Kurrajong Heights Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Kurrajong Heights (2758) is a suburb of Sydney, Blue Mountains, New South Wales. It is about 66 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Kurrajong Heights is in the federal electorate of Macquarie.

In the 2011 census the population of Kurrajong Heights was 1,237 and is comprised of approximately 49.2% females and 50.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kurrajong Heights is 41 years of age.

79.9% of people living in the suburb of Kurrajong Heights were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.9% England, 1.1% Netherlands, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.7% Ireland, 0.6% Italy, 0.6% Hungary, 0.5% El Salvador, 0.5% Ecuador, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Slovenia, 0.4% France, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Lebanon, 0.3% China .

89.1% of people living in Kurrajong Heights speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Italian, 0.9% Hungarian, 0.9% Other, 0.8% Spanish, 0.6% Serbian, 0.5% Arabic, 0.4% Dutch, 0.4% Greek.

The religious makeup of Kurrajong Heights is 24.7% Anglican, 23.7% No religion, 21.3% Catholic, 8.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.3% Uniting Church, 4.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Baptist, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.1% Islam.

59.6% of people are married, 25.7% have never married and 8.1% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 36 widowed people living in Kurrajong Heights.

60.0% of the people living in Kurrajong Heights over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.4% are working on a part time basis. Kurrajong Heights has an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Kurrajong Heights are 22.0% Professionals, 16.5% Technicians & trades workers, 15.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.6% Managers, 8.8% Sales workers, 7.2% Labourers, 6.6% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kurrajong Heights work in are 13.5% Education and training, 11.2% Construction, 10.6% Manufacturing, 10.4% Retail trade, 9.6% Health care and social assistance, 5.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 4.3% Financial and insurance services, 3.8% Public administration and safety.

34.9% of homes are fully owned, and 55.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 6.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $661 per week and the median household income is $1610 per week.

The median rent in Kurrajong Heights is $320 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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