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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH - DARLINGHURST

To better understand the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT potential of your INVESTMENT PROPERTY it is crucial to research the suburb of DARLINGHURST. A good starting point is to assess the population demographics of DARLINGHURST to understand who are your potential tenants and/or purchasers.

As experienced property managers our property management team uses this information to identify the target market when developing a marketing strategy for your rental property.

This ensures that we provide our landlords with the most accurate advice, achieve the highest rent and attract the best tenants who will look after your valuable investment property.

Unfortunately in most cases the local REAL ESTATE AGENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT places little importance in keeping up to date with this vital information. Usually because they are either overworked, under staffed or don’t understand the importance.

People — demographics & education

People	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Total	10,060	--	3,908,642	--	21,507,717	--
Male	5,917	58.8	1,926,237	49.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	4,143	41.2	1,982,405	50.7	10,873,704	50.6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	50	0.5	42,609	1.1	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 10,060 people in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) of these 58.8% were male and 41.2% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

Age	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	226	2.2	268,607	6.9	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	103	1	242,676	6.2	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	90	0.9	235,964	6	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	146	1.5	242,372	6.2	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	827	8.2	280,163	7.2	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	2,053	20.4	316,691	8.1	1,513,236	7
30-34 years	1,702	16.9	311,334	8	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	1,138	11.3	303,778	7.8	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	871	8.7	285,183	7.3	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	702	7	273,168	7	1,504,142	7
50-54 years	611	6.1	253,035	6.5	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	441	4.4	218,661	5.6	1,297,244	6
60-64 years	455	4.5	194,938	5	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	287	2.9	143,965	3.7	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	141	1.4	110,057	2.8	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	119	1.2	86,582	2.2	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	103	1	71,702	1.8	436,936	2
85 years and over	44	0.4	69,766	1.8	402,681	1.9

Median age	34	--	35	--	37	--

The median age of people in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 4.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.0% of the population.

Registered marital status	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	1,834	19	1,572,725	49.7	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	197	2	86,742	2.7	529,280	3
Divorced	775	8	231,471	7.3	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	162	1.7	157,694	5	949,634	5.5
Never married	6,673	69.2	1,112,771	35.2	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 19.0% were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	39	--	48	--	50	--
Separated	50	--	48	--	49	--
Divorced	53	--	53	--	54	--
Widowed	76	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	32	--	26	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) was 39 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

Social marital status	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	1,356	18.2	1,439,962	50	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	1,912	25.6	211,533	7.4	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	4,195	56.2	1,225,769	42.6	6,413,399	41.3

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 18.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 25.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	40	--	48	--	50	--
De facto marriage	32	--	35	--	35	--
Not married	34	--	31	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) was 40 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	30	1	69,004	5.5	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	84	2.9	198,113	15.9	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	11	0.4	66,010	5.3	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	16	0.6	37,384	3	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	31	1.1	136,812	11	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	19	0.7	67,105	5.4	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	31	1.1	45,584	3.7	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	248	8.7	93,888	7.5	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	789	27.5	215,235	17.3	932,524	14.3
Other	202	7	35,366	2.8	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	1,406	49	279,993	22.5	1,511,694	23.2
Total	2,867	--	1,244,494	--	6,503,580	--

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 3.8% were in primary school, 2.8% in secondary school and 36.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
English	3,082	23.4	938,150	19.2	7,238,533	25.9
Australian	1,833	13.9	931,387	19	7,098,486	25.4
Irish	1,319	10	352,986	7.2	2,087,758	7.5
Scottish	939	7.1	310,704	6.4	1,792,622	6.4
German	414	3.1	232,322	4.7	898,674	3.2
The most common ancestries in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) were English 23.4%, Australian 13.9%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 7.1% and German 3.1%.

Country of birth	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Australia	4,749	47.2	2,247,739	57.5	15,017,847	69.8

Other top responses
England	696	6.9	146,853	3.8	911,593	4.2
New Zealand	488	4.9	129,248	3.3	483,398	2.2
Thailand	181	1.8	86,767	2.2	45,464	0.2
United States of America	165	1.6	77,298	2	77,009	0.4
France	122	1.2	69,405	1.8	24,675	0.1
In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 47.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.9%, New Zealand 4.9%, Thailand 1.8%, United States of America 1.6% and France 1.2%.
Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	4,404	51.3	1,918,293	52.9	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	656	7.6	252,622	7	1,407,270	7
Mother only born overseas	442	5.1	169,420	4.7	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	3,088	35.9	1,288,486	35.5	10,757,087	53.7

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 35.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 51.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
No Religion	3,643	36.2	1,107,046	28.3	4,796,787	22.3
Catholic	1,898	18.9	684,766	17.5	5,439,268	25.3
Anglican	1,052	10.5	576,427	14.7	3,679,907	17.1
Buddhism	423	4.2	205,971	5.3	528,978	2.5
Judaism	174	1.7	179,360	4.6	97,337	0.5
The most common responses for religion in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) were No Religion 36.2%, Catholic 18.9%, Anglican 10.5%, Buddhism 4.2% and Judaism 1.7%.

Language, top responses (other than English)	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Thai	180	1.8	176,491	4.5	36,681	0.2
Spanish	157	1.6	132,836	3.4	117,498	0.5
French	139	1.4	130,452	3.3	57,740	0.3
Italian	116	1.2	84,568	2.2	299,834	1.4
Cantonese	113	1.1	79,322	2	263,673	1.2

English only spoken at home	6,806	67.7	2,302,714	58.9	16,509,291	76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken	1,124	23.7	525,299	39	1,579,949	20.4
In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) 67.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Thai 1.8%, Spanish 1.6%, French 1.4%, Italian 1.2% and Cantonese 1.1%.
People — employment

Employment	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	4,975	72	1,228,536	62.6	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	1,318	19.1	514,663	26.2	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	271	3.9	106,602	5.4	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	345	5	112,174	5.7	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	6,909	--	1,961,975	--	10,658,460	--

There were 6,909 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs). Of these 72.0% were employed full time, 19.1% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	353	5.4	175,037	9.5	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	501	7.6	175,405	9.5	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	467	7.1	164,220	8.9	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	885	13.5	344,015	18.6	1,808,879	18
40 hours or more per week	4,084	62.2	884,519	47.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 5.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 62.2% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	33	--	39	--	40	--
Employed part-time	32	--	39	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) was 33 years and for people who were employed part-time was 32 years.

Occupation	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Professionals	2,774	42.3	488,129	26.4	2,145,442	21.3
Managers	1,160	17.7	301,857	16.3	1,293,970	12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers	726	11.1	247,925	13.4	1,483,558	14.7
Community and Personal Service Workers	583	8.9	216,894	11.7	971,897	9.7
Sales Workers	488	7.4	164,384	8.9	942,140	9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers	428	6.5	159,462	8.6	1,425,146	14.2
Labourers	225	3.4	130,650	7.1	947,608	9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers	64	1	103,732	5.6	659,551	6.6
The most common occupations in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) included Professionals 42.3%, Managers 17.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, and Sales Workers 7.4%.

Industry of employment, top responses	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services	379	5.8	74,393	4	412,804	4.1
Legal and Accounting Services	360	5.5	72,555	3.9	209,182	2.1
Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services	274	4.2	59,072	3.2	89,668	0.9
Hospitals	229	3.5	54,531	2.9	361,011	3.6
Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services	222	3.4	48,110	2.6	178,212	1.8
Of the employed people in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 5.8% worked in Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services. Other major industries of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 5.5%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 4.2%, Hospitals 3.5% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.4%.
Median weekly incomes	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	1,109	--	634	--	577	--
Family	2,694	--	1,728	--	1,481	--
Household	1,840	--	1,493	--	1,234	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) was $1,109.

Travel to work, top responses	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Walked only	2,424	36.9	972,949	52.6	377,043	3.7
Car, as driver	1,096	16.7	180,837	9.8	6,059,972	60.2
Bus	746	11.4	106,077	5.7	301,187	3
Train	732	11.2	83,060	4.5	388,012	3.9
Bicycle	167	2.5	80,014	4.3	103,914	1

People who travelled to work by public transport	1,710	26.1	396,492	21.4	1,046,721	10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger	1,223	18.6	1,059,231	57.3	6,620,840	65.8
In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 36.9%, Car, as driver 16.7% and Bus 11.4%. Other common responses were Train 11.2% and Bicycle 2.5%. On the day, 26.1% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 18.6% by car (either as driver or as passenger).
Unpaid work	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	6,285	65.2	2,122,441	67.1	12,149,347	70
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	817	8.5	855,914	27.1	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	559	5.8	337,766	10.7	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	1,551	16.1	470,618	14.9	3,090,874	17.8

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 8.5% provided care for children and 5.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	3,463	35.9	750,393	23.7	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	2,218	23	769,030	24.3	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	390	4	332,589	10.5	2,075,154	12
30 hours or more per week	214	2.2	270,426	8.6	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	1,417	76.1	337,517	33	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	281	15.1	506,277	49.5	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	112	6	158,418	15.5	901,637	15.9
Other family	53	2.8	20,220	2	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 15.1% were couple families with children, 76.1% were couple families without children and 6.0% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	19.3	--	16	--	17.6
Female	--	80.7	--	84	--	82.4

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) 19.3% of single parents were male and 80.7% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Families without children	3,062	--	2,343	--	2,081	--
Families with children	3,374	--	2,596	--	2,310	--

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,374 and those without children was $3,062.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	793	46.8	204,350	24.2	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	64	3.8	28,701	3.4	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	261	15.4	166,457	19.7	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	243	14.3	150,440	17.8	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	45	2.7	46,322	5.5	251,191	5.4
Both not working	73	4.3	148,685	17.6	899,598	19.2
Other	80	4.7	50,082	5.9	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	136	8	48,765	5.8	314,529	6.7

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), of couple families, 46.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 15.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling type	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	4,742	84.8	1,347,807	93.5	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	849	15.2	94,282	6.5	934,470	10.7

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 84.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.2% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	122	2.6	780,082	57.9	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	985	20.8	178,456	13.2	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	3,589	75.6	382,258	28.4	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	28	0.6	4,928	0.4	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 2.6% were separate houses, 20.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 75.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	469	9.9	13,167	1	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	1,926	40.6	93,989	7	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	1,577	33.2	349,565	25.9	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	473	10	488,348	36.2	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	214	4.5	378,020	28	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	86	1.8	24,718	1.8	143,394	1.8

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	1.6	--	2.9	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	1.7	--	2.7	--	2.6	--

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 40.6% had 1 bedroom, 33.2% had 2 bedrooms and 10.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.6. The average household size was 1.7 people.

Tenure	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	704	14.8	400,989	29.8	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	1,084	22.8	466,427	34.6	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	2,846	60	438,126	32.5	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	17	0.4	9,786	0.7	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	93	2	32,479	2.4	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 14.8% were owned outright, 22.8% were owned with a mortgage and 60.0% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Family households	1,861	39.2	986,162	73.2	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	2,278	48	301,187	22.3	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	606	12.8	60,457	4.5	321,007	4.1

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), of all households, 39.2% were family households, 48.0% were single person households and 12.8% were group households.

Household income	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	15	--	19.6	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	20.8	--	16.6	--	11.2

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 15.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 20.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Rent weekly payments	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Median rent	460	--	369	--	285	--

Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	76.7	--	87.1	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	23.3	--	12.9	--	10.4

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,643	--	2,193	--	1,800	--

Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	92	--	87.9	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	8	--	12.1	--	9.9

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
None	2,172	45.8	170,897	12.7	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	1,982	41.8	522,529	38.8	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	410	8.6	440,149	32.7	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	57	1.2	174,444	12.9	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	126	2.7	39,787	3	234,292	3

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 41.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 8.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Source: ABS Census 2011

People — demographics & education

People	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Total	10,060	--	3,908,642	--	21,507,717	--
Male	5,917	58.8	1,926,237	49.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	4,143	41.2	1,982,405	50.7	10,873,704	50.6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	50	0.5	42,609	1.1	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 10,060 people in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) of these 58.8% were male and 41.2% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

Age	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	226	2.2	268,607	6.9	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	103	1	242,676	6.2	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	90	0.9	235,964	6	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	146	1.5	242,372	6.2	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	827	8.2	280,163	7.2	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	2,053	20.4	316,691	8.1	1,513,236	7
30-34 years	1,702	16.9	311,334	8	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	1,138	11.3	303,778	7.8	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	871	8.7	285,183	7.3	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	702	7	273,168	7	1,504,142	7
50-54 years	611	6.1	253,035	6.5	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	441	4.4	218,661	5.6	1,297,244	6
60-64 years	455	4.5	194,938	5	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	287	2.9	143,965	3.7	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	141	1.4	110,057	2.8	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	119	1.2	86,582	2.2	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	103	1	71,702	1.8	436,936	2
85 years and over	44	0.4	69,766	1.8	402,681	1.9

Median age	34	--	35	--	37	--

The median age of people in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 4.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.0% of the population.

Registered marital status	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	1,834	19	1,572,725	49.7	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	197	2	86,742	2.7	529,280	3
Divorced	775	8	231,471	7.3	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	162	1.7	157,694	5	949,634	5.5
Never married	6,673	69.2	1,112,771	35.2	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 19.0% were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	39	--	48	--	50	--
Separated	50	--	48	--	49	--
Divorced	53	--	53	--	54	--
Widowed	76	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	32	--	26	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) was 39 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

Social marital status	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	1,356	18.2	1,439,962	50	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	1,912	25.6	211,533	7.4	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	4,195	56.2	1,225,769	42.6	6,413,399	41.3

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 18.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 25.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	40	--	48	--	50	--
De facto marriage	32	--	35	--	35	--
Not married	34	--	31	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) was 40 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	30	1	69,004	5.5	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	84	2.9	198,113	15.9	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	11	0.4	66,010	5.3	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	16	0.6	37,384	3	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	31	1.1	136,812	11	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	19	0.7	67,105	5.4	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	31	1.1	45,584	3.7	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	248	8.7	93,888	7.5	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	789	27.5	215,235	17.3	932,524	14.3
Other	202	7	35,366	2.8	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	1,406	49	279,993	22.5	1,511,694	23.2
Total	2,867	--	1,244,494	--	6,503,580	--

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 3.8% were in primary school, 2.8% in secondary school and 36.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
English	3,082	23.4	938,150	19.2	7,238,533	25.9
Australian	1,833	13.9	931,387	19	7,098,486	25.4
Irish	1,319	10	352,986	7.2	2,087,758	7.5
Scottish	939	7.1	310,704	6.4	1,792,622	6.4
German	414	3.1	232,322	4.7	898,674	3.2
The most common ancestries in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) were English 23.4%, Australian 13.9%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 7.1% and German 3.1%.

Country of birth	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Australia	4,749	47.2	2,247,739	57.5	15,017,847	69.8

Other top responses
England	696	6.9	146,853	3.8	911,593	4.2
New Zealand	488	4.9	129,248	3.3	483,398	2.2
Thailand	181	1.8	86,767	2.2	45,464	0.2
United States of America	165	1.6	77,298	2	77,009	0.4
France	122	1.2	69,405	1.8	24,675	0.1
In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 47.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.9%, New Zealand 4.9%, Thailand 1.8%, United States of America 1.6% and France 1.2%.
Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	4,404	51.3	1,918,293	52.9	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	656	7.6	252,622	7	1,407,270	7
Mother only born overseas	442	5.1	169,420	4.7	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	3,088	35.9	1,288,486	35.5	10,757,087	53.7

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 35.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 51.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
No Religion	3,643	36.2	1,107,046	28.3	4,796,787	22.3
Catholic	1,898	18.9	684,766	17.5	5,439,268	25.3
Anglican	1,052	10.5	576,427	14.7	3,679,907	17.1
Buddhism	423	4.2	205,971	5.3	528,978	2.5
Judaism	174	1.7	179,360	4.6	97,337	0.5
The most common responses for religion in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) were No Religion 36.2%, Catholic 18.9%, Anglican 10.5%, Buddhism 4.2% and Judaism 1.7%.

Language, top responses (other than English)	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Thai	180	1.8	176,491	4.5	36,681	0.2
Spanish	157	1.6	132,836	3.4	117,498	0.5
French	139	1.4	130,452	3.3	57,740	0.3
Italian	116	1.2	84,568	2.2	299,834	1.4
Cantonese	113	1.1	79,322	2	263,673	1.2

English only spoken at home	6,806	67.7	2,302,714	58.9	16,509,291	76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken	1,124	23.7	525,299	39	1,579,949	20.4
In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) 67.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Thai 1.8%, Spanish 1.6%, French 1.4%, Italian 1.2% and Cantonese 1.1%.
People — employment

Employment	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	4,975	72	1,228,536	62.6	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	1,318	19.1	514,663	26.2	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	271	3.9	106,602	5.4	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	345	5	112,174	5.7	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	6,909	--	1,961,975	--	10,658,460	--

There were 6,909 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs). Of these 72.0% were employed full time, 19.1% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	353	5.4	175,037	9.5	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	501	7.6	175,405	9.5	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	467	7.1	164,220	8.9	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	885	13.5	344,015	18.6	1,808,879	18
40 hours or more per week	4,084	62.2	884,519	47.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 5.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 62.2% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	33	--	39	--	40	--
Employed part-time	32	--	39	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) was 33 years and for people who were employed part-time was 32 years.

Occupation	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Professionals	2,774	42.3	488,129	26.4	2,145,442	21.3
Managers	1,160	17.7	301,857	16.3	1,293,970	12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers	726	11.1	247,925	13.4	1,483,558	14.7
Community and Personal Service Workers	583	8.9	216,894	11.7	971,897	9.7
Sales Workers	488	7.4	164,384	8.9	942,140	9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers	428	6.5	159,462	8.6	1,425,146	14.2
Labourers	225	3.4	130,650	7.1	947,608	9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers	64	1	103,732	5.6	659,551	6.6
The most common occupations in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) included Professionals 42.3%, Managers 17.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, and Sales Workers 7.4%.

Industry of employment, top responses	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services	379	5.8	74,393	4	412,804	4.1
Legal and Accounting Services	360	5.5	72,555	3.9	209,182	2.1
Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services	274	4.2	59,072	3.2	89,668	0.9
Hospitals	229	3.5	54,531	2.9	361,011	3.6
Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services	222	3.4	48,110	2.6	178,212	1.8
Of the employed people in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 5.8% worked in Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services. Other major industries of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 5.5%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 4.2%, Hospitals 3.5% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.4%.
Median weekly incomes	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	1,109	--	634	--	577	--
Family	2,694	--	1,728	--	1,481	--
Household	1,840	--	1,493	--	1,234	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) was $1,109.

Travel to work, top responses	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Walked only	2,424	36.9	972,949	52.6	377,043	3.7
Car, as driver	1,096	16.7	180,837	9.8	6,059,972	60.2
Bus	746	11.4	106,077	5.7	301,187	3
Train	732	11.2	83,060	4.5	388,012	3.9
Bicycle	167	2.5	80,014	4.3	103,914	1

People who travelled to work by public transport	1,710	26.1	396,492	21.4	1,046,721	10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger	1,223	18.6	1,059,231	57.3	6,620,840	65.8
In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 36.9%, Car, as driver 16.7% and Bus 11.4%. Other common responses were Train 11.2% and Bicycle 2.5%. On the day, 26.1% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 18.6% by car (either as driver or as passenger).
Unpaid work	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	6,285	65.2	2,122,441	67.1	12,149,347	70
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	817	8.5	855,914	27.1	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	559	5.8	337,766	10.7	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	1,551	16.1	470,618	14.9	3,090,874	17.8

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 8.5% provided care for children and 5.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	3,463	35.9	750,393	23.7	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	2,218	23	769,030	24.3	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	390	4	332,589	10.5	2,075,154	12
30 hours or more per week	214	2.2	270,426	8.6	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	1,417	76.1	337,517	33	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	281	15.1	506,277	49.5	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	112	6	158,418	15.5	901,637	15.9
Other family	53	2.8	20,220	2	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 15.1% were couple families with children, 76.1% were couple families without children and 6.0% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	19.3	--	16	--	17.6
Female	--	80.7	--	84	--	82.4

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs) 19.3% of single parents were male and 80.7% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Families without children	3,062	--	2,343	--	2,081	--
Families with children	3,374	--	2,596	--	2,310	--

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,374 and those without children was $3,062.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	793	46.8	204,350	24.2	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	64	3.8	28,701	3.4	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	261	15.4	166,457	19.7	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	243	14.3	150,440	17.8	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	45	2.7	46,322	5.5	251,191	5.4
Both not working	73	4.3	148,685	17.6	899,598	19.2
Other	80	4.7	50,082	5.9	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	136	8	48,765	5.8	314,529	6.7

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), of couple families, 46.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 15.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling type	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	4,742	84.8	1,347,807	93.5	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	849	15.2	94,282	6.5	934,470	10.7

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 84.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.2% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	122	2.6	780,082	57.9	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	985	20.8	178,456	13.2	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	3,589	75.6	382,258	28.4	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	28	0.6	4,928	0.4	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 2.6% were separate houses, 20.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 75.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	469	9.9	13,167	1	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	1,926	40.6	93,989	7	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	1,577	33.2	349,565	25.9	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	473	10	488,348	36.2	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	214	4.5	378,020	28	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	86	1.8	24,718	1.8	143,394	1.8

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	1.6	--	2.9	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	1.7	--	2.7	--	2.6	--

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 40.6% had 1 bedroom, 33.2% had 2 bedrooms and 10.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.6. The average household size was 1.7 people.

Tenure	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	704	14.8	400,989	29.8	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	1,084	22.8	466,427	34.6	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	2,846	60	438,126	32.5	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	17	0.4	9,786	0.7	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	93	2	32,479	2.4	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 14.8% were owned outright, 22.8% were owned with a mortgage and 60.0% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Family households	1,861	39.2	986,162	73.2	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	2,278	48	301,187	22.3	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	606	12.8	60,457	4.5	321,007	4.1

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), of all households, 39.2% were family households, 48.0% were single person households and 12.8% were group households.

Household income	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	15	--	19.6	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	20.8	--	16.6	--	11.2

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 15.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 20.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Rent weekly payments	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Median rent	460	--	369	--	285	--

Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	76.7	--	87.1	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	23.3	--	12.9	--	10.4

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,643	--	2,193	--	1,800	--

Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	92	--	87.9	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	8	--	12.1	--	9.9

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Darlinghurst	%	Sydney	%	Australia	%
None	2,172	45.8	170,897	12.7	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	1,982	41.8	522,529	38.8	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	410	8.6	440,149	32.7	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	57	1.2	174,444	12.9	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	126	2.7	39,787	3	234,292	3

In Darlinghurst (State Suburbs), 41.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 8.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Source: ABS Census 2011