Old Guildford Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

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

In the 2011 census the population of Old Guildford was 2,596 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Old Guildford is 28 years of age.

55.7% of people living in the suburb of Old Guildford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 13.0% Lebanon, 2.7% Vietnam, 1.8% Iraq, 1.8% Burma , 1.7% China , 1.5% Afghanistan, 1.4% Syria, 1.2% Philippines, 1.0% Thailand, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.7% Turkey, 0.6% Fiji, 0.6% India, 0.5% England.

44.6% of people living in Old Guildford speak Arabic. The other top languages spoken are 26.5% English only, 4.6% Other, 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.1% Cantonese, 2.8% Vietnamese, 1.7% Mandarin, 1.2% Spanish, 1.2% Turkish, 0.9% Persian.

The religious makeup of Old Guildford is 39.4% Islam, 25.8% Catholic, 5.9% Anglican, 5.5% Buddhism, 5.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.7% No religion, 3.1% Eastern Orthodox, 2.5% Baptist, 1.2% Pentecostal, 1.2% Christian, nfd.

51.8% of people are married, 34.8% have never married and 5.7% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 83 widowed people living in Old Guildford.

55.4% of the people living in Old Guildford over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.9% are working on a part time basis. Old Guildford has an unemployment rate of 10.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Old Guildford are 18.3% Technicians & trades workers, 15.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.9% Labourers, 12.3% Professionals, 10.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.2% Sales workers, 9.1% Managers, 8.8% Community & personal service workers, 2.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Old Guildford work in are 12.4% Manufacturing, 11.8% Retail trade, 11.0% Construction, 8.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.2% Health care and social assistance, 7.1% Wholesale trade, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 4.7% Education and training.

31.6% of homes are fully owned, and 34.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $366 per week and the median household income is $1076 per week.

The median rent in Old Guildford is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Old Guildford postcode 2161