The Oaks Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

The Oaks (2570) is a suburb of Sydney, Macarthur/Camden, New South Wales. It is about 63 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. The Oaks is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of The Oaks was 2,439 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of The Oaks is 36 years of age.

86.4% of people living in the suburb of The Oaks were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.6% Italy, 0.5% Greece, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Malta, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.2% Singapore, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India.

94.5% of people living in The Oaks speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Italian, 0.5% Greek, 0.3% German, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Macedonian, 0.1% Other , 0.1% Thai.

The religious makeup of The Oaks is 38.6% Anglican, 28.8% Catholic, 14.8% No religion, 4.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Uniting Church, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Eastern Orthodox, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 0.6% Latter-day Saints, 0.6% Buddhism.

56.0% of people are married, 30.9% have never married and 6.2% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 63 widowed people living in The Oaks.

61.7% of the people living in The Oaks over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.2% are working on a part time basis. The Oaks has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in The Oaks are 18.8% Technicians & trades workers, 15.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.6% Professionals, 12.7% Managers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 9.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.3% Sales workers, 8.2% Labourers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from The Oaks work in are 12.6% Construction, 11.4% Manufacturing, 10.0% Retail trade, 8.4% Health care and social assistance, 7.9% Education and training, 5.4% Other services, 5.1% Wholesale trade, 5.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.9% Public administration and safety.

32.4% of homes are fully owned, and 49.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $650 per week and the median household income is $1559 per week.

The median rent in The Oaks is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for The Oaks postcode 2570