Cromer, New South Wales

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Cromer is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is the demographic centre of Sydney's Northern Beaches. Cromer belongs to the postcode 2099.

[edit] Census population overview

According to the last census, the population of Cromer was 31,461, which is .79% of the total population of Sydney (3,997,337). 69% of people in Cromer are Australian-born, compared to 61% for the wider Sydney area. Of the immigrants, most are from the United Kingdom (7%), then New Zealand (3%), Italy (2%), China (2%) and Philippines (1%).

20 to 39 year olds are the most prevalent in Cromer, with 33% of residents in this bracket. Next most common are people 40 to 59 (25%), then 60+ (18%), 5 to 19 (17%) and 0 to 4 (6%).

48% of Cromer residents are married, 33% have never been married, 9% are divorced, 7% are widowed and 3% are separated.

The top 5 religious affiliations for residents of Cromer are: Catholic (32%), Anglican (28%), No Religion (16%), Uniting Church (5%) and Presbyterian and Reformed (4%).

The occupational breakdown of Cromer residents is Intermediate Clerical/Sales/Service (9%), Professionals (8%), Tradespersons and Related Workers (7%), Associate Professional (6%) and Elementary Clerical/Sales/Service (5%), and the top five modes of transport to work are Car (driver) (28%), Bus Only (7%), Car (passenger) (4%), Walked (2%) and Worked at home (2%).

[edit] Education

Cromer is home to two government run schools: Cromer Public School (K-6), and the Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus (7-12).

The education status of people living in Cromer is Not Attending (Working) (78%), Infants/Primary (7%), Secondary Education (6%), Technical or Further Education (4%) and University or other Tertiary Institution (3%).