Bexley Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bexley (2207) is a suburb of Sydney, St George, New South Wales. It is about 12 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bexley is in the federal electorate of Barton.

In the 2011 census the population of Bexley was 19,067 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

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

52.6% of people living in the suburb of Bexley were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.6% China , 4.4% Lebanon, 4.1% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 2.8% Greece, 2.3% New Zealand, 1.8% Italy, 1.5% Egypt, 1.4% Philippines, 1.3% England, 1.2% Hong Kong , 0.9% India, 0.9% Bangladesh, 0.8% Nepal, 0.6% Vietnam.

39.7% of people living in Bexley speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 12.7% Arabic, 8.4% Greek, 7.1% Macedonian, 5.3% Cantonese, 5.2% Mandarin, 4.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.8% Italian, 1.8% Other, 1.6% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Bexley is 24.5% Catholic, 19.3% Eastern Orthodox, 12.8% No religion, 12.8% Islam, 8.1% Anglican, 6.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Buddhism, 1.9% Uniting Church, 1.9% Hinduism, 1.7% Oriental Orthodox.

53.1% of people are married, 30.0% have never married and 7.0% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 1087 widowed people living in Bexley.

61.7% of the people living in Bexley over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.9% are working on a part time basis. Bexley has an unemployment rate of 5.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Bexley are 21.3% Professionals, 17.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.8% Technicians & trades workers, 10.8% Managers, 9.7% Labourers, 9.2% Sales workers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bexley work in are 10.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 9.7% Retail trade, 7.7% Manufacturing, 6.9% Accommodation and food services, 6.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.7% Construction, 6.7% Education and training, 6.7% Financial and insurance services.

36.8% of homes are fully owned, and 37.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $528 per week and the median household income is $1358 per week.

The median rent in Bexley is $370 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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