Ermington Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Ermington (2115) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 15 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Ermington is in the federal electorates of Bennelong, Parramatta.

In the 2011 census the population of Ermington was 9,470 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ermington is 38 years of age.

59.5% of people living in the suburb of Ermington were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.0% China , 3.0% Korea, Republic of , 3.0% Lebanon, 2.0% England, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.5% India, 1.2% Hong Kong , 1.2% Iran, 1.0% Philippines, 1.0% Fiji, 0.9% Indonesia, 0.8% Sri Lanka, 0.8% Vietnam, 0.8% Italy.

58.2% of people living in Ermington speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.8% Arabic, 4.4% Cantonese, 4.3% Mandarin, 4.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.2% Other, 3.8% Korean, 1.4% Italian, 1.3% Hindi, 1.0% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Ermington is 32.2% Catholic, 15.5% No religion, 13.0% Anglican, 6.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.8% Islam, 3.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.7% Uniting Church, 3.7% Buddhism, 3.5% Eastern Orthodox, 2.3% Hinduism.

50.1% of people are married, 32.4% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 499 widowed people living in Ermington.

62.4% of the people living in Ermington over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.7% are working on a part time basis. Ermington has an unemployment rate of 6.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Ermington are 21.9% Professionals, 17.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.6% Technicians & trades workers, 12.5% Managers, 9.2% Sales workers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.2% Labourers, 5.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ermington work in are 11.2% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Retail trade, 9.3% Manufacturing, 8.3% Construction, 8.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.9% Education and training, 6.2% Wholesale trade, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Financial and insurance services.

27.4% of homes are fully owned, and 34.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $511 per week and the median household income is $1294 per week.

The median rent in Ermington is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

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