Abbotsford Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Abbotsford (2046) is a suburb of Sydney, Inner West, New South Wales. It is about 7 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Abbotsford is in the federal electorate of Reid.

In the 2011 census the population of Abbotsford was 5,112 and is comprised of approximately 52.9% females and 47.1% males.

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

65.7% of people living in the suburb of Abbotsford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.0% Italy, 3.8% England, 2.2% China , 2.1% New Zealand, 0.9% Hong Kong , 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Korea, Republic of , 0.6% Turkey, 0.6% India, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Greece, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% United States of America.

68.1% of people living in Abbotsford speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 11.1% Italian, 4.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.7% Cantonese, 1.8% Greek, 1.5% Mandarin, 1.2% Spanish, 1.1% Other, 1.1% Arabic, 0.8% Korean.

The religious makeup of Abbotsford is 42.1% Catholic, 19.3% No religion, 13.8% Anglican, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Eastern Orthodox, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Uniting Church, 1.8% Buddhism, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 0.9% Islam.

49.2% of people are married, 32.8% have never married and 9.9% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 244 widowed people living in Abbotsford.

66.6% of the people living in Abbotsford over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.5% are working on a part time basis. Abbotsford has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Abbotsford are 32.4% Professionals, 20.2% Managers, 16.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.7% Technicians & trades workers, 8.3% Sales workers, 7.1% Community & personal service workers, 3.5% Labourers, 1.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Abbotsford work in are 13.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.0% Retail trade, 8.8% Education and training, 8.6% Financial and insurance services, 6.3% Manufacturing, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 6.0% Construction, 5.4% Accommodation and food services.

34.1% of homes are fully owned, and 25.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $826 per week and the median household income is $1727 per week.

The median rent in Abbotsford is $430 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $3000 per month.

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