Mount Lewis Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Mount Lewis (2190) is a suburb of Sydney, Canterbury/Bankstown, New South Wales. It is about 16 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Mount Lewis is in the federal electorate of Watson.

In the 2011 census the population of Mount Lewis was 1,104 and is comprised of approximately 53.1% females and 46.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mount Lewis is 35 years of age.

53.1% of people living in the suburb of Mount Lewis were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 17.8% Lebanon, 3.2% Vietnam, 3.1% Greece, 2.7% Syria, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.2% Pakistan, 1.1% China , 0.9% Croatia, 0.8% Cyprus, 0.8% Micronesia, Federated States of, 0.8% England, 0.7% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.6% Italy, 0.6% Fiji.

44.3% of people living in Mount Lewis speak Arabic. The other top languages spoken are 24.9% English only, 8.5% Greek, 5.6% Vietnamese, 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.1% Other, 1.4% Cantonese, 1.3% Croatian, 1.3% Samoan, 1.1% Urdu.

The religious makeup of Mount Lewis is 36.9% Catholic, 24.2% Islam, 15.3% Eastern Orthodox, 5.3% Anglican, 3.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% No religion, 2.4% Buddhism, 1.8% Other Religious Groups, 1.4% Uniting Church, 1.4% Pentecostal.

53.4% of people are married, 32.0% have never married and 6.6% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 39 widowed people living in Mount Lewis.

53.3% of the people living in Mount Lewis over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.8% are working on a part time basis. Mount Lewis has an unemployment rate of 10.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Mount Lewis are 17.5% Technicians & trades workers, 17.2% Professionals, 14.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.1% Managers, 10.5% Labourers, 9.3% Sales workers, 6.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.5% Community & personal service workers, 3.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mount Lewis work in are 13.1% Retail trade, 12.0% Manufacturing, 11.7% Construction, 9.7% Health care and social assistance, 7.1% Inadequately described/Not stated, 6.9% Other services, 6.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Education and training.

36.1% of homes are fully owned, and 27.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 33.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $347 per week and the median household income is $979 per week.

The median rent in Mount Lewis is $313 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mount Lewis postcode 2190