Heathcote Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Heathcote (2233) is a suburb of Sydney, Sutherland, New South Wales. It is about 30 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Heathcote is in the federal electorate of Cunningham.

In the 2011 census the population of Heathcote was 5,977 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Heathcote is 39 years of age.

86.8% of people living in the suburb of Heathcote were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.0% England, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Thailand, 0.2% China , 0.2% Italy, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India.

94.5% of people living in Heathcote speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.4% Greek, 0.3% German, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Heathcote is 29.3% Anglican, 29.1% Catholic, 17.0% No religion, 6.3% Uniting Church, 4.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Baptist, 1.6% Brethren, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Eastern Orthodox.

55.5% of people are married, 27.7% have never married and 6.3% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 392 widowed people living in Heathcote.

58.6% of the people living in Heathcote over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.3% are working on a part time basis. Heathcote has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Heathcote are 19.1% Professionals, 18.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 17.1% Technicians & trades workers, 11.7% Managers, 11.6% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 6.7% Labourers, 4.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Heathcote work in are 11.7% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Retail trade, 9.0% Construction, 8.8% Education and training, 8.4% Public administration and safety, 7.3% Manufacturing, 7.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.4% Accommodation and food services.

42.5% of homes are fully owned, and 43.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $618 per week and the median household income is $1598 per week.

The median rent in Heathcote is $390 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2357 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Heathcote postcode 2233