Mortdale Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Mortdale (2223) is a suburb of Sydney, St George, New South Wales. It is about 17 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Mortdale is in the federal electorate of Banks.

In the 2011 census the population of Mortdale was 9,702 and is comprised of approximately 51.1% females and 48.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mortdale is 36 years of age.

61.3% of people living in the suburb of Mortdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.3% China , 2.6% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 2.6% England, 2.1% New Zealand, 1.7% India, 1.6% Hong Kong , 1.4% Nepal, 1.4% Philippines, 0.9% Egypt, 0.8% Bangladesh, 0.6% Indonesia, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.6% Greece, 0.6% Italy.

60.6% of people living in Mortdale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.3% Mandarin, 5.4% Cantonese, 4.7% Macedonian, 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.7% Greek, 2.2% Arabic, 2.0% Other, 1.8% Other, 1.2% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Mortdale is 27.3% Catholic, 18.9% No religion, 15.9% Anglican, 9.6% Eastern Orthodox, 5.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.2% Buddhism, 2.9% Islam, 2.8% Uniting Church, 2.6% Hinduism, 2.3% Baptist.

49.7% of people are married, 33.2% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 502 widowed people living in Mortdale.

65.6% of the people living in Mortdale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.8% are working on a part time basis. Mortdale has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Mortdale are 24.1% Professionals, 19.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.8% Technicians & trades workers, 11.6% Managers, 10.0% Community & personal service workers, 8.5% Sales workers, 7.3% Labourers, 5.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mortdale work in are 10.9% Health care and social assistance, 8.7% Retail trade, 7.9% Financial and insurance services, 7.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.8% Education and training, 7.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.4% Manufacturing, 6.7% Public administration and safety, 6.4% Accommodation and food services.

30.6% of homes are fully owned, and 34.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $673 per week and the median household income is $1392 per week.

The median rent in Mortdale is $340 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

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