Macquarie Links Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Macquarie Links (2565) is a suburb of Sydney, Liverpool/Fairfield, New South Wales. It is about 34 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Macquarie Links is in the federal electorate of Werriwa.

In the 2011 census the population of Macquarie Links was 1,093 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Macquarie Links is 38 years of age.

62.8% of people living in the suburb of Macquarie Links were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.1% Philippines, 3.4% India, 2.5% England, 2.1% Bangladesh, 1.8% Fiji, 1.7% China , 1.1% South Africa, 1.1% Mauritius, 1.0% Indonesia, 0.9% Sri Lanka, 0.7% Lebanon, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.7% Pakistan, 0.6% Scotland.

61.6% of people living in Macquarie Links speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Tagalog, 3.6% Hindi, 3.1% Arabic, 2.7% Bengali, 2.5% Other, 2.4% Cantonese, 2.1% Filipino , 1.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Punjabi.

The religious makeup of Macquarie Links is 46.7% Catholic, 15.6% Anglican, 7.1% Islam, 6.0% No religion, 4.3% Hinduism, 3.9% Eastern Orthodox, 3.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.1% Uniting Church, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Other Religious Groups.

64.2% of people are married, 26.8% have never married and 4.5% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 20 widowed people living in Macquarie Links.

70.2% of the people living in Macquarie Links over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.4% are working on a part time basis. Macquarie Links has an unemployment rate of 3.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Macquarie Links are 23.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 22.4% Professionals, 18.7% Managers, 11.0% Technicians & trades workers, 8.9% Sales workers, 7.9% Community & personal service workers, 3.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.4% Labourers, 0.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Macquarie Links work in are 11.8% Retail trade, 10.0% Manufacturing, 10.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.7% Financial and insurance services, 7.6% Education and training, 7.1% Wholesale trade, 6.5% Public administration and safety, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing.

24.4% of homes are fully owned, and 62.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $904 per week and the median household income is $2684 per week.

The median rent in Macquarie Links is $570 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2734 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Macquarie Links postcode 2565