Potts Point Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Potts Point (2011) is a suburb of Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 2 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney.

In the 2011 Census the population of Potts Point is 6,862 and is comprised of 56.5% males and 43.5% females.

The median/average age of the Potts Point population is 35 years of age, 2 years below the Australian average.

48.9% of people living in Potts Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.5%, New Zealand 4.8%, United States of America 2%, France 1.3%, Germany 1.1%.

68.4% of people speak English as their first language 1.6% French, 1.6% Spanish, 1.3% Italian, 1.2% German, 1.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Potts Point is 34.5% No Religion, 20.6% Catholic, 10.6% Anglican, 3.2% Buddhism, 1.8% Presbyterian and Reformed.

17.7% of people are married, 68.6% have never married and 9.6% are separated or divorced. There are 131 widowed people living in Potts Point.

74.6% of the people living in Potts Point are employed full time, 17.3% are working on a part time basis. Potts Point has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

The main occupations of people from Potts Point are Professionals 36.4%, Managers 16.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10%, Sales Workers 7%, Labourers 3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 0.8%.

The median individual income is $1103.00 per week and the median household income is $1506.00 per week.

15.3% of homes are fully owned, and 19.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 63.2% of homes are rented.

The median rent in Potts Point is $400 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.