West Hoxton Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

West Hoxton (2171) is a suburb of Sydney, Liverpool/Fairfield, New South Wales. It is about 34 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. West Hoxton is in the federal electorates of Fowler, Werriwa.

In the 2011 census the population of West Hoxton was 9,130 and is comprised of approximately 50.7% females and 49.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of West Hoxton is 30 years of age.

57.7% of people living in the suburb of West Hoxton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.4% Fiji, 3.5% Iraq, 2.6% Philippines, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.8% Italy, 1.5% Vietnam, 1.2% Lebanon, 1.1% India, 1.1% Chile, 1.0% Cambodia, 1.0% Laos, 1.0% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.8% Timor-Leste, 0.8% Croatia.

47.7% of people living in West Hoxton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.6% Arabic, 6.1% Hindi, 4.3% Spanish, 4.2% Italian, 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.5% Other, 3.3% Assyrian, 2.6% Serbian, 2.1% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of West Hoxton is 44.2% Catholic, 8.4% Eastern Orthodox, 6.7% Islam, 6.7% Anglican, 5.7% Hinduism, 5.5% Buddhism, 4.8% No religion, 4.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.4% Pentecostal, 1.9% Christian, nfd.

61.1% of people are married, 28.9% have never married and 4.9% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 163 widowed people living in West Hoxton.

65.3% of the people living in West Hoxton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.3% are working on a part time basis. West Hoxton has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in West Hoxton are 18.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.7% Professionals, 16.0% Technicians & trades workers, 11.5% Managers, 9.7% Labourers, 9.3% Sales workers, 8.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.5% Community & personal service workers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from West Hoxton work in are 15.5% Manufacturing, 11.2% Retail trade, 10.0% Construction, 9.8% Health care and social assistance, 6.3% Education and training, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.0% Wholesale trade, 5.4% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Public administration and safety.

16.2% of homes are fully owned, and 68.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $661 per week and the median household income is $1872 per week.

The median rent in West Hoxton is $450 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for West Hoxton postcode 2171