Wilberforce Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Wilberforce (2756) is a suburb of Sydney, Hawkesbury, New South Wales. It is about 48 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Wilberforce is in the federal electorate of Macquarie.

In the 2011 census the population of Wilberforce was 2,879 and is comprised of approximately 48.6% females and 51.4% males.

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

83.9% of people living in the suburb of Wilberforce were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.9% Malta, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Japan, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Lebanon.

91.8% of people living in Wilberforce speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Maltese, 0.4% Italian, 0.2% French, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Punjabi, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Other.

The religious makeup of Wilberforce is 35.5% Anglican, 26.4% Catholic, 15.6% No religion, 8.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Uniting Church, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.2% Christian, nfd, 0.6% Baptist, 0.6% Other Religious Groups, 0.6% Pentecostal.

52.6% of people are married, 31.3% have never married and 8.6% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 91 widowed people living in Wilberforce.

62.2% of the people living in Wilberforce over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.1% are working on a part time basis. Wilberforce has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Wilberforce are 19.3% Technicians & trades workers, 16.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.7% Professionals, 12.4% Managers, 9.9% Labourers, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 8.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.0% Sales workers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wilberforce work in are 14.3% Construction, 11.3% Retail trade, 11.1% Manufacturing, 9.6% Education and training, 8.3% Health care and social assistance, 6.2% Public administration and safety, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.1% Other services, 5.0% Wholesale trade.

31.7% of homes are fully owned, and 47.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 17.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $612 per week and the median household income is $1550 per week.

The median rent in Wilberforce is $190 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2106 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wilberforce postcode 2756