Tennyson Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Tennyson (2754) is a suburb of Sydney, Hawkesbury, New South Wales. It is about 57 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Tennyson is in the federal electorate of Macquarie.

In the 2011 census the population of Tennyson was 431 and is comprised of approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males.

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

86.6% of people living in the suburb of Tennyson were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 1.9% Malta, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.2% Italy, 1.2% Denmark, 0.9% United States of America, 0.9% Germany.

95.6% of people living in Tennyson speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Maltese, 0.7% Italian, 0.7% German.

The religious makeup of Tennyson is 33.6% Catholic, 29.6% Anglican, 13.4% No religion, 5.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.4% Uniting Church, 4.2% Pentecostal, 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Baptist, 1.6% Other religious affiliation , 1.4% Christian, nfd.

56.7% of people are married, 32.2% have never married and 4.8% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 14 widowed people living in Tennyson.

63.7% of the people living in Tennyson over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.8% are working on a part time basis. Tennyson has an unemployment rate of 2.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Tennyson are 20.5% Managers, 16.7% Technicians & trades workers, 15.8% Professionals, 14.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.7% Sales workers, 10.7% Labourers, 7.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Tennyson work in are 18.0% Construction, 13.7% Retail trade, 11.2% Education and training, 7.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.0% Health care and social assistance, 6.0% Wholesale trade, 5.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.3% Public administration and safety.

41.0% of homes are fully owned, and 41.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 17.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $625 per week and the median household income is $1859 per week.

The median rent in Tennyson is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2383 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Tennyson postcode 2754

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