North Rocks Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

North Rocks (2151) is a suburb of Sydney, Parramatta, New South Wales. It is about 20 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. North Rocks is in the federal electorates of Mitchell, Parramatta.

In the 2011 census the population of North Rocks was 7,625 and is comprised of approximately 50.7% females and 49.3% males.

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

65.7% of people living in the suburb of North Rocks were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.4% China , 3.1% England, 2.0% Korea, Republic of , 1.9% Hong Kong , 1.8% India, 1.5% New Zealand, 1.3% Malaysia, 1.2% Sri Lanka, 0.7% Lebanon, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.7% Iran, 0.6% Singapore, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Italy.

68.3% of people living in North Rocks speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.2% Cantonese, 5.7% Mandarin, 2.8% Korean, 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.1% Arabic, 1.5% Other, 1.2% Greek, 1.1% Hindi, 0.8% Sinhalese.

The religious makeup of North Rocks is 29.0% Catholic, 18.9% Anglican, 18.7% No religion, 6.1% Uniting Church, 4.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.8% Buddhism, 2.7% Hinduism, 2.5% Eastern Orthodox, 2.0% Baptist.

61.6% of people are married, 25.8% have never married and 5.4% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 341 widowed people living in North Rocks.

61.3% of the people living in North Rocks over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.8% are working on a part time basis. North Rocks has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in North Rocks are 31.2% Professionals, 16.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.1% Managers, 11.8% Technicians & trades workers, 9.4% Sales workers, 7.2% Community & personal service workers, 4.6% Labourers, 2.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from North Rocks work in are 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 10.2% Education and training, 9.8% Retail trade, 9.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.9% Manufacturing, 7.1% Wholesale trade, 7.1% Construction, 6.2% Financial and insurance services, 5.1% Public administration and safety.

45.4% of homes are fully owned, and 41.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $678 per week and the median household income is $1891 per week.

The median rent in North Rocks is $450 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

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