Kenthurst Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Kenthurst (2156) is a suburb of Sydney, Hills, New South Wales. It is about 30 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Kenthurst is in the federal electorate of Berowra.

In the 2011 census the population of Kenthurst was 4,880 and is comprised of approximately 49.1% females and 50.9% males.

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

76.8% of people living in the suburb of Kenthurst were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.8% England, 2.3% Italy, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.8% China , 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Lebanon, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% India, 0.5% Croatia, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Malta.

85.1% of people living in Kenthurst speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.2% Italian, 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Arabic, 1.0% Other, 0.7% Cantonese, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.6% Greek, 0.5% Spanish, 0.5% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Kenthurst is 35.9% Catholic, 21.5% Anglican, 15.8% No religion, 5.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Uniting Church, 2.5% Eastern Orthodox, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Baptist, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Pentecostal.

59.7% of people are married, 29.4% have never married and 5.2% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 157 widowed people living in Kenthurst.

58.8% of the people living in Kenthurst over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.3% are working on a part time basis. Kenthurst has an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Kenthurst are 22.9% Professionals, 20.4% Managers, 16.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.5% Technicians & trades workers, 9.1% Sales workers, 6.8% Community & personal service workers, 5.1% Labourers, 3.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kenthurst work in are 14.5% Construction, 10.8% Retail trade, 10.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.9% Health care and social assistance, 8.3% Education and training, 7.2% Wholesale trade, 6.9% Manufacturing, 6.3% Other services, 4.2% Accommodation and food services.

44.9% of homes are fully owned, and 41.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $678 per week and the median household income is $2109 per week.

The median rent in Kenthurst is $345 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $3000 per month.

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