Cherrybrook

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 18,491 people were usually resident in Cherrybrook: of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Of the total population 0.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.8% of people usually resident in Cherrybrook were children aged 0-14 years, and 21.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 87.1% of people usually resident in Cherrybrook were Australian citizens, 40.5% were born overseas and 0.9% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 61.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Cherrybrook were married, 5.5% were either separated or divorced, 4.5% were widowed and 28.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 56.0% of people usually resident in Cherrybrook, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.5%, Hong Kong 3.9%, India 3.2%, China 2.7% and South Africa 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Cherrybrook were Catholic 25.2%, Anglican 18.5%, No Religion 14.0%, Uniting Church 6.0% and Baptist 4.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Cherrybrook were Cantonese 7.5%, Mandarin 3.7%, Korean 2.4%, Sinhalese 1.7% and Persian 1.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 65.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 9,843 people aged 15 years and over in Cherrybrook were in the labour force. Of these 61.4% worked full-time, 30.2% worked part-time, 2.4% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.6% were unemployed. 4,360 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Cherrybrook were Professionals 31.9%, Managers 17.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.2%, Sales Workers 10.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4%, Labourers 4.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Cherrybrook, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.3%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.3% and Hospitals 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Cherrybrook, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $580, the median family income was $1,988 and the median household income was $1,857.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 5,070 families in Cherrybrook: of these 24.4% were couple families without children, 64.6% were couple families with children, 9.9% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 5,691 occupied private dwellings were counted in Cherrybrook.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Cherrybrook, 82.0% were separate houses, 16.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Cherrybrook, 38.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 45.5% were owned with a mortgage and 12.5% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Cherrybrook, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 74.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 22.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Cherrybrook, the median weekly rent was $381. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000. The average people per household was 3.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Cherrybrook, 87.3% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 10.4% were single (or lone) person households and 0.7% were group households.