Marayong Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Marayong (2148) is a suburb of Sydney, Western Sydney, New South Wales. It is about 32 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Marayong is in the federal electorate of Chifley.

In the 2011 census the population of Marayong was 7,316 and is comprised of approximately 51.1% females and 48.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Marayong is 36 years of age.

57.2% of people living in the suburb of Marayong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.8% Philippines, 5.1% India, 2.8% Poland, 2.3% New Zealand, 2.1% England, 1.2% Fiji, 1.0% Malta, 1.0% Italy, 0.9% China , 0.9% Egypt, 0.7% Sudan, 0.7% Sri Lanka, 0.6% Indonesia, 0.5% Korea, Republic of .

61.3% of people living in Marayong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.6% Tagalog, 3.4% Arabic, 3.2% Other, 3.0% Polish, 2.6% Filipino , 2.6% Hindi, 2.5% Punjabi, 1.1% Italian.

The religious makeup of Marayong is 40.0% Catholic, 16.0% Anglican, 10.0% No religion, 6.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Hinduism, 3.3% Islam, 3.1% Uniting Church, 2.6% Other Religious Groups, 2.5% Eastern Orthodox, 2.4% Christian, nfd.

47.2% of people are married, 33.4% have never married and 7.3% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 503 widowed people living in Marayong.

63.0% of the people living in Marayong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.4% are working on a part time basis. Marayong has an unemployment rate of 7.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Marayong are 19.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.7% Technicians & trades workers, 15.3% Professionals, 11.1% Labourers, 10.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.0% Community & personal service workers, 8.6% Sales workers, 6.7% Managers, 2.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Marayong work in are 13.2% Manufacturing, 11.3% Health care and social assistance, 9.9% Retail trade, 7.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.8% Construction, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Wholesale trade, 5.6% Professional, scientific and technical services.

29.2% of homes are fully owned, and 35.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $500 per week and the median household income is $1149 per week.

The median rent in Marayong is $275 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

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