Pleasure Point Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Pleasure Point (2172) is a suburb of Sydney, Canterbury/Bankstown, New South Wales. It is about 23 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Pleasure Point is in the federal electorate of Hughes.

In the 2011 census the population of Pleasure Point was 297 and is comprised of approximately 48.1% females and 51.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Pleasure Point is 34 years of age.

86.6% of people living in the suburb of Pleasure Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.3% Fiji, 1.7% Greece, 1.7% Romania, 1.7% Ireland, 1.3% Malta, 1.3% Wales, 1.3% Italy, 1.0% Netherlands, 1.0% England.

87.2% of people living in Pleasure Point speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.7% Greek, 2.0% Polish, 1.7% Turkish, 1.7% Hindi, 1.4% Italian, 1.4% Other, 1.0% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Pleasure Point is 46.8% Catholic, 23.2% Anglican, 11.8% No religion, 6.7% Eastern Orthodox, 3.4% Hinduism, 2.0% Latter-day Saints, 2.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.0% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Uniting Church, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

64.8% of people are married, 26.0% have never married and 4.6% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 4 widowed people living in Pleasure Point.

71.3% of the people living in Pleasure Point over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.3% are working on a part time basis. Pleasure Point has an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Pleasure Point are 20.2% Managers, 19.1% Technicians & trades workers, 16.8% Professionals, 16.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.4% Sales workers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 5.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Labourers.

The main industries people from Pleasure Point work in are 16.0% Construction, 10.9% Retail trade, 9.7% Public administration and safety, 8.6% Manufacturing, 8.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.9% Health care and social assistance, 6.3% Education and training, 4.0% Financial and insurance services.

37.5% of homes are fully owned, and 48.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $854 per week and the median household income is $2166 per week.

The median rent in Pleasure Point is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

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