Carlingford Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Carlingford (2118) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 17 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Carlingford is in the federal electorates of Bennelong, Berowra, Parramatta.

In the 2011 census the population of Carlingford was 21,570 and is comprised of approximately 50.9% females and 49.1% males.

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

50.1% of people living in the suburb of Carlingford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 13.2% China , 5.7% Hong Kong , 4.2% Korea, Republic of , 2.3% India, 2.1% England, 2.0% Sri Lanka, 1.8% Malaysia, 1.3% New Zealand, 0.8% Philippines, 0.7% Lebanon, 0.7% Taiwan, 0.7% Indonesia, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.6% Italy.

46.6% of people living in Carlingford speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 15.4% Cantonese, 12.3% Mandarin, 5.2% Korean, 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Other, 1.8% Arabic, 1.5% Tamil, 1.1% Sinhalese, 1.1% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Carlingford is 25.4% No religion, 21.6% Catholic, 12.5% Anglican, 6.3% Buddhism, 6.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.7% Uniting Church, 3.6% Hinduism, 3.2% Baptist, 2.2% Christian, nfd.

59.5% of people are married, 28.1% have never married and 5.5% are divorced and 1.6% are separated. There are 930 widowed people living in Carlingford.

59.7% of the people living in Carlingford over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.6% are working on a part time basis. Carlingford has an unemployment rate of 5.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Carlingford are 31.1% Professionals, 16.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.9% Managers, 10.7% Technicians & trades workers, 8.8% Sales workers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Labourers, 3.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Carlingford work in are 12.5% Health care and social assistance, 10.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.3% Retail trade, 8.8% Education and training, 7.4% Manufacturing, 6.6% Wholesale trade, 6.4% Financial and insurance services, 6.1% Construction, 5.1% Public administration and safety.

40.8% of homes are fully owned, and 35.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $586 per week and the median household income is $1572 per week.

The median rent in Carlingford is $410 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Carlingford postcode 2118