Alexandria Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Alexandria (2015) is a suburb of Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 4 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Alexandria is in the federal electorate of Sydney.

In the 2011 census the population of Alexandria was 7,050 and is comprised of approximately 48.2% females and 51.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Alexandria is 33 years of age.

60.8% of people living in the suburb of Alexandria were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.0% England, 3.9% New Zealand, 2.5% China , 1.4% Ireland, 1.2% Indonesia, 1.0% Malaysia, 0.9% United States of America, 0.9% Philippines, 0.8% Thailand, 0.7% France, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.6% India, 0.6% Hong Kong .

74.3% of people living in Alexandria speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Cantonese, 1.9% Other, 1.8% Mandarin, 1.4% Spanish, 1.1% Indonesian, 1.0% French, 1.0% Greek, 0.7% Italian.

The religious makeup of Alexandria is 39.1% No religion, 22.6% Catholic, 10.3% Anglican, 9.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.3% Buddhism, 2.6% Eastern Orthodox, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Uniting Church, 1.5% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Islam.

28.3% of people are married, 60.1% have never married and 7.7% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 114 widowed people living in Alexandria.

76.2% of the people living in Alexandria over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 16.9% are working on a part time basis. Alexandria has an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Alexandria are 38.6% Professionals, 18.6% Managers, 14.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.2% Technicians & trades workers, 8.1% Community & personal service workers, 6.8% Sales workers, 2.2% Labourers, 1.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Alexandria work in are 15.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.4% Financial and insurance services, 7.7% Health care and social assistance, 7.7% Education and training, 7.2% Retail trade, 6.8% Public administration and safety, 6.6% Information media and telecommunications, 5.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.3% Transport, postal and warehousing.

12.2% of homes are fully owned, and 39.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 46.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1168 per week and the median household income is $2075 per week.

The median rent in Alexandria is $480 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Alexandria postcode 2015