Minchinbury Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Minchinbury (2770) is a suburb of Sydney, Western Sydney, New South Wales. It is about 38 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Minchinbury is in the federal electorate of Chifley.

In the 2011 census the population of Minchinbury was 5,453 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Minchinbury is 32 years of age.

60.5% of people living in the suburb of Minchinbury were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.2% Philippines, 2.9% Fiji, 2.5% New Zealand, 1.9% England, 1.8% India, 1.3% Malta, 1.1% South Africa, 0.9% Pakistan, 0.7% Turkey, 0.7% Lebanon, 0.6% Samoa, 0.6% Indonesia, 0.6% Egypt, 0.6% Croatia.

61.6% of people living in Minchinbury speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Tagalog, 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.4% Arabic, 3.3% Hindi, 2.6% Other, 2.3% Filipino , 1.7% Urdu, 1.4% Turkish, 1.3% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Minchinbury is 40.1% Catholic, 14.6% Anglican, 7.8% No religion, 7.2% Islam, 5.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.2% Hinduism, 2.6% Eastern Orthodox, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Uniting Church.

53.0% of people are married, 35.5% have never married and 5.7% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 120 widowed people living in Minchinbury.

64.8% of the people living in Minchinbury over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.5% are working on a part time basis. Minchinbury has an unemployment rate of 5.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Minchinbury are 20.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.8% Technicians & trades workers, 14.2% Professionals, 11.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.6% Sales workers, 9.4% Labourers, 8.2% Managers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Minchinbury work in are 13.9% Manufacturing, 11.9% Retail trade, 9.4% Health care and social assistance, 8.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.6% Construction, 6.4% Public administration and safety, 6.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.5% Wholesale trade, 5.2% Financial and insurance services.

25.1% of homes are fully owned, and 57.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $612 per week and the median household income is $1712 per week.

The median rent in Minchinbury is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Minchinbury postcode 2770