Waterfall Demographics (NSW) Local Stats
Waterfall (2233) is a suburb of Sydney, Sutherland, New South Wales. It is about 36 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Waterfall is in the federal electorate of Cunningham.
In the 2011 census the population of Waterfall was 483 and is comprised of approximately 48.7% females and 51.3% males.
The median/average age of the population of Waterfall is 38 years of age.
86.9% of people living in the suburb of Waterfall were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.6% England, 2.1% Philippines, 1.2% Denmark, 1.0% United States of America, 1.0% Russian Federation, 0.8% New Zealand.
93.4% of people living in Waterfall speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Italian, 1.0% German, 0.6% Filipino , 0.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Russian, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.6% Other, 0.6% Japanese.
The religious makeup of Waterfall is 29.7% Anglican, 20.7% Catholic, 18.0% No religion, 6.2% Uniting Church, 6.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.8% Baptist, 3.9% Christian, nfd, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Pentecostal, 1.7% Other religious affiliation .
56.7% of people are married, 29.0% have never married and 9.7% are divorced and 0.8% are separated. There are 14 widowed people living in Waterfall.
62.2% of the people living in Waterfall over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.0% are working on a part time basis. Waterfall has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.
The main occupations of people living in Waterfall are 18.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 18.5% Professionals, 16.2% Technicians & trades workers, 11.7% Managers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Labourers, 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.8% Sales workers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
The main industries people from Waterfall work in are 11.7% Manufacturing, 11.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 10.2% Health care and social assistance, 7.1% Public administration and safety, 7.1% Retail trade, 6.4% Construction, 6.0% Education and training, 4.9% Accommodation and food services.
36.1% of homes are fully owned, and 46.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.4% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $630 per week and the median household income is $1602 per week.
The median rent in Waterfall is $338 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2383 per month.
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