Meadowbank Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Meadowbank (2114) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 12 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Meadowbank is in the federal electorate of Bennelong.

In the 2011 census the population of Meadowbank was 3,667 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Meadowbank is 31 years of age.

34.3% of people living in the suburb of Meadowbank were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 12.1% China , 10.5% Korea, Republic of , 6.7% India, 2.8% Philippines, 2.7% Hong Kong , 2.0% England, 2.0% Iran, 1.5% Malaysia, 1.3% Sri Lanka, 1.2% Nepal, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.9% Indonesia, 0.9% Japan, 0.8% South Africa.

37.9% of people living in Meadowbank speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 12.0% Korean, 10.9% Mandarin, 7.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 6.9% Cantonese, 3.1% Other, 2.3% Hindi, 2.3% Other, 1.7% Persian, 1.4% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Meadowbank is 27.1% No religion, 21.0% Catholic, 9.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.6% Anglican, 6.9% Hinduism, 5.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 5.8% Buddhism, 2.8% Islam, 2.8% Uniting Church, 2.0% Baptist.

46.7% of people are married, 42.0% have never married and 7.0% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 53 widowed people living in Meadowbank.

69.4% of the people living in Meadowbank over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 20.2% are working on a part time basis. Meadowbank has an unemployment rate of 6.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Meadowbank are 35.6% Professionals, 18.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.1% Managers, 9.4% Technicians & trades workers, 7.8% Sales workers, 7.1% Community & personal service workers, 4.6% Labourers, 3.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Meadowbank work in are 13.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.6% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Financial and insurance services, 8.8% Retail trade, 6.7% Manufacturing, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 6.3% Education and training, 6.1% Wholesale trade, 4.8% Information media and telecommunications.

12.4% of homes are fully owned, and 23.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 61.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $797 per week and the median household income is $1419 per week.

The median rent in Meadowbank is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Meadowbank postcode 2114