Eastern Creek Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Eastern Creek (2766) is a suburb of Sydney, Western Sydney, New South Wales. It is about 34 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Eastern Creek is in the federal electorates of Chifley, McMahon.

In the 2011 census the population of Eastern Creek was 799 and is comprised of approximately 49.4% females and 50.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Eastern Creek is 31 years of age.

69.2% of people living in the suburb of Eastern Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.9% New Zealand, 4.0% Philippines, 2.0% Samoa, 1.8% Fiji, 1.8% England, 1.3% Thailand, 1.1% Tonga, 1.0% Vietnam, 1.0% Syria, 1.0% Netherlands, 1.0% Lebanon, 0.8% Gaza Strip and West Bank, 0.6% Denmark, 0.5% Poland.

69.0% of people living in Eastern Creek speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.8% Arabic, 4.6% Other, 2.5% Samoan, 2.5% Tagalog, 2.0% Vietnamese, 1.6% Hindi, 1.5% Italian, 1.4% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Eastern Creek is 35.2% Catholic, 15.3% Anglican, 13.5% No religion, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Uniting Church, 4.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.5% Eastern Orthodox, 3.4% Pentecostal, 3.1% Buddhism, 2.0% Hinduism.

44.9% of people are married, 36.8% have never married and 6.9% are divorced and 5.6% are separated. There are 35 widowed people living in Eastern Creek.

64.7% of the people living in Eastern Creek over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 20.4% are working on a part time basis. Eastern Creek has an unemployment rate of 7.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Eastern Creek are 15.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 15.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.9% Labourers, 11.2% Sales workers, 11.2% Community & personal service workers, 7.6% Professionals, 5.6% Managers, 5.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Eastern Creek work in are 16.9% Manufacturing, 13.6% Construction, 13.6% Retail trade, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.5% Public administration and safety, 6.2% Inadequately described/Not stated, 5.6% Wholesale trade, 5.3% Accommodation and food services.

26.4% of homes are fully owned, and 39.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $516 per week and the median household income is $1068 per week.

The median rent in Eastern Creek is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1847 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Eastern Creek postcode 2766