North Willoughby Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

North Willoughby (2068) is a suburb of Sydney, Upper North Shore, New South Wales. It is about 7 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. North Willoughby is in the federal electorate of North Sydney.

In the 2011 census the population of North Willoughby was 3,895 and is comprised of approximately 52.6% females and 47.4% males.

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

59.6% of people living in the suburb of North Willoughby were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 3.9% China , 2.4% New Zealand, 2.1% Hong Kong , 1.9% Italy, 1.9% Japan, 1.7% Philippines, 1.1% Croatia, 1.1% South Africa, 0.9% Indonesia, 0.9% Iran, 0.9% Taiwan, 0.8% Lebanon, 0.8% Malaysia.

66.2% of people living in North Willoughby speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.1% Cantonese, 4.6% Mandarin, 4.1% Other, 3.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.6% Italian, 2.4% Japanese, 1.8% Croatian, 1.4% Greek, 1.0% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of North Willoughby is 32.9% Catholic, 23.9% No religion, 17.3% Anglican, 5.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Buddhism, 2.6% Oriental Orthodox, 2.5% Eastern Orthodox, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Uniting Church.

53.6% of people are married, 31.7% have never married and 7.6% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 157 widowed people living in North Willoughby.

63.8% of the people living in North Willoughby over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.3% are working on a part time basis. North Willoughby has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in North Willoughby are 32.1% Professionals, 18.7% Managers, 16.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.7% Sales workers, 8.3% Technicians & trades workers, 6.5% Community & personal service workers, 4.2% Labourers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.0% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from North Willoughby work in are 16.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.9% Financial and insurance services, 8.6% Retail trade, 8.5% Health care and social assistance, 7.8% Education and training, 5.2% Wholesale trade, 5.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Information media and telecommunications, 4.9% Manufacturing.

39.9% of homes are fully owned, and 28.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $752 per week and the median household income is $1742 per week.

The median rent in North Willoughby is $480 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2900 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for North Willoughby postcode 2068

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