Narraweena Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Narraweena (2099) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Beaches, New South Wales. It is about 14 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Narraweena is in the federal electorates of Mackellar, Warringah.

In the 2011 census the population of Narraweena was 6,143 and is comprised of approximately 52.4% females and 47.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Narraweena is 42 years of age.

68.2% of people living in the suburb of Narraweena were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.0% England, 5.1% Italy, 2.2% New Zealand, 1.7% China , 0.9% Korea, Republic of , 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% South Africa, 0.7% Philippines, 0.5% Tonga, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Croatia, 0.5% Iran, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Bosnia and Herzegovina.

75.0% of people living in Narraweena speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.2% Italian, 3.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.6% Other, 1.3% Mandarin, 1.2% Serbian, 1.0% Korean, 1.0% Cantonese, 0.7% Spanish, 0.7% German.

The religious makeup of Narraweena is 35.4% Catholic, 22.1% Anglican, 17.7% No religion, 5.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Eastern Orthodox, 1.5% Buddhism, 1.2% Baptist, 1.2% Christian, nfd.

51.0% of people are married, 28.4% have never married and 8.8% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 440 widowed people living in Narraweena.

59.3% of the people living in Narraweena over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.1% are working on a part time basis. Narraweena has an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Narraweena are 18.6% Professionals, 15.7% Technicians & trades workers, 15.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.1% Managers, 10.8% Sales workers, 9.4% Labourers, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Narraweena work in are 13.0% Retail trade, 10.9% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Construction, 9.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.4% Manufacturing, 6.0% Education and training, 6.0% Wholesale trade, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.3% Financial and insurance services.

33.8% of homes are fully owned, and 30.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $542 per week and the median household income is $1224 per week.

The median rent in Narraweena is $185 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2817 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Narraweena postcode 2099