Putney Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Putney (2112) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 10 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Putney is in the federal electorate of Bennelong.

In the 2011 census the population of Putney was 4,076 and is comprised of approximately 50.8% females and 49.2% males.

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

70.5% of people living in the suburb of Putney were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.0% China , 2.7% Italy, 2.3% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.1% Vietnam, 1.1% Hong Kong , 1.1% India, 0.8% Greece, 0.8% Egypt, 0.8% Malaysia, 0.7% Korea, Republic of , 0.6% Lebanon, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Philippines.

68.9% of people living in Putney speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Italian, 3.6% Greek, 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.2% Cantonese, 2.7% Mandarin, 2.1% Arabic, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.2% Korean, 1.1% Other.

The religious makeup of Putney is 40.9% Catholic, 15.4% Anglican, 14.3% No religion, 6.2% Eastern Orthodox, 5.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.7% Uniting Church, 2.5% Buddhism, 1.3% Hinduism, 1.2% Christian, nfd.

58.3% of people are married, 28.8% have never married and 5.6% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 188 widowed people living in Putney.

61.5% of the people living in Putney over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.7% are working on a part time basis. Putney has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Putney are 30.0% Professionals, 18.3% Managers, 18.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.9% Technicians & trades workers, 9.1% Sales workers, 6.6% Community & personal service workers, 3.8% Labourers, 2.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Putney work in are 12.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.4% Construction, 9.2% Retail trade, 8.6% Education and training, 6.7% Financial and insurance services, 5.9% Manufacturing, 5.2% Wholesale trade, 5.2% Accommodation and food services.

47.0% of homes are fully owned, and 36.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $766 per week and the median household income is $2154 per week.

The median rent in Putney is $488 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $3000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Putney postcode 2112