Berowra Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Berowra (2081) is a suburb of Sydney, Upper North Shore, New South Wales. It is about 28 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Berowra is in the federal electorate of Berowra.

In the 2011 census the population of Berowra was 4,623 and is comprised of approximately 49.7% females and 50.3% males.

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

74.6% of people living in the suburb of Berowra were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.9% England, 1.8% New Zealand, 0.9% Philippines, 0.7% India, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Iran, 0.4% China , 0.3% Hungary.

89.6% of people living in Berowra speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.6% Persian, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% German, 0.4% Greek, 0.4% Urdu, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Berowra is 25.6% Anglican, 23.3% Catholic, 22.5% No religion, 5.8% Uniting Church, 5.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.8% Baptist, 2.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Eastern Orthodox, 1.0% Buddhism.

62.4% of people are married, 26.3% have never married and 6.4% are divorced and 1.6% are separated. There are 115 widowed people living in Berowra.

58.7% of the people living in Berowra over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.8% are working on a part time basis. Berowra has an unemployment rate of 3.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Berowra are 28.3% Professionals, 17.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.6% Managers, 11.9% Technicians & trades workers, 9.5% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Sales workers, 5.2% Labourers, 2.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Berowra work in are 13.2% Health care and social assistance, 10.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.9% Education and training, 8.8% Retail trade, 7.9% Construction, 7.3% Financial and insurance services, 6.3% Manufacturing, 6.2% Wholesale trade, 6.1% Public administration and safety.

34.4% of homes are fully owned, and 52.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $742 per week and the median household income is $2091 per week.

The median rent in Berowra is $400 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Berowra postcode 2081