Barden Ridge Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Barden Ridge (2234) is a suburb of Sydney, Sutherland, New South Wales. It is about 26 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Barden Ridge is in the federal electorate of Hughes.

In the 2011 census the population of Barden Ridge was 4,041 and is comprised of approximately 49.1% females and 50.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Barden Ridge is 35 years of age.

82.8% of people living in the suburb of Barden Ridge were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.0% England, 1.4% South Africa, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.6% China , 0.6% Lebanon, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Egypt, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Chile, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Greece, 0.3% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.3% Ireland.

87.7% of people living in Barden Ridge speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.8% Arabic, 1.6% Spanish, 1.5% Greek, 1.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Italian, 1.2% Cantonese, 0.9% Other, 0.7% Macedonian, 0.3% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Barden Ridge is 32.8% Catholic, 28.8% Anglican, 11.2% No religion, 4.3% Eastern Orthodox, 4.1% Uniting Church, 3.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.9% Baptist, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Pentecostal.

57.4% of people are married, 33.6% have never married and 4.7% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 71 widowed people living in Barden Ridge.

60.3% of the people living in Barden Ridge over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.3% are working on a part time basis. Barden Ridge has an unemployment rate of 3.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Barden Ridge are 20.9% Professionals, 19.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.7% Managers, 14.1% Technicians & trades workers, 11.5% Sales workers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 5.1% Labourers, 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Barden Ridge work in are 11.5% Retail trade, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.4% Manufacturing, 9.3% Education and training, 9.0% Construction, 8.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.8% Wholesale trade, 5.7% Public administration and safety.

36.7% of homes are fully owned, and 56.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 6.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $718 per week and the median household income is $2495 per week.

The median rent in Barden Ridge is $560 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2271 per month.

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