Kurrajong Hills Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Kurrajong Hills (2758) is a suburb of Sydney, Blue Mountains, New South Wales. It is about 64 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Kurrajong Hills is in the federal electorate of Macquarie.

In the 2011 census the population of Kurrajong Hills was 639 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kurrajong Hills is 40 years of age.

84.5% of people living in the suburb of Kurrajong Hills were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.4% England, 1.4% Scotland, 1.1% Ireland, 0.9% Malta, 0.8% Gaza Strip and West Bank, 0.8% Italy, 0.8% Germany, 0.8% Switzerland, 0.6% Netherlands.

93.0% of people living in Kurrajong Hills speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.7% German, 1.3% Italian, 1.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Russian, 0.8% Maltese, 0.6% Dutch, 0.6% Hungarian.

The religious makeup of Kurrajong Hills is 27.5% Catholic, 25.6% Anglican, 21.4% No religion, 6.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Uniting Church, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Eastern Orthodox, 1.7% Baptist, 1.2% Jehovah's Witnesses.

62.1% of people are married, 25.6% have never married and 5.5% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Kurrajong Hills.

59.0% of the people living in Kurrajong Hills over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.1% are working on a part time basis. Kurrajong Hills has an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Kurrajong Hills are 21.4% Professionals, 19.6% Managers, 17.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.1% Technicians & trades workers, 9.2% Sales workers, 7.1% Community & personal service workers, 6.2% Labourers, 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kurrajong Hills work in are 11.9% Education and training, 11.9% Construction, 9.8% Manufacturing, 8.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.3% Accommodation and food services, 7.4% Retail trade, 7.4% Health care and social assistance, 6.5% Wholesale trade, 5.7% Public administration and safety.

39.8% of homes are fully owned, and 53.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 6.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $713 per week and the median household income is $1845 per week.

The median rent in Kurrajong Hills is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2600 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kurrajong Hills postcode 2758