Carlton Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Carlton (2218) is a suburb of Sydney, St George, New South Wales. It is about 14 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Carlton is in the federal electorates of Banks, Barton.

In the 2011 census the population of Carlton was 9,808 and is comprised of approximately 49.7% females and 50.3% males.

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

47.0% of people living in the suburb of Carlton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 11.5% China , 3.7% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 3.1% Greece, 2.2% New Zealand, 2.1% Lebanon, 1.9% Hong Kong , 1.9% Nepal, 1.3% India, 1.3% Philippines, 1.3% England, 1.2% Bangladesh, 1.2% Egypt, 1.2% Italy, 0.8% Indonesia.

36.7% of people living in Carlton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.3% Mandarin, 8.3% Greek, 8.3% Cantonese, 6.3% Arabic, 6.1% Macedonian, 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.3% Other, 2.3% Other, 1.8% Italian.

The religious makeup of Carlton is 21.1% Catholic, 18.2% No religion, 18.2% Eastern Orthodox, 9.4% Anglican, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.1% Islam, 5.0% Buddhism, 3.3% Hinduism, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Uniting Church.

53.3% of people are married, 31.2% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 395 widowed people living in Carlton.

61.7% of the people living in Carlton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.3% are working on a part time basis. Carlton has an unemployment rate of 6.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Carlton are 23.3% Professionals, 17.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.0% Technicians & trades workers, 9.7% Managers, 9.6% Sales workers, 9.2% Labourers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Carlton work in are 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.6% Retail trade, 8.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.7% Accommodation and food services, 7.7% Manufacturing, 7.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.7% Financial and insurance services, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 5.8% Education and training.

32.8% of homes are fully owned, and 32.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 31.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $559 per week and the median household income is $1320 per week.

The median rent in Carlton is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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