Asquith Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Asquith (2077) is a suburb of Sydney, Upper North Shore, New South Wales. It is about 22 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Asquith is in the federal electorates of Berowra, Bradfield.

In the 2011 census the population of Asquith was 3,474 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

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

66.8% of people living in the suburb of Asquith were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.3% England, 2.9% China , 2.4% New Zealand, 2.2% India, 1.8% Philippines, 1.2% Korea, Republic of , 1.1% Hong Kong , 1.0% Italy, 1.0% Malaysia, 0.9% South Africa, 0.8% Vietnam, 0.8% Japan, 0.6% Iran, 0.6% Sri Lanka.

75.7% of people living in Asquith speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Mandarin, 3.0% Cantonese, 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Other, 1.5% Korean, 1.2% Italian, 1.0% Hindi, 1.0% Tagalog, 0.9% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Asquith is 25.7% Catholic, 22.0% Anglican, 21.3% No religion, 4.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Uniting Church, 3.0% Buddhism, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Hinduism, 1.7% Baptist.

57.1% of people are married, 29.2% have never married and 6.1% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 145 widowed people living in Asquith.

59.2% of the people living in Asquith over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.0% are working on a part time basis. Asquith has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Asquith are 30.7% Professionals, 16.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.5% Technicians & trades workers, 11.4% Managers, 9.6% Community & personal service workers, 8.6% Sales workers, 6.8% Labourers, 2.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Asquith work in are 15.1% Health care and social assistance, 11.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.8% Education and training, 9.6% Retail trade, 7.1% Construction, 6.7% Financial and insurance services, 6.0% Manufacturing, 5.4% Public administration and safety, 4.8% Wholesale trade.

41.3% of homes are fully owned, and 37.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $639 per week and the median household income is $1643 per week.

The median rent in Asquith is $400 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2200 per month.

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