Davidson Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Davidson (2085) is a suburb of Sydney, Upper North Shore, New South Wales. It is about 14 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Davidson is in the federal electorate of Mackellar.

In the 2011 census the population of Davidson was 2,417 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Davidson is 42 years of age.

69.6% of people living in the suburb of Davidson were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.8% England, 2.2% South Africa, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.0% Germany, 0.8% United States of America, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.6% Iran, 0.6% China , 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Canada.

87.3% of people living in Davidson speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% Other, 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Italian, 0.9% German, 0.8% Cantonese, 0.7% Japanese, 0.6% Dutch, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Davidson is 28.5% Anglican, 25.7% Catholic, 22.5% No religion, 4.5% Uniting Church, 3.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.7% Pentecostal, 1.4% Eastern Orthodox, 1.3% Oriental Orthodox, 1.3% Lutheran.

64.9% of people are married, 25.2% have never married and 4.9% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 58 widowed people living in Davidson.

56.7% of the people living in Davidson over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.9% are working on a part time basis. Davidson has an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Davidson are 28.1% Professionals, 18.9% Managers, 18.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 9.8% Technicians & trades workers, 7.7% Community & personal service workers, 4.1% Labourers, 2.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Davidson work in are 13.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.5% Education and training, 10.3% Health care and social assistance, 9.8% Retail trade, 7.6% Wholesale trade, 6.9% Financial and insurance services, 6.3% Construction, 5.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Manufacturing.

48.4% of homes are fully owned, and 42.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 7.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $795 per week and the median household income is $2403 per week.

The median rent in Davidson is $577 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $3000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Davidson postcode 2085