Middle Cove Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Middle Cove (2068) is a suburb of Sydney, Lower North Shore, New South Wales. It is about 8 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Middle Cove is in the federal electorate of North Sydney.

In the 2011 census the population of Middle Cove was 1,271 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

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

65.9% of people living in the suburb of Middle Cove were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.6% England, 2.8% China , 1.8% New Zealand, 1.3% South Africa, 1.3% Hong Kong , 1.2% Canada, 1.2% Japan, 1.1% Malaysia, 0.9% Italy, 0.8% Ireland, 0.8% Hungary, 0.7% Singapore, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.6% Korea, Republic of .

80.2% of people living in Middle Cove speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.5% Cantonese, 2.1% Other, 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Mandarin, 1.5% Italian, 1.3% French, 1.0% Japanese, 0.8% Spanish, 0.7% Persian.

The religious makeup of Middle Cove is 30.8% No religion, 29.4% Catholic, 17.2% Anglican, 4.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Judaism, 2.4% Buddhism, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Other religious affiliation .

62.6% of people are married, 23.9% have never married and 6.3% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 55 widowed people living in Middle Cove.

59.1% of the people living in Middle Cove 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. Middle Cove has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Middle Cove are 42.3% Professionals, 21.8% Managers, 13.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.4% Sales workers, 5.6% Community & personal service workers, 5.0% Technicians & trades workers, 2.9% Labourers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 0.5% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Middle Cove work in are 21.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Education and training, 9.5% Financial and insurance services, 7.9% Retail trade, 5.1% Public administration and safety, 4.3% Information media and telecommunications, 4.2% Wholesale trade, 3.5% Accommodation and food services.

48.2% of homes are fully owned, and 36.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1027 per week and the median household income is $2812 per week.

The median rent in Middle Cove is $602 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $4000 per month.

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