Marsfield Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Marsfield (2122) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 14 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Marsfield is in the federal electorate of Bennelong.

In the 2011 census the population of Marsfield was 12,347 and is comprised of approximately 52.2% females and 47.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Marsfield is 34 years of age.

42.4% of people living in the suburb of Marsfield were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 18.1% China , 4.5% Hong Kong , 2.9% Korea, Republic of , 2.4% Malaysia, 2.3% India, 2.0% Indonesia, 1.8% Italy, 1.8% England, 1.2% Philippines, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.2% Iran, 1.0% Sri Lanka, 0.8% Vietnam, 0.6% United States of America.

43.5% of people living in Marsfield speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 16.8% Mandarin, 10.5% Cantonese, 4.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.3% Korean, 3.3% Other, 2.6% Italian, 2.0% Indonesian, 1.5% Other, 1.0% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Marsfield is 29.5% No religion, 23.4% Catholic, 9.8% Anglican, 8.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.9% Buddhism, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.9% Baptist, 2.7% Islam, 2.6% Uniting Church, 2.5% Christian, nfd.

44.7% of people are married, 41.7% have never married and 6.3% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 601 widowed people living in Marsfield.

63.6% of the people living in Marsfield over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.9% are working on a part time basis. Marsfield has an unemployment rate of 7.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Marsfield are 34.6% Professionals, 17.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.4% Managers, 9.4% Technicians & trades workers, 8.5% Sales workers, 7.8% Community & personal service workers, 4.8% Labourers, 2.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Marsfield work in are 13.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.5% Education and training, 10.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.0% Retail trade, 7.9% Wholesale trade, 7.5% Financial and insurance services, 6.3% Manufacturing, 5.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Information media and telecommunications.

30.7% of homes are fully owned, and 29.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $561 per week and the median household income is $1413 per week.

The median rent in Marsfield is $410 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2300 per month.

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