Guildford Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Guildford (2161) is a suburb of Sydney, Parramatta, New South Wales. It is about 20 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Guildford is in the federal electorates of Blaxland, Parramatta.

In the 2011 census the population of Guildford was 19,851 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.

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

50.1% of people living in the suburb of Guildford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 12.0% Lebanon, 2.8% China , 2.0% Vietnam, 1.8% Afghanistan, 1.7% Iraq, 1.7% Philippines, 1.6% India, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.2% Turkey, 1.1% Fiji, 0.8% Pakistan, 0.7% England, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% Iran.

33.0% of people living in Guildford speak Arabic. The other top languages spoken are 30.1% English only, 7.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.9% Other, 2.7% Cantonese, 2.4% Turkish, 2.3% Mandarin, 2.0% Vietnamese, 1.7% Persian, 1.2% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Guildford is 30.6% Catholic, 27.2% Islam, 8.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.9% No religion, 6.9% Anglican, 4.1% Eastern Orthodox, 4.0% Buddhism, 2.0% Hinduism, 1.6% Uniting Church, 1.2% Christian, nfd.

48.8% of people are married, 33.9% have never married and 7.8% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 863 widowed people living in Guildford.

58.7% of the people living in Guildford over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.5% are working on a part time basis. Guildford has an unemployment rate of 9.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Guildford are 17.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 17.0% Technicians & trades workers, 14.9% Professionals, 11.0% Labourers, 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.7% Sales workers, 8.8% Managers, 8.3% Community & personal service workers, 3.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Guildford work in are 11.6% Retail trade, 11.0% Construction, 10.8% Manufacturing, 9.6% Health care and social assistance, 6.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.5% Financial and insurance services, 5.4% Public administration and safety.

25.5% of homes are fully owned, and 30.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 39.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $384 per week and the median household income is $945 per week.

The median rent in Guildford is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1880 per month.

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