Oakdale Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Oakdale (2570) is a suburb of Sydney, Macarthur/Camden, New South Wales. It is about 68 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Oakdale is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Oakdale was 1,916 and is comprised of approximately 49.4% females and 50.6% males.

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

83.3% of people living in the suburb of Oakdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.2% England, 0.9% Italy, 0.9% Malta, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Isle of Man, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Serbia, 0.3% Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.3% Finland, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.3% Vietnam.

90.0% of people living in Oakdale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Italian, 0.7% Maltese, 0.6% Other, 0.4% Dutch, 0.4% Greek, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Oakdale is 33.0% Anglican, 29.2% Catholic, 16.9% No religion, 6.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.3% Uniting Church, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Eastern Orthodox, 1.0% Baptist, 0.7% Buddhism.

51.3% of people are married, 32.3% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 54 widowed people living in Oakdale.

61.9% of the people living in Oakdale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.0% are working on a part time basis. Oakdale has an unemployment rate of 4.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Oakdale are 21.3% Technicians & trades workers, 14.4% Professionals, 13.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Labourers, 10.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.8% Managers, 8.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.6% Sales workers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Oakdale work in are 12.5% Construction, 11.8% Manufacturing, 9.0% Health care and social assistance, 8.2% Retail trade, 6.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.9% Education and training, 5.7% Public administration and safety, 5.1% Wholesale trade.

29.6% of homes are fully owned, and 50.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $589 per week and the median household income is $1324 per week.

The median rent in Oakdale is $285 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Oakdale postcode 2570