owned, and 18.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 58.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1256 per week and the median household income is $1710 per week.

The median rent in Elizabeth Bay is $425 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Elizabeth Bay postcode 2011