Appin Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Appin (2560) is a suburb of Sydney, Macarthur/Camden, New South Wales. It is about 54 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Appin is in the federal electorate of Macarthur.

In the 2011 census the population of Appin was 1,803 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Appin is 35 years of age.

83.3% of people living in the suburb of Appin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.9% England, 0.8% Ireland, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.4% Malta, 0.4% Croatia, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Lebanon, 0.3% Czech Republic, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Egypt, 0.3% Greece, 0.3% South Eastern Europe, nfd.

92.1% of people living in Appin speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.4% Greek, 0.4% Croatian, 0.4% Arabic, 0.3% German, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% French.

The religious makeup of Appin is 36.3% Anglican, 33.4% Catholic, 15.3% No religion, 4.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.4% Uniting Church, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Eastern Orthodox, 1.1% Christian, nfd, 0.8% Pentecostal, 0.7% Lutheran.

55.5% of people are married, 31.7% have never married and 7.0% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 39 widowed people living in Appin.

61.4% of the people living in Appin over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.3% are working on a part time basis. Appin has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Appin are 18.6% Technicians & trades workers, 14.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.7% Professionals, 12.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.3% Sales workers, 9.3% Labourers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 9.0% Managers, 2.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Appin work in are 12.0% Construction, 11.6% Manufacturing, 10.4% Education and training, 10.0% Retail trade, 8.0% Health care and social assistance, 7.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.0% Public administration and safety, 5.0% Accommodation and food services, 4.8% Mining.

28.6% of homes are fully owned, and 49.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 17.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $657 per week and the median household income is $1663 per week.

The median rent in Appin is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Appin postcode 2560