Miranda Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Miranda (2228) is a suburb of Sydney, Sutherland, New South Wales. It is about 21 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Miranda is in the federal electorate of Cook.

In the 2011 census the population of Miranda was 14,436 and is comprised of approximately 51.7% females and 48.3% males.

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

70.3% of people living in the suburb of Miranda were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.6% England, 2.5% New Zealand, 1.7% China , 1.4% India, 1.1% Philippines, 1.0% Italy, 0.7% Egypt, 0.6% Greece, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Hong Kong , 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Indonesia, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.4% Russian Federation.

76.5% of people living in Miranda speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.3% Greek, 1.9% Other, 1.6% Mandarin, 1.6% Italian, 1.6% Cantonese, 1.1% Arabic, 0.9% Spanish, 0.6% Macedonian.

The religious makeup of Miranda is 30.1% Catholic, 23.1% Anglican, 14.9% No religion, 7.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.1% Eastern Orthodox, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Baptist, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Islam.

48.1% of people are married, 32.1% have never married and 9.0% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 936 widowed people living in Miranda.

63.1% of the people living in Miranda over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.1% are working on a part time basis. Miranda has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Miranda are 20.8% Professionals, 17.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.1% Technicians & trades workers, 11.6% Managers, 10.9% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Sales workers, 7.0% Labourers, 5.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Miranda work in are 11.4% Retail trade, 11.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.5% Construction, 7.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.7% Manufacturing, 7.3% Public administration and safety, 7.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.0% Education and training, 5.9% Accommodation and food services.

32.3% of homes are fully owned, and 31.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $630 per week and the median household income is $1294 per week.

The median rent in Miranda is $370 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2275 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Miranda postcode 2228