PROPERTY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH - SYDNEY CITY
To better understand the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT potential of your INVESTMENT PROPERTY it is crucial to research the suburb of SYDNEY CITY. A good starting point is to assess the population demographics of SYDNEY CITY 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 |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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Total |
14,308 |
-- |
3,908,642 |
-- |
21,507,717 |
-- |
Male |
7,355 |
51.4 |
1,926,237 |
49.3 |
10,634,013 |
49.4 |
Female |
6,953 |
48.6 |
1,982,405 |
50.7 |
10,873,704 |
50.6 |
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people |
14 |
0.1 |
42,609 |
1.1 |
548,369 |
2.5 |
In the 2011 Census, there were 14,308 people in Sydney (State Suburbs) of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.1% of the population. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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People |
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0-4 years |
344 |
2.4 |
268,607 |
6.9 |
1,421,050 |
6.6 |
5-9 years |
113 |
0.8 |
242,676 |
6.2 |
1,351,921 |
6.3 |
10-14 years |
128 |
0.9 |
235,964 |
6 |
1,371,054 |
6.4 |
15-19 years |
622 |
4.3 |
242,372 |
6.2 |
1,405,798 |
6.5 |
20-24 years |
2,765 |
19.3 |
280,163 |
7.2 |
1,460,673 |
6.8 |
25-29 years |
3,512 |
24.5 |
316,691 |
8.1 |
1,513,236 |
7 |
30-34 years |
2,401 |
16.8 |
311,334 |
8 |
1,453,775 |
6.8 |
35-39 years |
1,040 |
7.3 |
303,778 |
7.8 |
1,520,138 |
7.1 |
40-44 years |
684 |
4.8 |
285,183 |
7.3 |
1,542,879 |
7.2 |
45-49 years |
624 |
4.4 |
273,168 |
7 |
1,504,142 |
7 |
50-54 years |
523 |
3.7 |
253,035 |
6.5 |
1,447,404 |
6.7 |
55-59 years |
487 |
3.4 |
218,661 |
5.6 |
1,297,244 |
6 |
60-64 years |
374 |
2.6 |
194,938 |
5 |
1,206,116 |
5.6 |
65-69 years |
246 |
1.7 |
143,965 |
3.7 |
919,319 |
4.3 |
70-74 years |
173 |
1.2 |
110,057 |
2.8 |
708,090 |
3.3 |
75-79 years |
115 |
0.8 |
86,582 |
2.2 |
545,263 |
2.5 |
80-84 years |
88 |
0.6 |
71,702 |
1.8 |
436,936 |
2 |
85 years and over |
67 |
0.5 |
69,766 |
1.8 |
402,681 |
1.9 |
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Median age |
29 |
-- |
35 |
-- |
37 |
-- |
The median age of people in Sydney (State Suburbs) was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 4.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.8% of the population. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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People aged 15 years and over |
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Married |
4,227 |
30.8 |
1,572,725 |
49.7 |
8,461,114 |
48.7 |
Separated |
223 |
1.6 |
86,742 |
2.7 |
529,280 |
3 |
Divorced |
741 |
5.4 |
231,471 |
7.3 |
1,460,899 |
8.4 |
Widowed |
178 |
1.3 |
157,694 |
5 |
949,634 |
5.5 |
Never married |
8,347 |
60.9 |
1,112,771 |
35.2 |
5,962,769 |
34.3 |
Of people in Sydney (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 30.8% were married and 7.0% were either divorced or separated. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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People aged 15 years and over |
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Married |
35 |
-- |
48 |
-- |
50 |
-- |
Separated |
41 |
-- |
48 |
-- |
49 |
-- |
Divorced |
50 |
-- |
53 |
-- |
54 |
-- |
Widowed |
75 |
-- |
78 |
-- |
78 |
-- |
Never married |
26 |
-- |
26 |
-- |
25 |
-- |
The median age of married people in Sydney (State Suburbs) was 35 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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People aged 15 years and over |
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Registered marriage |
2,681 |
25.7 |
1,439,962 |
50 |
7,647,042 |
49.2 |
De facto marriage |
1,252 |
12 |
211,533 |
7.4 |
1,476,369 |
9.5 |
Not married |
6,492 |
62.3 |
1,225,769 |
42.6 |
6,413,399 |
41.3 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 25.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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People aged 15 years and over |
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Registered marriage |
35 |
-- |
48 |
-- |
50 |
-- |
De facto marriage |
29 |
-- |
35 |
-- |
35 |
-- |
Not married |
27 |
-- |
31 |
-- |
33 |
-- |
The median age of people in a registered marriage in Sydney (State Suburbs) was 35 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 29 years. |
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Sydney |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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Pre-school |
43 |
0.6 |
69,004 |
5.5 |
332,844 |
5.1 |
Primary - Government |
70 |
1 |
198,113 |
15.9 |
1,181,787 |
18.2 |
Primary - Catholic |
22 |
0.3 |
66,010 |
5.3 |
359,062 |
5.5 |
Primary - Other Non Government |
36 |
0.5 |
37,384 |
3 |
214,359 |
3.3 |
Secondary - Government |
55 |
0.8 |
136,812 |
11 |
774,074 |
11.9 |
Secondary - Catholic |
34 |
0.5 |
67,105 |
5.4 |
307,142 |
4.7 |
Secondary - Other Non Government |
72 |
1.1 |
45,584 |
3.7 |
254,828 |
3.9 |
Technical or further education institution |
758 |
11.2 |
93,888 |
7.5 |
473,606 |
7.3 |
University or tertiary institution |
2,013 |
29.7 |
215,235 |
17.3 |
932,524 |
14.3 |
Other |
746 |
11 |
35,366 |
2.8 |
161,660 |
2.5 |
Not Stated |
2,934 |
43.3 |
279,993 |
22.5 |
1,511,694 |
23.2 |
Total |
6,783 |
-- |
1,244,494 |
-- |
6,503,580 |
-- |
In Sydney (State Suburbs) 47.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 1.9% were in primary school, 2.4% in secondary school and 40.8% in a tertiary or technical institution. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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Chinese |
3,958 |
24.7 |
938,150 |
19.2 |
866,208 |
3.1 |
English |
1,583 |
9.9 |
931,387 |
19 |
7,238,533 |
25.9 |
Thai |
941 |
5.9 |
352,986 |
7.2 |
45,635 |
0.2 |
Korean |
888 |
5.5 |
310,704 |
6.4 |
88,973 |
0.3 |
Australian |
818 |
5.1 |
232,322 |
4.7 |
7,098,486 |
25.4 |
The most common ancestries in Sydney (State Suburbs) were Chinese 24.7%, English 9.9%, Thai 5.9%, Korean 5.5% and Australian 5.1%. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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Australia |
2,464 |
17.2 |
2,247,739 |
57.5 |
15,017,847 |
69.8 |
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Other top responses |
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China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) |
1,677 |
11.7 |
146,853 |
3.8 |
318,969 |
1.5 |
Indonesia |
1,330 |
9.3 |
129,248 |
3.3 |
63,159 |
0.3 |
Thailand |
1,016 |
7.1 |
86,767 |
2.2 |
45,464 |
0.2 |
Korea, Republic of (South) |
874 |
6.1 |
77,298 |
2 |
74,538 |
0.3 |
England |
403 |
2.8 |
69,405 |
1.8 |
911,593 |
4.2 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), 17.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11.7%, Indonesia 9.3%, Thailand 7.1%, Korea, Republic of (South) 6.1% and England 2.8%. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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Both parents born overseas |
9,534 |
84.1 |
1,918,293 |
52.9 |
6,876,586 |
34.3 |
Father only born overseas |
255 |
2.3 |
252,622 |
7 |
1,407,270 |
7 |
Mother only born overseas |
228 |
2 |
169,420 |
4.7 |
989,220 |
4.9 |
Both parents born in Australia |
1,315 |
11.6 |
1,288,486 |
35.5 |
10,757,087 |
53.7 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), 11.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 84.1% of people had both parents born overseas. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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No Religion |
3,811 |
26.6 |
1,107,046 |
28.3 |
4,796,787 |
22.3 |
Buddhism |
2,311 |
16.2 |
684,766 |
17.5 |
528,978 |
2.5 |
Catholic |
2,090 |
14.6 |
576,427 |
14.7 |
5,439,268 |
25.3 |
Anglican |
671 |
4.7 |
205,971 |
5.3 |
3,679,907 |
17.1 |
Hinduism |
345 |
2.4 |
179,360 |
4.6 |
275,535 |
1.3 |
The most common responses for religion in Sydney (State Suburbs) were No Religion 26.6%, Buddhism 16.2%, Catholic 14.6%, Anglican 4.7% and Hinduism 2.4%. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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Mandarin |
1,784 |
12.5 |
176,491 |
4.5 |
336,410 |
1.6 |
Indonesian |
1,127 |
7.9 |
132,836 |
3.4 |
55,870 |
0.3 |
Thai |
982 |
6.9 |
130,452 |
3.3 |
36,681 |
0.2 |
Cantonese |
906 |
6.3 |
84,568 |
2.2 |
263,673 |
1.2 |
Korean |
795 |
5.6 |
79,322 |
2 |
79,787 |
0.4 |
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English only spoken at home |
3,775 |
26.4 |
2,302,714 |
58.9 |
16,509,291 |
76.8 |
Households where two or more languages are spoken |
3,454 |
64.5 |
525,299 |
39 |
1,579,949 |
20.4 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs) 26.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 12.5%, Indonesian 7.9%, Thai 6.9%, Cantonese 6.3% and Korean 5.6%. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over |
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Worked full-time |
4,674 |
59.5 |
1,228,536 |
62.6 |
6,367,554 |
59.7 |
Worked part-time |
2,241 |
28.5 |
514,663 |
26.2 |
3,062,976 |
28.7 |
Away from work |
379 |
4.8 |
106,602 |
5.4 |
627,797 |
5.9 |
Unemployed |
558 |
7.1 |
112,174 |
5.7 |
600,133 |
5.6 |
Total in labour force |
7,852 |
-- |
1,961,975 |
-- |
10,658,460 |
-- |
There were 7,852 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sydney (State Suburbs). Of these 59.5% were employed full time, 28.5% were employed part-time and 7.1% were unemployed. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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Labour force, people aged 15 years and over |
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1-15 hours per week |
542 |
7.4 |
175,037 |
9.5 |
1,087,799 |
10.8 |
16-24 hours per week |
1,278 |
17.5 |
175,405 |
9.5 |
947,792 |
9.4 |
25-34 hours per week |
425 |
5.8 |
164,220 |
8.9 |
1,027,380 |
10.2 |
35-39 hours per week |
1,130 |
15.5 |
344,015 |
18.6 |
1,808,879 |
18 |
40 hours or more per week |
3,542 |
48.5 |
884,519 |
47.8 |
4,558,678 |
45.3 |
Of employed people in Sydney (State Suburbs), 7.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.5% worked 40 hours or more. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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Labour force, people aged 15 years and over |
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Employed full-time |
32 |
-- |
39 |
-- |
40 |
-- |
Employed part-time |
28 |
-- |
39 |
-- |
40 |
-- |
The median age of people employed full-time in Sydney (State Suburbs) was 32 years and for people who were employed part-time was 28 years. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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Employed people aged 15 years and over |
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Professionals |
2,398 |
32.9 |
488,129 |
26.4 |
2,145,442 |
21.3 |
Managers |
1,083 |
14.8 |
301,857 |
16.3 |
1,293,970 |
12.9 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers |
873 |
12 |
247,925 |
13.4 |
1,483,558 |
14.7 |
Community and Personal Service Workers |
852 |
11.7 |
216,894 |
11.7 |
971,897 |
9.7 |
Sales Workers |
644 |
8.8 |
164,384 |
8.9 |
942,140 |
9.4 |
Technicians and Trades Workers |
612 |
8.4 |
159,462 |
8.6 |
1,425,146 |
14.2 |
Labourers |
537 |
7.4 |
130,650 |
7.1 |
947,608 |
9.4 |
Machinery Operators And Drivers |
75 |
1 |
103,732 |
5.6 |
659,551 |
6.6 |
The most common occupations in Sydney (State Suburbs) included Professionals 32.9%, Managers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, and Sales Workers 8.8%. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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Employed people aged 15 years and over |
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Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services |
1,130 |
15.5 |
74,393 |
4 |
412,804 |
4.1 |
Legal and Accounting Services |
412 |
5.6 |
72,555 |
3.9 |
209,182 |
2.1 |
Depository Financial Intermediation |
346 |
4.7 |
59,072 |
3.2 |
148,232 |
1.5 |
Computer System Design and Related Services |
344 |
4.7 |
54,531 |
2.9 |
139,409 |
1.4 |
Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services |
320 |
4.4 |
48,110 |
2.6 |
89,668 |
0.9 |
Of the employed people in Sydney (State Suburbs), 15.5% worked in Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services. Other major industries of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 5.6%, Depository Financial Intermediation 4.7%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.7% and Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 4.4%. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
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People aged 15 years and over |
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Personal |
639 |
-- |
634 |
-- |
577 |
-- |
Family |
1,658 |
-- |
1,728 |
-- |
1,481 |
-- |
Household |
1,488 |
-- |
1,493 |
-- |
1,234 |
-- |
The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sydney (State Suburbs) was $639. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Employed people aged 15 years and over |
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Walked only |
3,599 |
49.3 |
972,949 |
52.6 |
377,043 |
3.7 |
Train |
939 |
12.9 |
180,837 |
9.8 |
388,012 |
3.9 |
Bus |
769 |
10.5 |
106,077 |
5.7 |
301,187 |
3 |
Car, as driver |
695 |
9.5 |
83,060 |
4.5 |
6,059,972 |
60.2 |
Train, bus |
122 |
1.7 |
80,014 |
4.3 |
83,712 |
0.8 |
People who travelled to work by public transport |
1,939 |
26.6 |
396,492 |
21.4 |
1,046,721 |
10.4 |
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger |
801 |
11 |
1,059,231 |
57.3 |
6,620,840 |
65.8 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 49.3%, Train 12.9% and Bus 10.5%. Other common responses were Car, as driver 9.5% and Train, bus 1.7%. On the day, 26.6% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 11.0% by car (either as driver or as passenger). |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
People aged 15 years and over |
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Did unpaid domestic work (last week) |
6,107 |
44.5 |
2,122,441 |
67.1 |
12,149,347 |
70 |
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) |
1,000 |
7.3 |
855,914 |
27.1 |
4,827,808 |
27.8 |
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) |
567 |
4.1 |
337,766 |
10.7 |
1,896,957 |
10.9 |
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) |
1,268 |
9.2 |
470,618 |
14.9 |
3,090,874 |
17.8 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 7.3% provided care for children and 4.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
People aged 15 years and over |
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Less than 5 hours per week |
3,173 |
23.1 |
750,393 |
23.7 |
3,883,357 |
22.4 |
5 to 14 hours per week |
2,087 |
15.2 |
769,030 |
24.3 |
4,444,640 |
25.6 |
15 to 29 hours per week |
532 |
3.9 |
332,589 |
10.5 |
2,075,154 |
12 |
30 hours or more per week |
313 |
2.3 |
270,426 |
8.6 |
1,746,196 |
10.1 |
Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sydney (State Suburbs), 15.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 3.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.3% worked 30 hours or more. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Couple family without children |
1,609 |
63.8 |
337,517 |
33 |
2,150,301 |
37.8 |
Couple family with children |
423 |
16.8 |
506,277 |
49.5 |
2,534,399 |
44.6 |
One parent family |
210 |
8.3 |
158,418 |
15.5 |
901,637 |
15.9 |
Other family |
280 |
11.1 |
20,220 |
2 |
97,722 |
1.7 |
Of the families in Sydney (State Suburbs), 16.8% were couple families with children, 63.8% were couple families without children and 8.3% were one parent families. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population |
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Male |
-- |
18.7 |
-- |
16 |
-- |
17.6 |
Female |
-- |
81.3 |
-- |
84 |
-- |
82.4 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs) 18.7% of single parents were male and 81.3% were female. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Families without children |
2,454 |
-- |
2,343 |
-- |
2,081 |
-- |
Families with children |
2,299 |
-- |
2,596 |
-- |
2,310 |
-- |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,299 and those without children was $2,454. |
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family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over |
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Both employed, worked full-time |
626 |
30.8 |
204,350 |
24.2 |
1,015,165 |
21.7 |
Both employed, worked part-time |
155 |
7.6 |
28,701 |
3.4 |
174,795 |
3.7 |
One employed full-time, one part-time |
264 |
13 |
166,457 |
19.7 |
1,001,907 |
21.4 |
One employed full-time, other not working |
391 |
19.2 |
150,440 |
17.8 |
736,322 |
15.7 |
One employed part-time, other not working |
105 |
5.2 |
46,322 |
5.5 |
251,191 |
5.4 |
Both not working |
245 |
12 |
148,685 |
17.6 |
899,598 |
19.2 |
Other |
107 |
5.3 |
50,082 |
5.9 |
291,196 |
6.2 |
Labour force status not stated |
142 |
7 |
48,765 |
5.8 |
314,529 |
6.7 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), of couple families, 30.8% had both partners employed full-time, 7.6% had both employed part-time and 13.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time. |
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dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles |
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Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households |
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|
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Occupied private dwellings |
5,356 |
81.9 |
1,347,807 |
93.5 |
7,760,320 |
89.3 |
Unoccupied private dwellings |
1,181 |
18.1 |
94,282 |
6.5 |
934,470 |
10.7 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), 81.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.1% were unoccupied. |
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|
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Sydney |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Occupied private dwellings |
||||||
Separate house |
129 |
2.4 |
780,082 |
57.9 |
5,864,574 |
75.6 |
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc |
3 |
0.1 |
178,456 |
13.2 |
765,980 |
9.9 |
Flat, unit or apartment |
5,209 |
97.3 |
382,258 |
28.4 |
1,056,237 |
13.6 |
Other dwelling |
0 |
0 |
4,928 |
0.4 |
66,666 |
0.9 |
Of occupied private dwellings in Sydney (State Suburbs), 2.4% were separate houses, 0.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 97.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Occupied private dwellings |
||||||
None (includes bedsitters) |
300 |
5.6 |
13,167 |
1 |
42,160 |
0.5 |
1 bedroom |
1,947 |
36.4 |
93,989 |
7 |
363,129 |
4.7 |
2 bedrooms |
2,454 |
45.8 |
349,565 |
25.9 |
1,481,577 |
19.1 |
3 bedrooms |
502 |
9.4 |
488,348 |
36.2 |
3,379,930 |
43.6 |
4 or more bedrooms |
39 |
0.7 |
378,020 |
28 |
2,350,132 |
30.3 |
Number of bedrooms not stated |
112 |
2.1 |
24,718 |
1.8 |
143,394 |
1.8 |
|
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling |
1.7 |
-- |
2.9 |
-- |
3.1 |
-- |
Average number of people per household |
2.1 |
-- |
2.7 |
-- |
2.6 |
-- |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 36.4% had 1 bedroom, 45.8% had 2 bedrooms and 9.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.7. The average household size was 2.1 people. |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Occupied private dwellings |
||||||
Owned outright |
854 |
16 |
400,989 |
29.8 |
2,488,149 |
32.1 |
Owned with a mortgage |
945 |
17.7 |
466,427 |
34.6 |
2,709,433 |
34.9 |
Rented |
3,397 |
63.4 |
438,126 |
32.5 |
2,297,458 |
29.6 |
Other tenure type |
27 |
0.5 |
9,786 |
0.7 |
70,069 |
0.9 |
Tenure type not stated |
131 |
2.4 |
32,479 |
2.4 |
195,213 |
2.5 |
Of occupied private dwellings in Sydney (State Suburbs), 16.0% were owned outright, 17.7% were owned with a mortgage and 63.4% were rented. |
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|
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Family households |
2,483 |
46.4 |
986,162 |
73.2 |
5,550,614 |
71.5 |
Single (or lone) person households |
1,936 |
36.2 |
301,187 |
22.3 |
1,888,698 |
24.3 |
Group households |
935 |
17.5 |
60,457 |
4.5 |
321,007 |
4.1 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), of all households, 46.4% were family households, 36.2% were single person households and 17.5% were group households. |
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|
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Less than $600 gross weekly income |
-- |
21.9 |
-- |
19.6 |
-- |
23.7 |
More than $3,000 gross weekly income |
-- |
14 |
-- |
16.6 |
-- |
11.2 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), 21.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000. |
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Dwellings — mortgage & rent |
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Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households. |
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|
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Median rent |
600 |
-- |
369 |
-- |
285 |
-- |
|
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Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income |
-- |
61.3 |
-- |
87.1 |
-- |
89.6 |
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income |
-- |
38.7 |
-- |
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. |
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|
||||||
Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
Median mortgage repayments |
2,500 |
-- |
2,193 |
-- |
1,800 |
-- |
|
||||||
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income |
-- |
91.2 |
-- |
87.9 |
-- |
90.1 |
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income |
-- |
8.8 |
-- |
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. |
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dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles |
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Sydney City |
% |
Sydney |
% |
Australia |
% |
|
None |
3,171 |
59.2 |
170,897 |
12.7 |
665,852 |
8.6 |
1 motor vehicle |
1,753 |
32.7 |
522,529 |
38.8 |
2,778,576 |
35.8 |
2 motor vehicles |
256 |
4.8 |
440,149 |
32.7 |
2,802,468 |
36.1 |
3 or more vehicles |
29 |
0.5 |
174,444 |
12.9 |
1,279,134 |
16.5 |
Number of motor vehicles not stated |
144 |
2.7 |
39,787 |
3 |
234,292 |
3 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), 32.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 4.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles. Source: ABS |
People — demographics & education
|
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People | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Total | 14,308 | -- | 3,908,642 | -- | 21,507,717 | -- |
Male | 7,355 | 51.4 | 1,926,237 | 49.3 | 10,634,013 | 49.4 |
Female | 6,953 | 48.6 | 1,982,405 | 50.7 | 10,873,704 | 50.6 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people | 14 | 0.1 | 42,609 | 1.1 | 548,369 | 2.5 |
In the 2011 Census, there were 14,308 people in Sydney (State Suburbs) of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.1% of the population. | ||||||
Age | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
People | ||||||
0-4 years | 344 | 2.4 | 268,607 | 6.9 | 1,421,050 | 6.6 |
5-9 years | 113 | 0.8 | 242,676 | 6.2 | 1,351,921 | 6.3 |
10-14 years | 128 | 0.9 | 235,964 | 6 | 1,371,054 | 6.4 |
15-19 years | 622 | 4.3 | 242,372 | 6.2 | 1,405,798 | 6.5 |
20-24 years | 2,765 | 19.3 | 280,163 | 7.2 | 1,460,673 | 6.8 |
25-29 years | 3,512 | 24.5 | 316,691 | 8.1 | 1,513,236 | 7 |
30-34 years | 2,401 | 16.8 | 311,334 | 8 | 1,453,775 | 6.8 |
35-39 years | 1,040 | 7.3 | 303,778 | 7.8 | 1,520,138 | 7.1 |
40-44 years | 684 | 4.8 | 285,183 | 7.3 | 1,542,879 | 7.2 |
45-49 years | 624 | 4.4 | 273,168 | 7 | 1,504,142 | 7 |
50-54 years | 523 | 3.7 | 253,035 | 6.5 | 1,447,404 | 6.7 |
55-59 years | 487 | 3.4 | 218,661 | 5.6 | 1,297,244 | 6 |
60-64 years | 374 | 2.6 | 194,938 | 5 | 1,206,116 | 5.6 |
65-69 years | 246 | 1.7 | 143,965 | 3.7 | 919,319 | 4.3 |
70-74 years | 173 | 1.2 | 110,057 | 2.8 | 708,090 | 3.3 |
75-79 years | 115 | 0.8 | 86,582 | 2.2 | 545,263 | 2.5 |
80-84 years | 88 | 0.6 | 71,702 | 1.8 | 436,936 | 2 |
85 years and over | 67 | 0.5 | 69,766 | 1.8 | 402,681 | 1.9 |
Median age | 29 | -- | 35 | -- | 37 | -- |
The median age of people in Sydney (State Suburbs) was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 4.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.8% of the population. | ||||||
Registered marital status | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
People aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Married | 4,227 | 30.8 | 1,572,725 | 49.7 | 8,461,114 | 48.7 |
Separated | 223 | 1.6 | 86,742 | 2.7 | 529,280 | 3 |
Divorced | 741 | 5.4 | 231,471 | 7.3 | 1,460,899 | 8.4 |
Widowed | 178 | 1.3 | 157,694 | 5 | 949,634 | 5.5 |
Never married | 8,347 | 60.9 | 1,112,771 | 35.2 | 5,962,769 | 34.3 |
Of people in Sydney (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 30.8% were married and 7.0% were either divorced or separated. | ||||||
Median age by registered marital status | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
People aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Married | 35 | -- | 48 | -- | 50 | -- |
Separated | 41 | -- | 48 | -- | 49 | -- |
Divorced | 50 | -- | 53 | -- | 54 | -- |
Widowed | 75 | -- | 78 | -- | 78 | -- |
Never married | 26 | -- | 26 | -- | 25 | -- |
The median age of married people in Sydney (State Suburbs) was 35 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years. | ||||||
Social marital status | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
People aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Registered marriage | 2,681 | 25.7 | 1,439,962 | 50 | 7,647,042 | 49.2 |
De facto marriage | 1,252 | 12 | 211,533 | 7.4 | 1,476,369 | 9.5 |
Not married | 6,492 | 62.3 | 1,225,769 | 42.6 | 6,413,399 | 41.3 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 25.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage. | ||||||
Median age by social marital status | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
People aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Registered marriage | 35 | -- | 48 | -- | 50 | -- |
De facto marriage | 29 | -- | 35 | -- | 35 | -- |
Not married | 27 | -- | 31 | -- | 33 | -- |
The median age of people in a registered marriage in Sydney (State Suburbs) was 35 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 29 years. | ||||||
Education | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Pre-school | 43 | 0.6 | 69,004 | 5.5 | 332,844 | 5.1 |
Primary - Government | 70 | 1 | 198,113 | 15.9 | 1,181,787 | 18.2 |
Primary - Catholic | 22 | 0.3 | 66,010 | 5.3 | 359,062 | 5.5 |
Primary - Other Non Government | 36 | 0.5 | 37,384 | 3 | 214,359 | 3.3 |
Secondary - Government | 55 | 0.8 | 136,812 | 11 | 774,074 | 11.9 |
Secondary - Catholic | 34 | 0.5 | 67,105 | 5.4 | 307,142 | 4.7 |
Secondary - Other Non Government | 72 | 1.1 | 45,584 | 3.7 | 254,828 | 3.9 |
Technical or further education institution | 758 | 11.2 | 93,888 | 7.5 | 473,606 | 7.3 |
University or tertiary institution | 2,013 | 29.7 | 215,235 | 17.3 | 932,524 | 14.3 |
Other | 746 | 11 | 35,366 | 2.8 | 161,660 | 2.5 |
Not Stated | 2,934 | 43.3 | 279,993 | 22.5 | 1,511,694 | 23.2 |
Total | 6,783 | -- | 1,244,494 | -- | 6,503,580 | -- |
In Sydney (State Suburbs) 47.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 1.9% were in primary school, 2.4% in secondary school and 40.8% in a tertiary or technical institution. | ||||||
People — cultural & language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Chinese | 3,958 | 24.7 | 938,150 | 19.2 | 866,208 | 3.1 |
English | 1,583 | 9.9 | 931,387 | 19 | 7,238,533 | 25.9 |
Thai | 941 | 5.9 | 352,986 | 7.2 | 45,635 | 0.2 |
Korean | 888 | 5.5 | 310,704 | 6.4 | 88,973 | 0.3 |
Australian | 818 | 5.1 | 232,322 | 4.7 | 7,098,486 | 25.4 |
The most common ancestries in Sydney (State Suburbs) were Chinese 24.7%, English 9.9%, Thai 5.9%, Korean 5.5% and Australian 5.1%. | ||||||
Country of birth | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Australia | 2,464 | 17.2 | 2,247,739 | 57.5 | 15,017,847 | 69.8 |
Other top responses | ||||||
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 1,677 | 11.7 | 146,853 | 3.8 | 318,969 | 1.5 |
Indonesia | 1,330 | 9.3 | 129,248 | 3.3 | 63,159 | 0.3 |
Thailand | 1,016 | 7.1 | 86,767 | 2.2 | 45,464 | 0.2 |
Korea, Republic of (South) | 874 | 6.1 | 77,298 | 2 | 74,538 | 0.3 |
England | 403 | 2.8 | 69,405 | 1.8 | 911,593 | 4.2 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), 17.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11.7%, Indonesia 9.3%, Thailand 7.1%, Korea, Republic of (South) 6.1% and England 2.8%. | ||||||
Birthplace of parents, stated responses | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Both parents born overseas | 9,534 | 84.1 | 1,918,293 | 52.9 | 6,876,586 | 34.3 |
Father only born overseas | 255 | 2.3 | 252,622 | 7 | 1,407,270 | 7 |
Mother only born overseas | 228 | 2 | 169,420 | 4.7 | 989,220 | 4.9 |
Both parents born in Australia | 1,315 | 11.6 | 1,288,486 | 35.5 | 10,757,087 | 53.7 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), 11.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 84.1% of people had both parents born overseas. | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
No Religion | 3,811 | 26.6 | 1,107,046 | 28.3 | 4,796,787 | 22.3 |
Buddhism | 2,311 | 16.2 | 684,766 | 17.5 | 528,978 | 2.5 |
Catholic | 2,090 | 14.6 | 576,427 | 14.7 | 5,439,268 | 25.3 |
Anglican | 671 | 4.7 | 205,971 | 5.3 | 3,679,907 | 17.1 |
Hinduism | 345 | 2.4 | 179,360 | 4.6 | 275,535 | 1.3 |
The most common responses for religion in Sydney (State Suburbs) were No Religion 26.6%, Buddhism 16.2%, Catholic 14.6%, Anglican 4.7% and Hinduism 2.4%. | ||||||
Language, top responses (other than English) | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Mandarin | 1,784 | 12.5 | 176,491 | 4.5 | 336,410 | 1.6 |
Indonesian | 1,127 | 7.9 | 132,836 | 3.4 | 55,870 | 0.3 |
Thai | 982 | 6.9 | 130,452 | 3.3 | 36,681 | 0.2 |
Cantonese | 906 | 6.3 | 84,568 | 2.2 | 263,673 | 1.2 |
Korean | 795 | 5.6 | 79,322 | 2 | 79,787 | 0.4 |
English only spoken at home | 3,775 | 26.4 | 2,302,714 | 58.9 | 16,509,291 | 76.8 |
Households where two or more languages are spoken | 3,454 | 64.5 | 525,299 | 39 | 1,579,949 | 20.4 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs) 26.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 12.5%, Indonesian 7.9%, Thai 6.9%, Cantonese 6.3% and Korean 5.6%. | ||||||
People — employment | ||||||
Employment | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Worked full-time | 4,674 | 59.5 | 1,228,536 | 62.6 | 6,367,554 | 59.7 |
Worked part-time | 2,241 | 28.5 | 514,663 | 26.2 | 3,062,976 | 28.7 |
Away from work | 379 | 4.8 | 106,602 | 5.4 | 627,797 | 5.9 |
Unemployed | 558 | 7.1 | 112,174 | 5.7 | 600,133 | 5.6 |
Total in labour force | 7,852 | -- | 1,961,975 | -- | 10,658,460 | -- |
There were 7,852 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sydney (State Suburbs). Of these 59.5% were employed full time, 28.5% were employed part-time and 7.1% were unemployed. | ||||||
Employment - hours worked | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over | ||||||
1-15 hours per week | 542 | 7.4 | 175,037 | 9.5 | 1,087,799 | 10.8 |
16-24 hours per week | 1,278 | 17.5 | 175,405 | 9.5 | 947,792 | 9.4 |
25-34 hours per week | 425 | 5.8 | 164,220 | 8.9 | 1,027,380 | 10.2 |
35-39 hours per week | 1,130 | 15.5 | 344,015 | 18.6 | 1,808,879 | 18 |
40 hours or more per week | 3,542 | 48.5 | 884,519 | 47.8 | 4,558,678 | 45.3 |
Of employed people in Sydney (State Suburbs), 7.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.5% worked 40 hours or more. | ||||||
Median age by employment status | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Employed full-time | 32 | -- | 39 | -- | 40 | -- |
Employed part-time | 28 | -- | 39 | -- | 40 | -- |
The median age of people employed full-time in Sydney (State Suburbs) was 32 years and for people who were employed part-time was 28 years. | ||||||
Occupation | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Employed people aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Professionals | 2,398 | 32.9 | 488,129 | 26.4 | 2,145,442 | 21.3 |
Managers | 1,083 | 14.8 | 301,857 | 16.3 | 1,293,970 | 12.9 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | 873 | 12 | 247,925 | 13.4 | 1,483,558 | 14.7 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | 852 | 11.7 | 216,894 | 11.7 | 971,897 | 9.7 |
Sales Workers | 644 | 8.8 | 164,384 | 8.9 | 942,140 | 9.4 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | 612 | 8.4 | 159,462 | 8.6 | 1,425,146 | 14.2 |
Labourers | 537 | 7.4 | 130,650 | 7.1 | 947,608 | 9.4 |
Machinery Operators And Drivers | 75 | 1 | 103,732 | 5.6 | 659,551 | 6.6 |
The most common occupations in Sydney (State Suburbs) included Professionals 32.9%, Managers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, and Sales Workers 8.8%. | ||||||
Industry of employment, top responses | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Employed people aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services | 1,130 | 15.5 | 74,393 | 4 | 412,804 | 4.1 |
Legal and Accounting Services | 412 | 5.6 | 72,555 | 3.9 | 209,182 | 2.1 |
Depository Financial Intermediation | 346 | 4.7 | 59,072 | 3.2 | 148,232 | 1.5 |
Computer System Design and Related Services | 344 | 4.7 | 54,531 | 2.9 | 139,409 | 1.4 |
Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services | 320 | 4.4 | 48,110 | 2.6 | 89,668 | 0.9 |
Of the employed people in Sydney (State Suburbs), 15.5% worked in Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services. Other major industries of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 5.6%, Depository Financial Intermediation 4.7%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.7% and Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 4.4%. | ||||||
Median weekly incomes | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
People aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Personal | 639 | -- | 634 | -- | 577 | -- |
Family | 1,658 | -- | 1,728 | -- | 1,481 | -- |
Household | 1,488 | -- | 1,493 | -- | 1,234 | -- |
The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sydney (State Suburbs) was $639. | ||||||
Travel to work, top responses | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Employed people aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Walked only | 3,599 | 49.3 | 972,949 | 52.6 | 377,043 | 3.7 |
Train | 939 | 12.9 | 180,837 | 9.8 | 388,012 | 3.9 |
Bus | 769 | 10.5 | 106,077 | 5.7 | 301,187 | 3 |
Car, as driver | 695 | 9.5 | 83,060 | 4.5 | 6,059,972 | 60.2 |
Train, bus | 122 | 1.7 | 80,014 | 4.3 | 83,712 | 0.8 |
People who travelled to work by public transport | 1,939 | 26.6 | 396,492 | 21.4 | 1,046,721 | 10.4 |
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger | 801 | 11 | 1,059,231 | 57.3 | 6,620,840 | 65.8 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 49.3%, Train 12.9% and Bus 10.5%. Other common responses were Car, as driver 9.5% and Train, bus 1.7%. On the day, 26.6% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 11.0% by car (either as driver or as passenger). | ||||||
Unpaid work | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
People aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) | 6,107 | 44.5 | 2,122,441 | 67.1 | 12,149,347 | 70 |
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) | 1,000 | 7.3 | 855,914 | 27.1 | 4,827,808 | 27.8 |
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) | 567 | 4.1 | 337,766 | 10.7 | 1,896,957 | 10.9 |
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) | 1,268 | 9.2 | 470,618 | 14.9 | 3,090,874 | 17.8 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 7.3% provided care for children and 4.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group. | ||||||
Unpaid domestic work, number of hours | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
People aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Less than 5 hours per week | 3,173 | 23.1 | 750,393 | 23.7 | 3,883,357 | 22.4 |
5 to 14 hours per week | 2,087 | 15.2 | 769,030 | 24.3 | 4,444,640 | 25.6 |
15 to 29 hours per week | 532 | 3.9 | 332,589 | 10.5 | 2,075,154 | 12 |
30 hours or more per week | 313 | 2.3 | 270,426 | 8.6 | 1,746,196 | 10.1 |
Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sydney (State Suburbs), 15.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 3.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.3% worked 30 hours or more. | ||||||
Family composition | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Couple family without children | 1,609 | 63.8 | 337,517 | 33 | 2,150,301 | 37.8 |
Couple family with children | 423 | 16.8 | 506,277 | 49.5 | 2,534,399 | 44.6 |
One parent family | 210 | 8.3 | 158,418 | 15.5 | 901,637 | 15.9 |
Other family | 280 | 11.1 | 20,220 | 2 | 97,722 | 1.7 |
Of the families in Sydney (State Suburbs), 16.8% were couple families with children, 63.8% were couple families without children and 8.3% were one parent families. | ||||||
Single (or lone) parents | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population | ||||||
Male | -- | 18.7 | -- | 16 | -- | 17.6 |
Female | -- | 81.3 | -- | 84 | -- | 82.4 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs) 18.7% of single parents were male and 81.3% were female. | ||||||
Families — weekly incomes | ||||||
Median family income, couple families with two incomes | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Families without children | 2,454 | -- | 2,343 | -- | 2,081 | -- |
Families with children | 2,299 | -- | 2,596 | -- | 2,310 | -- |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,299 and those without children was $2,454. | ||||||
Families — employment status of couple families | ||||||
family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families | ||||||
Employment status of couple families | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over | ||||||
Both employed, worked full-time | 626 | 30.8 | 204,350 | 24.2 | 1,015,165 | 21.7 |
Both employed, worked part-time | 155 | 7.6 | 28,701 | 3.4 | 174,795 | 3.7 |
One employed full-time, one part-time | 264 | 13 | 166,457 | 19.7 | 1,001,907 | 21.4 |
One employed full-time, other not working | 391 | 19.2 | 150,440 | 17.8 | 736,322 | 15.7 |
One employed part-time, other not working | 105 | 5.2 | 46,322 | 5.5 | 251,191 | 5.4 |
Both not working | 245 | 12 | 148,685 | 17.6 | 899,598 | 19.2 |
Other | 107 | 5.3 | 50,082 | 5.9 | 291,196 | 6.2 |
Labour force status not stated | 142 | 7 | 48,765 | 5.8 | 314,529 | 6.7 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), of couple families, 30.8% had both partners employed full-time, 7.6% had both employed part-time and 13.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time. | ||||||
dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | ||||||
Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households | ||||||
Dwelling type | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Occupied private dwellings | 5,356 | 81.9 | 1,347,807 | 93.5 | 7,760,320 | 89.3 |
Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,181 | 18.1 | 94,282 | 6.5 | 934,470 | 10.7 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), 81.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.1% were unoccupied. | ||||||
Dwelling structure | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Occupied private dwellings | ||||||
Separate house | 129 | 2.4 | 780,082 | 57.9 | 5,864,574 | 75.6 |
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc | 3 | 0.1 | 178,456 | 13.2 | 765,980 | 9.9 |
Flat, unit or apartment | 5,209 | 97.3 | 382,258 | 28.4 | 1,056,237 | 13.6 |
Other dwelling | 0 | 0 | 4,928 | 0.4 | 66,666 | 0.9 |
Of occupied private dwellings in Sydney (State Suburbs), 2.4% were separate houses, 0.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 97.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings. | ||||||
Number of bedrooms | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Occupied private dwellings | ||||||
None (includes bedsitters) | 300 | 5.6 | 13,167 | 1 | 42,160 | 0.5 |
1 bedroom | 1,947 | 36.4 | 93,989 | 7 | 363,129 | 4.7 |
2 bedrooms | 2,454 | 45.8 | 349,565 | 25.9 | 1,481,577 | 19.1 |
3 bedrooms | 502 | 9.4 | 488,348 | 36.2 | 3,379,930 | 43.6 |
4 or more bedrooms | 39 | 0.7 | 378,020 | 28 | 2,350,132 | 30.3 |
Number of bedrooms not stated | 112 | 2.1 | 24,718 | 1.8 | 143,394 | 1.8 |
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling | 1.7 | -- | 2.9 | -- | 3.1 | -- |
Average number of people per household | 2.1 | -- | 2.7 | -- | 2.6 | -- |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 36.4% had 1 bedroom, 45.8% had 2 bedrooms and 9.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.7. The average household size was 2.1 people. | ||||||
Tenure | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Occupied private dwellings | ||||||
Owned outright | 854 | 16 | 400,989 | 29.8 | 2,488,149 | 32.1 |
Owned with a mortgage | 945 | 17.7 | 466,427 | 34.6 | 2,709,433 | 34.9 |
Rented | 3,397 | 63.4 | 438,126 | 32.5 | 2,297,458 | 29.6 |
Other tenure type | 27 | 0.5 | 9,786 | 0.7 | 70,069 | 0.9 |
Tenure type not stated | 131 | 2.4 | 32,479 | 2.4 | 195,213 | 2.5 |
Of occupied private dwellings in Sydney (State Suburbs), 16.0% were owned outright, 17.7% were owned with a mortgage and 63.4% were rented. | ||||||
Dwellings — household composition | ||||||
Household composition | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Family households | 2,483 | 46.4 | 986,162 | 73.2 | 5,550,614 | 71.5 |
Single (or lone) person households | 1,936 | 36.2 | 301,187 | 22.3 | 1,888,698 | 24.3 |
Group households | 935 | 17.5 | 60,457 | 4.5 | 321,007 | 4.1 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), of all households, 46.4% were family households, 36.2% were single person households and 17.5% were group households. | ||||||
Household income | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Less than $600 gross weekly income | -- | 21.9 | -- | 19.6 | -- | 23.7 |
More than $3,000 gross weekly income | -- | 14 | -- | 16.6 | -- | 11.2 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), 21.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000. | ||||||
Dwellings — mortgage & rent | ||||||
Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households. | ||||||
Rent weekly payments | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Median rent | 600 | -- | 369 | -- | 285 | -- |
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income | -- | 61.3 | -- | 87.1 | -- | 89.6 |
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income | -- | 38.7 | -- | 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 | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
Median mortgage repayments | 2,500 | -- | 2,193 | -- | 1,800 | -- |
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income | -- | 91.2 | -- | 87.9 | -- | 90.1 |
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income | -- | 8.8 | -- | 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 | ||||||
dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | ||||||
Number of registered motor vehicles | Sydney | % | Sydney | % | Australia | % |
None | 3,171 | 59.2 | 170,897 | 12.7 | 665,852 | 8.6 |
1 motor vehicle | 1,753 | 32.7 | 522,529 | 38.8 | 2,778,576 | 35.8 |
2 motor vehicles | 256 | 4.8 | 440,149 | 32.7 | 2,802,468 | 36.1 |
3 or more vehicles | 29 | 0.5 | 174,444 | 12.9 | 1,279,134 | 16.5 |
Number of motor vehicles not stated | 144 | 2.7 | 39,787 | 3 | 234,292 | 3 |
In Sydney (State Suburbs), 32.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 4.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles. |