Werrington Downs Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Werrington Downs (2747) is a suburb of Sydney, Western Sydney, New South Wales. It is about 46 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Werrington Downs is in the federal electorate of Lindsay.

In the 2011 census the population of Werrington Downs was 3,264 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Werrington Downs is 33 years of age.

81.5% of people living in the suburb of Werrington Downs were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.1% England, 1.7% New Zealand, 0.9% Scotland, 0.8% Lebanon, 0.8% India, 0.7% Philippines, 0.5% Malta, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Chile, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Greece, 0.2% Ukraine, 0.2% Ireland.

90.0% of people living in Werrington Downs speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Arabic, 0.9% Other, 0.5% Greek, 0.5% Spanish, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Filipino , 0.2% Serbian.

The religious makeup of Werrington Downs is 33.6% Catholic, 28.5% Anglican, 16.7% No religion, 5.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.7% Uniting Church, 1.7% Eastern Orthodox, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.2% Islam.

50.8% of people are married, 35.9% have never married and 6.9% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 71 widowed people living in Werrington Downs.

64.3% of the people living in Werrington Downs over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.1% are working on a part time basis. Werrington Downs has an unemployment rate of 5.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Werrington Downs are 19.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.7% Technicians & trades workers, 12.7% Professionals, 10.8% Sales workers, 10.6% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Labourers, 9.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.8% Managers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Werrington Downs work in are 12.5% Retail trade, 11.8% Manufacturing, 9.4% Construction, 9.4% Health care and social assistance, 8.1% Public administration and safety, 7.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.7% Education and training, 5.9% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Wholesale trade.

27.2% of homes are fully owned, and 57.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $694 per week and the median household income is $1725 per week.

The median rent in Werrington Downs is $335 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1907 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Werrington Downs postcode 2747