Bilgola Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bilgola (2107) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Beaches, New South Wales. It is about 27 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney.

In the 2011 census the population of Bilgola was 3,863 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bilgola is 43 years of age.

71.7% of people living in the suburb of Bilgola were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.3% England, 1.7% New Zealand, 1.4% United States of America, 1.0% South Africa, 1.0% Germany, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Austria, 0.5% Switzerland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Canada, 0.3% Hong Kong , 0.3% China .

89.6% of people living in Bilgola speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% German, 1.2% Other, 0.6% Italian, 0.5% French, 0.4% Dutch, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Greek.

The religious makeup of Bilgola is 27.9% No religion, 24.9% Anglican, 21.3% Catholic, 8.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.0% Uniting Church, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Lutheran, 1.1% Buddhism, 1.0% Eastern Orthodox.

63.9% of people are married, 23.7% have never married and 7.0% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 105 widowed people living in Bilgola.

57.3% of the people living in Bilgola over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.0% are working on a part time basis. Bilgola has an unemployment rate of 4.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Bilgola are 30.8% Professionals, 19.6% Managers, 14.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.3% Technicians & trades workers, 9.5% Sales workers, 8.0% Community & personal service workers, 3.2% Labourers, 1.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bilgola work in are 15.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Education and training, 8.9% Retail trade, 8.1% Construction, 7.0% Wholesale trade, 5.7% Manufacturing, 4.8% Financial and insurance services, 4.4% Information media and telecommunications.

43.2% of homes are fully owned, and 44.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 10.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $775 per week and the median household income is $2152 per week.

The median rent in Bilgola is $698 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $3467 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bilgola postcode 2107