Earlwood Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Earlwood (2206) is a suburb of Sydney, Canterbury/Bankstown, New South Wales. It is about 10 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Earlwood is in the federal electorates of Barton, Watson.

In the 2011 census the population of Earlwood was 16,753 and is comprised of approximately 51.1% females and 48.9% males.

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

58.8% of people living in the suburb of Earlwood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.7% Greece, 3.2% Italy, 2.9% China , 2.6% Portugal, 2.6% Lebanon, 1.7% Vietnam, 1.6% England, 1.5% New Zealand, 1.0% Cyprus, 0.9% Egypt, 0.7% Philippines, 0.6% Indonesia, 0.4% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.4% India.

43.3% of people living in Earlwood speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 22.0% Greek, 6.8% Arabic, 4.9% Italian, 3.8% Portuguese, 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Cantonese, 2.4% Mandarin, 2.4% Vietnamese, 1.1% Other.

The religious makeup of Earlwood is 33.4% Catholic, 27.6% Eastern Orthodox, 13.3% No religion, 6.4% Anglican, 4.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.1% Buddhism, 2.9% Islam, 1.3% Uniting Church, 1.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.8% Christian, nfd.

55.2% of people are married, 29.8% have never married and 6.2% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 858 widowed people living in Earlwood.

61.2% of the people living in Earlwood over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.7% are working on a part time basis. Earlwood has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Earlwood are 24.5% Professionals, 16.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.9% Managers, 13.0% Technicians & trades workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers, 6.8% Labourers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Earlwood work in are 10.0% Retail trade, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Construction, 8.8% Education and training, 8.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.2% Manufacturing, 6.2% Financial and insurance services, 6.0% Accommodation and food services.

46.0% of homes are fully owned, and 31.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $547 per week and the median household income is $1391 per week.

The median rent in Earlwood is $400 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Earlwood postcode 2206