Eveleigh Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Eveleigh (2015) is a suburb of Sydney, Inner West, New South Wales. It is about 4 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Eveleigh is in the federal electorate of Sydney.

In the 2011 census the population of Eveleigh was 473 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.

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

55.9% of people living in the suburb of Eveleigh were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.6% Vietnam, 6.1% New Zealand, 3.8% China , 3.4% England, 1.5% Ireland, 1.3% Ghana, 1.3% Tonga, 1.3% Cook Islands, 1.3% Indonesia, 1.1% Argentina, 0.8% Lebanon, 0.8% India, 0.8% Singapore, 0.8% Papua New Guinea.

66.5% of people living in Eveleigh speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.5% Vietnamese, 4.2% Mandarin, 3.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Cantonese, 2.1% Other, 1.5% Spanish, 1.5% Indonesian, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.3% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Eveleigh is 32.8% No religion, 29.8% Catholic, 9.3% Buddhism, 7.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.1% Anglican, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Baptist, 1.5% Hinduism, 1.5% Uniting Church, 1.3% Eastern Orthodox.

26.2% of people are married, 59.4% have never married and 9.1% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Eveleigh.

65.2% of the people living in Eveleigh over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.0% are working on a part time basis. Eveleigh has an unemployment rate of 6.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Eveleigh are 34.3% Professionals, 18.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Managers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 9.4% Technicians & trades workers, 6.8% Sales workers, 4.9% Labourers, 3.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Eveleigh work in are 16.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 12.6% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Public administration and safety, 9.5% Financial and insurance services, 8.4% Education and training, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Administrative and support services, 4.6% Information media and telecommunications, 4.6% Inadequately described/Not stated.

2.6% of homes are fully owned, and 30.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 65.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $644 per week and the median household income is $1312 per week.

The median rent in Eveleigh is $238 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2900 per month.

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