Dural Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Dural (2158) is a suburb of Sydney, Hawkesbury, New South Wales. It is about 26 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Dural is in the federal electorate of Berowra.

In the 2011 census the population of Dural was 7,357 and is comprised of approximately 51.9% females and 48.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Dural is 42 years of age.

68.9% of people living in the suburb of Dural were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.7% England, 1.9% South Africa, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.3% Lebanon, 1.3% Malaysia, 1.2% Italy, 1.2% China , 1.2% India, 1.2% Hong Kong , 0.9% Sri Lanka, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Singapore, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Taiwan.

76.6% of people living in Dural speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.2% Arabic, 2.9% Cantonese, 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Italian, 1.8% Mandarin, 1.6% Other, 0.8% Persian, 0.8% Sinhalese, 0.7% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Dural is 31.7% Catholic, 21.6% Anglican, 15.1% No religion, 5.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Uniting Church, 2.9% Baptist, 2.5% Buddhism, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Pentecostal, 1.7% Christian, nfd.

57.3% of people are married, 27.8% have never married and 6.9% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 361 widowed people living in Dural.

59.7% of the people living in Dural over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.0% are working on a part time basis. Dural has an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Dural are 24.9% Professionals, 19.5% Managers, 17.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.9% Technicians & trades workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 6.7% Community & personal service workers, 5.4% Labourers, 2.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Dural work in are 11.6% Retail trade, 11.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.7% Health care and social assistance, 10.6% Construction, 8.2% Education and training, 7.1% Wholesale trade, 7.0% Manufacturing, 5.5% Financial and insurance services, 5.0% Accommodation and food services.

42.4% of homes are fully owned, and 40.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $681 per week and the median household income is $1998 per week.

The median rent in Dural is $450 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2600 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Dural postcode 2158