Birrong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Birrong (2143) is a suburb of Sydney, Canterbury/Bankstown, New South Wales. It is about 17 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Birrong is in the federal electorate of Blaxland.

In the 2011 census the population of Birrong was 2,953 and is comprised of approximately 51.1% females and 48.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Birrong is 37 years of age.

50.2% of people living in the suburb of Birrong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 15.7% Vietnam, 3.3% China , 3.2% Lebanon, 2.2% New Zealand, 1.1% Fiji, 1.0% England, 0.9% Italy, 0.9% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.7% Iraq, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Cambodia, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Portugal, 0.4% Tonga.

35.4% of people living in Birrong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 19.5% Vietnamese, 13.3% Arabic, 7.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 5.9% Cantonese, 3.1% Mandarin, 2.8% Other, 1.6% Macedonian, 1.4% Greek, 1.0% Italian.

The religious makeup of Birrong is 24.7% Catholic, 17.9% Buddhism, 14.0% Islam, 9.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.6% No religion, 8.4% Anglican, 4.7% Eastern Orthodox, 1.8% Uniting Church, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Baptist.

47.3% of people are married, 35.1% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 147 widowed people living in Birrong.

60.8% of the people living in Birrong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.6% are working on a part time basis. Birrong has an unemployment rate of 8.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Birrong are 17.8% Professionals, 17.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.8% Technicians & trades workers, 11.5% Labourers, 10.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.7% Sales workers, 7.7% Managers, 6.8% Community & personal service workers, 2.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Birrong work in are 13.0% Manufacturing, 12.5% Retail trade, 9.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.9% Health care and social assistance, 7.1% Construction, 6.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.2% Wholesale trade, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Financial and insurance services.

45.0% of homes are fully owned, and 29.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $420 per week and the median household income is $1095 per week.

The median rent in Birrong is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Birrong postcode 2143