Oatlands Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Oatlands (2117) is a suburb of Sydney, Northern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 18 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Oatlands is in the federal electorate of Parramatta.

In the 2011 census the population of Oatlands was 5,330 and is comprised of approximately 50.9% females and 49.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Oatlands is 39 years of age.

61.7% of people living in the suburb of Oatlands were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.3% China , 5.0% Korea, Republic of , 3.2% Lebanon, 2.1% England, 1.7% Hong Kong , 1.6% India, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.9% Malaysia, 0.8% Vietnam, 0.7% Iran, 0.7% Sri Lanka, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% Egypt.

58.3% of people living in Oatlands speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.2% Arabic, 6.7% Korean, 5.3% Cantonese, 5.0% Mandarin, 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other, 1.1% Hindi, 1.1% Greek, 0.9% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Oatlands is 35.5% Catholic, 14.5% Anglican, 13.8% No religion, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.4% Baptist, 4.0% Uniting Church, 3.3% Eastern Orthodox, 2.7% Buddhism, 1.9% Christian, nfd.

55.1% of people are married, 31.0% have never married and 6.7% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 243 widowed people living in Oatlands.

62.3% of the people living in Oatlands over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.9% are working on a part time basis. Oatlands has an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Oatlands are 27.7% Professionals, 20.0% Managers, 18.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.8% Technicians & trades workers, 9.5% Sales workers, 6.5% Community & personal service workers, 3.3% Labourers, 2.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Oatlands work in are 11.7% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Retail trade, 9.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.6% Education and training, 9.3% Construction, 8.2% Manufacturing, 7.9% Wholesale trade, 5.5% Financial and insurance services, 5.0% Accommodation and food services.

38.9% of homes are fully owned, and 35.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $623 per week and the median household income is $1666 per week.

The median rent in Oatlands is $410 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Oatlands postcode 2117