Balgowlah Heights Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Balgowlah Heights (2093) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Beaches, New South Wales. It is about 9 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Balgowlah Heights is in the federal electorate of Warringah.

In the 2011 census the population of Balgowlah Heights was 3,268 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Balgowlah Heights is 40 years of age.

67.9% of people living in the suburb of Balgowlah Heights were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 11.9% England, 2.7% South Africa, 2.3% New Zealand, 1.7% United States of America, 0.9% Germany, 0.7% Taiwan, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Hong Kong , 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% Greece, 0.4% Japan, 0.4% France, 0.4% Singapore, 0.4% Ireland.

87.9% of people living in Balgowlah Heights speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Greek, 1.4% Other, 0.9% Italian, 0.9% German, 0.7% Cantonese, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.6% French, 0.4% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Balgowlah Heights is 31.2% Anglican, 23.7% Catholic, 21.8% No religion, 5.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.8% Uniting Church, 3.2% Eastern Orthodox, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Buddhism, 0.6% Other religious affiliation .

65.9% of people are married, 24.0% have never married and 3.8% are divorced and 1.6% are separated. There are 113 widowed people living in Balgowlah Heights.

56.1% of the people living in Balgowlah Heights over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.4% are working on a part time basis. Balgowlah Heights has an unemployment rate of 3.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Balgowlah Heights are 39.3% Professionals, 23.7% Managers, 12.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.2% Community & personal service workers, 6.5% Sales workers, 5.0% Technicians & trades workers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.0% Labourers, 1.0% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Balgowlah Heights work in are 20.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 12.9% Financial and insurance services, 8.8% Health care and social assistance, 8.4% Education and training, 6.8% Retail trade, 6.0% Wholesale trade, 4.5% Accommodation and food services, 4.2% Information media and telecommunications, 4.1% Administrative and support services.

48.5% of homes are fully owned, and 37.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $915 per week and the median household income is $2695 per week.

The median rent in Balgowlah Heights is $818 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $3987 per month.

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