Killara Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Killara (2071) is a suburb of Sydney, Upper North Shore, New South Wales. It is about 12 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Killara is in the federal electorate of Bradfield.

In the 2011 census the population of Killara was 9,284 and is comprised of approximately 53.1% females and 46.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Killara is 41 years of age.

59.2% of people living in the suburb of Killara were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.1% China , 5.1% England, 3.7% Hong Kong , 2.2% Korea, Republic of , 2.2% New Zealand, 1.9% South Africa, 1.3% India, 1.3% Malaysia, 1.1% Taiwan, 1.0% United States of America, 0.9% Japan, 0.9% Singapore, 0.6% Iran, 0.6% Germany.

70.1% of people living in Killara speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.2% Cantonese, 6.5% Mandarin, 3.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Korean, 1.5% Other, 1.0% Japanese, 0.8% Persian, 0.6% German, 0.6% Other.

The religious makeup of Killara is 24.3% No religion, 21.8% Anglican, 20.3% Catholic, 7.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.3% Uniting Church, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.5% Buddhism, 2.6% Judaism, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Hinduism.

58.3% of people are married, 28.3% have never married and 4.6% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 544 widowed people living in Killara.

58.6% of the people living in Killara over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.7% are working on a part time basis. Killara has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Killara are 41.7% Professionals, 20.2% Managers, 14.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.1% Sales workers, 6.4% Community & personal service workers, 4.2% Technicians & trades workers, 2.1% Labourers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 0.9% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Killara work in are 17.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 13.5% Health care and social assistance, 11.8% Financial and insurance services, 8.6% Education and training, 7.9% Retail trade, 6.0% Wholesale trade, 5.4% Accommodation and food services, 3.8% Manufacturing, 3.8% Construction.

47.1% of homes are fully owned, and 30.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $841 per week and the median household income is $2508 per week.

The median rent in Killara is $580 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $3300 per month.

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