Berowra Heights Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Berowra Heights (2082) is a suburb of Sydney, Upper North Shore, New South Wales. It is about 29 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Berowra Heights is in the federal electorate of Berowra.

In the 2011 census the population of Berowra Heights was 5,104 and is comprised of approximately 49.8% females and 50.2% males.

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

79.0% of people living in the suburb of Berowra Heights were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.2% England, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.0% South Africa, 0.8% Philippines, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Canada, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Poland, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Japan, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% China .

91.4% of people living in Berowra Heights speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 0.5% Dutch, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% German, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Berowra Heights is 26.5% Anglican, 24.8% No religion, 23.8% Catholic, 5.7% Uniting Church, 5.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Baptist, 0.8% Eastern Orthodox, 0.7% Pentecostal.

61.2% of people are married, 26.1% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 133 widowed people living in Berowra Heights.

60.2% of the people living in Berowra Heights over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.3% are working on a part time basis. Berowra Heights has an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Berowra Heights are 26.7% Professionals, 18.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.1% Technicians & trades workers, 13.2% Managers, 8.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Sales workers, 6.3% Labourers, 3.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Berowra Heights work in are 13.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.4% Education and training, 9.3% Construction, 7.8% Retail trade, 7.0% Manufacturing, 5.7% Financial and insurance services, 5.4% Public administration and safety, 5.4% Wholesale trade.

40.1% of homes are fully owned, and 50.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 8.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $735 per week and the median household income is $1885 per week.

The median rent in Berowra Heights is $430 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2232 per month.

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