Woronora Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Woronora (2232) is a suburb of Sydney, Sutherland, New South Wales. It is about 23 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Woronora is in the federal electorate of Hughes.

In the 2011 census the population of Woronora was 2,220 and is comprised of approximately 48.2% females and 51.8% males.

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

81.8% of people living in the suburb of Woronora were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.8% England, 2.3% New Zealand, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Fiji, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Chile, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Poland.

91.2% of people living in Woronora speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Greek, 0.6% Macedonian, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% Other, 0.5% German, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Hindi, 0.2% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Woronora is 33.0% Catholic, 24.8% Anglican, 18.3% No religion, 5.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Uniting Church, 2.3% Eastern Orthodox, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Baptist, 1.7% Pentecostal.

57.8% of people are married, 28.5% have never married and 7.7% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 41 widowed people living in Woronora.

58.6% of the people living in Woronora over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.5% are working on a part time basis. Woronora has an unemployment rate of 4.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Woronora are 24.9% Professionals, 18.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.4% Technicians & trades workers, 14.9% Managers, 8.5% Sales workers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers, 4.7% Labourers, 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Woronora work in are 11.2% Construction, 11.1% Education and training, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.2% Retail trade, 7.2% Manufacturing, 7.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.2% Wholesale trade, 4.9% Public administration and safety.

36.2% of homes are fully owned, and 49.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $772 per week and the median household income is $1907 per week.

The median rent in Woronora is $380 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2600 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Woronora postcode 2232