Alfords Point Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Alfords Point (2234) is a suburb of Sydney, Sutherland, New South Wales. It is about 22 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Alfords Point is in the federal electorate of Hughes.

In the 2011 census the population of Alfords Point was 3,303 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Alfords Point is 38 years of age.

76.2% of people living in the suburb of Alfords Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.6% England, 2.1% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 1.6% Greece, 1.5% Lebanon, 1.0% Croatia, 1.0% Italy, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.9% Vietnam, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.5% Cyprus, 0.5% Fiji, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.4% Japan, 0.4% Egypt.

71.7% of people living in Alfords Point speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.4% Greek, 4.1% Arabic, 3.1% Macedonian, 1.8% Italian, 1.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Cantonese, 1.6% Croatian, 1.0% Other, 0.7% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Alfords Point is 34.7% Catholic, 17.6% Anglican, 16.4% Eastern Orthodox, 8.7% No religion, 3.9% Uniting Church, 3.2% Baptist, 3.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.3% Islam, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Hinduism.

58.5% of people are married, 34.6% have never married and 3.6% are divorced and 1.3% are separated. There are 56 widowed people living in Alfords Point.

60.5% of the people living in Alfords Point over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.8% are working on a part time basis. Alfords Point has an unemployment rate of 2.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Alfords Point are 21.4% Professionals, 19.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.2% Managers, 12.1% Sales workers, 12.0% Technicians & trades workers, 7.0% Community & personal service workers, 5.3% Labourers, 3.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Alfords Point work in are 11.9% Retail trade, 10.3% Education and training, 8.8% Health care and social assistance, 8.6% Manufacturing, 7.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.1% Financial and insurance services, 6.6% Construction, 5.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.5% Accommodation and food services.

49.2% of homes are fully owned, and 44.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 5.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $707 per week and the median household income is $2496 per week.

The median rent in Alfords Point is $530 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

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