Cherrybrook Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Cherrybrook (2126) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 22 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Cherrybrook is in the federal electorate of Berowra.

In the 2011 census the population of Cherrybrook was 18,778 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

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

53.6% of people living in the suburb of Cherrybrook were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.7% India, 4.3% England, 3.6% China , 3.2% Hong Kong , 3.0% South Africa, 2.9% Sri Lanka, 2.3% Malaysia, 2.2% Korea, Republic of , 1.6% New Zealand, 1.2% Iran, 1.2% Singapore, 1.0% Philippines, 0.9% Indonesia, 0.8% Taiwan.

62.4% of people living in Cherrybrook speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.0% Cantonese, 4.9% Mandarin, 2.8% Other, 2.6% Korean, 2.1% Hindi, 2.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.1% Sinhalese, 1.7% Tamil, 1.5% Persian.

The religious makeup of Cherrybrook is 23.7% Catholic, 17.1% No religion, 17.0% Anglican, 5.4% Hinduism, 5.3% Uniting Church, 4.8% Buddhism, 4.4% Baptist, 4.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Islam.

61.2% of people are married, 28.7% have never married and 4.4% are divorced and 1.3% are separated. There are 668 widowed people living in Cherrybrook.

60.8% of the people living in Cherrybrook over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.0% are working on a part time basis. Cherrybrook has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Cherrybrook are 33.8% Professionals, 17.0% Managers, 16.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.2% Sales workers, 8.5% Technicians & trades workers, 7.4% Community & personal service workers, 4.1% Labourers, 1.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Cherrybrook work in are 13.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.9% Health care and social assistance, 10.2% Education and training, 10.2% Retail trade, 8.5% Financial and insurance services, 6.9% Manufacturing, 6.8% Wholesale trade, 4.6% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Accommodation and food services.

40.1% of homes are fully owned, and 46.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $682 per week and the median household income is $2267 per week.

The median rent in Cherrybrook is $525 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2600 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Cherrybrook postcode 2126