People — demographics & education

People

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Total

15,342

--

3,908,642

--

21,507,717

--

Male

8,873

57.8

1,926,237

49.3

10,634,013

49.4

Female

6,469

42.2

1,982,405

50.7

10,873,704

50.6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

147

1

42,609

1.1

548,369

2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 15,342 people in Surry Hills (State Suburbs) of these 57.8% were male and 42.2% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

Age

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People

0-4 years

438

2.9

268,607

6.9

1,421,050

6.6

5-9 years

177

1.2

242,676

6.2

1,351,921

6.3

10-14 years

150

1

235,964

6

1,371,054

6.4

15-19 years

281

1.8

242,372

6.2

1,405,798

6.5

20-24 years

1,427

9.3

280,163

7.2

1,460,673

6.8

25-29 years

3,004

19.6

316,691

8.1

1,513,236

7

30-34 years

2,659

17.3

311,334

8

1,453,775

6.8

35-39 years

1,737

11.3

303,778

7.8

1,520,138

7.1

40-44 years

1,296

8.4

285,183

7.3

1,542,879

7.2

45-49 years

990

6.5

273,168

7

1,504,142

7

50-54 years

780

5.1

253,035

6.5

1,447,404

6.7

55-59 years

645

4.2

218,661

5.6

1,297,244

6

60-64 years

473

3.1

194,938

5

1,206,116

5.6

65-69 years

353

2.3

143,965

3.7

919,319

4.3

70-74 years

281

1.8

110,057

2.8

708,090

3.3

75-79 years

215

1.4

86,582

2.2

545,263

2.5

80-84 years

188

1.2

71,702

1.8

436,936

2

85 years and over

250

1.6

69,766

1.8

402,681

1.9

Median age

33

--

35

--

37

--

The median age of people in Surry Hills (State Suburbs) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 5.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.4% of the population.

Registered marital status

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

2,929

20.1

1,572,725

49.7

8,461,114

48.7

Separated

327

2.2

86,742

2.7

529,280

3

Divorced

1,037

7.1

231,471

7.3

1,460,899

8.4

Widowed

421

2.9

157,694

5

949,634

5.5

Never married

9,860

67.7

1,112,771

35.2

5,962,769

34.3

Of people in Surry Hills (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 20.1% were married and 9.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

38

--

48

--

50

--

Separated

48

--

48

--

49

--

Divorced

53

--

53

--

54

--

Widowed

79

--

78

--

78

--

Never married

31

--

26

--

25

--

The median age of married people in Surry Hills (State Suburbs) was 38 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

Social marital status

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

2,231

19.2

1,439,962

50

7,647,042

49.2

De facto marriage

2,799

24.1

211,533

7.4

1,476,369

9.5

Not married

6,602

56.8

1,225,769

42.6

6,413,399

41.3

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 19.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 24.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

38

--

48

--

50

--

De facto marriage

32

--

35

--

35

--

Not married

33

--

31

--

33

--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Surry Hills (State Suburbs) was 38 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Pre-school

84

1.8

69,004

5.5

332,844

5.1

Primary - Government

145

3.1

198,113

15.9

1,181,787

18.2

Primary - Catholic

18

0.4

66,010

5.3

359,062

5.5

Primary - Other Non Government

24

0.5

37,384

3

214,359

3.3

Secondary - Government

79

1.7

136,812

11

774,074

11.9

Secondary - Catholic

30

0.6

67,105

5.4

307,142

4.7

Secondary - Other Non Government

55

1.2

45,584

3.7

254,828

3.9

Technical or further education institution

433

9.4

93,888

7.5

473,606

7.3

University or tertiary institution

1,269

27.4

215,235

17.3

932,524

14.3

Other

293

6.3

35,366

2.8

161,660

2.5

Not Stated

2,198

47.5

279,993

22.5

1,511,694

23.2

Total

4,628

--

1,244,494

--

6,503,580

--

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs) 30.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 4.0% were in primary school, 3.5% in secondary school and 36.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

English

4,058

20.6

938,150

19.2

7,238,533

25.9

Australian

2,736

13.9

931,387

19

7,098,486

25.4

Irish

1,790

9.1

352,986

7.2

2,087,758

7.5

Chinese

1,268

6.5

310,704

6.4

866,208

3.1

Scottish

1,174

6

232,322

4.7

1,792,622

6.4

The most common ancestries in Surry Hills (State Suburbs) were English 20.6%, Australian 13.9%, Irish 9.1%, Chinese 6.5% and Scottish 6.0%.

Country of birth

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Australia

6,873

44.8

2,247,739

57.5

15,017,847

69.8

Other top responses

England

937

6.1

146,853

3.8

911,593

4.2

New Zealand

594

3.9

129,248

3.3

483,398

2.2

China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

493

3.2

86,767

2.2

318,969

1.5

Thailand

358

2.3

77,298

2

45,464

0.2

United States of America

209

1.4

69,405

1.8

77,009

0.4

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs), 44.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.1%, New Zealand 3.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.2%, Thailand 2.3% and United States of America 1.4%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Both parents born overseas

7,227

55.1

1,918,293

52.9

6,876,586

34.3

Father only born overseas

862

6.6

252,622

7

1,407,270

7

Mother only born overseas

644

4.9

169,420

4.7

989,220

4.9

Both parents born in Australia

4,390

33.5

1,288,486

35.5

10,757,087

53.7

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs), 33.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 55.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

No Religion

5,581

36.4

1,107,046

28.3

4,796,787

22.3

Catholic

2,907

18.9

684,766

17.5

5,439,268

25.3

Anglican

1,280

8.3

576,427

14.7

3,679,907

17.1

Buddhism

940

6.1

205,971

5.3

528,978

2.5

Eastern Orthodox

375

2.4

179,360

4.6

563,072

2.6

The most common responses for religion in Surry Hills (State Suburbs) were No Religion 36.4%, Catholic 18.9%, Anglican 8.3%, Buddhism 6.1% and Eastern Orthodox 2.4%.

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Cantonese

451

2.9

176,491

4.5

263,673

1.2

Mandarin

355

2.3

132,836

3.4

336,410

1.6

Thai

336

2.2

130,452

3.3

36,681

0.2

Greek

211

1.4

84,568

2.2

252,217

1.2

French

198

1.3

79,322

2

57,740

0.3

English only spoken at home

9,384

61.2

2,302,714

58.9

16,509,291

76.8

Households where two or more languages are spoken

2,207

31.7

525,299

39

1,579,949

20.4

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs) 61.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 2.9%, Mandarin 2.3%, Thai 2.2%, Greek 1.4% and French 1.3%.

People — employment

Employment

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over

Worked full-time

7,125

72.3

1,228,536

62.6

6,367,554

59.7

Worked part-time

1,887

19.1

514,663

26.2

3,062,976

28.7

Away from work

370

3.8

106,602

5.4

627,797

5.9

Unemployed

472

4.8

112,174

5.7

600,133

5.6

Total in labour force

9,854

--

1,961,975

--

10,658,460

--

There were 9,854 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Surry Hills (State Suburbs). Of these 72.3% were employed full time, 19.1% were employed part-time and 4.8% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

1-15 hours per week

518

5.5

175,037

9.5

1,087,799

10.8

16-24 hours per week

738

7.9

175,405

9.5

947,792

9.4

25-34 hours per week

628

6.7

164,220

8.9

1,027,380

10.2

35-39 hours per week

1,514

16.1

344,015

18.6

1,808,879

18

40 hours or more per week

5,616

59.8

884,519

47.8

4,558,678

45.3

Of employed people in Surry Hills (State Suburbs), 5.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status

Surry Hills

%

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 Surry Hills (State Suburbs) was 33 years and for people who were employed part-time was 32 years.

Occupation

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Professionals

3,901

41.6

488,129

26.4

2,145,442

21.3

Managers

1,648

17.6

301,857

16.3

1,293,970

12.9

Clerical and Administrative Workers

1,108

11.8

247,925

13.4

1,483,558

14.7

Community and Personal Service Workers

821

8.7

216,894

11.7

971,897

9.7

Technicians and Trades Workers

675

7.2

164,384

8.9

1,425,146

14.2

Sales Workers

664

7.1

159,462

8.6

942,140

9.4

Labourers

313

3.3

130,650

7.1

947,608

9.4

Machinery Operators And Drivers

99

1.1

103,732

5.6

659,551

6.6

The most common occupations in Surry Hills (State Suburbs) included Professionals 41.6%, Managers 17.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7%, and Technicians and Trades Workers 7.2%.

Industry of employment, top responses

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services

584

6.2

74,393

4

412,804

4.1

Legal and Accounting Services

420

4.5

72,555

3.9

209,182

2.1

Computer System Design and Related Services

369

3.9

59,072

3.2

139,409

1.4

Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services

346

3.7

54,531

2.9

89,668

0.9

Depository Financial Intermediation

331

3.5

48,110

2.6

148,232

1.5

Of the employed people in Surry Hills (State Suburbs), 6.2% worked in Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services. Other major industries of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 4.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.9%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.7% and Depository Financial Intermediation 3.5%.

Median weekly incomes

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Personal

986

--

634

--

577

--

Family

2,448

--

1,728

--

1,481

--

Household

1,760

--

1,493

--

1,234

--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Surry Hills (State Suburbs) was $986.

Travel to work, top responses

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Walked only

3,082

32.9

972,949

52.6

377,043

3.7

Car, as driver

1,629

17.4

180,837

9.8

6,059,972

60.2

Train

1,283

13.7

106,077

5.7

388,012

3.9

Bus

1,203

12.8

83,060

4.5

301,187

3

Bicycle

296

3.2

80,014

4.3

103,914

1

People who travelled to work by public transport

2,831

30.2

396,492

21.4

1,046,721

10.4

People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger

1,791

19.1

1,059,231

57.3

6,620,840

65.8

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 32.9%, Car, as driver 17.4% and Train 13.7%. Other common responses were Bus 12.8% and Bicycle 3.2%. On the day, 30.2% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 19.1% by car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Did unpaid domestic work (last week)

9,462

64.9

2,122,441

67.1

12,149,347

70

Cared for child/children (last two weeks)

1,314

9

855,914

27.1

4,827,808

27.8

Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)

837

5.7

337,766

10.7

1,896,957

10.9

Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)

2,079

14.3

470,618

14.9

3,090,874

17.8

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 9.0% provided care for children and 5.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Less than 5 hours per week

5,073

34.8

750,393

23.7

3,883,357

22.4

5 to 14 hours per week

3,389

23.3

769,030

24.3

4,444,640

25.6

15 to 29 hours per week

653

4.5

332,589

10.5

2,075,154

12

30 hours or more per week

343

2.4

270,426

8.6

1,746,196

10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Surry Hills (State Suburbs), 23.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Couple family without children

2,102

71.3

337,517

33

2,150,301

37.8

Couple family with children

494

16.8

506,277

49.5

2,534,399

44.6

One parent family

223

7.6

158,418

15.5

901,637

15.9

Other family

130

4.4

20,220

2

97,722

1.7

Of the families in Surry Hills (State Suburbs), 16.8% were couple families with children, 71.3% were couple families without children and 7.6% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population

Male

--

18.9

--

16

--

17.6

Female

--

81.1

--

84

--

82.4

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs) 18.9% of single parents were male and 81.1% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Families without children

2,994

--

2,343

--

2,081

--

Families with children

3,005

--

2,596

--

2,310

--

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,005 and those without children was $2,994.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over

Both employed, worked full-time

1,177

45.4

204,350

24.2

1,015,165

21.7

Both employed, worked part-time

108

4.2

28,701

3.4

174,795

3.7

One employed full-time, one part-time

405

15.6

166,457

19.7

1,001,907

21.4

One employed full-time, other not working

309

11.9

150,440

17.8

736,322

15.7

One employed part-time, other not working

103

4

46,322

5.5

251,191

5.4

Both not working

184

7.1

148,685

17.6

899,598

19.2

Other

129

5

50,082

5.9

291,196

6.2

Labour force status not stated

177

6.8

48,765

5.8

314,529

6.7

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs), of couple families, 45.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 15.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling type

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

6,955

89.2

1,347,807

93.5

7,760,320

89.3

Unoccupied private dwellings

845

10.8

94,282

6.5

934,470

10.7

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs), 89.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.8% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Separate house

97

1.4

780,082

57.9

5,864,574

75.6

Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc

1,924

27.7

178,456

13.2

765,980

9.9

Flat, unit or apartment

4,849

69.7

382,258

28.4

1,056,237

13.6

Other dwelling

65

0.9

4,928

0.4

66,666

0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Surry Hills (State Suburbs), 1.4% were separate houses, 27.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 69.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

None (includes bedsitters)

389

5.6

13,167

1

42,160

0.5

1 bedroom

2,511

36.1

93,989

7

363,129

4.7

2 bedrooms

2,615

37.6

349,565

25.9

1,481,577

19.1

3 bedrooms

912

13.1

488,348

36.2

3,379,930

43.6

4 or more bedrooms

373

5.4

378,020

28

2,350,132

30.3

Number of bedrooms not stated

155

2.2

24,718

1.8

143,394

1.8

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

1.8

--

2.9

--

3.1

--

Average number of people per household

1.8

--

2.7

--

2.6

--

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 36.1% had 1 bedroom, 37.6% had 2 bedrooms and 13.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.8. The average household size was 1.8 people.

Tenure

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Owned outright

794

11.4

400,989

29.8

2,488,149

32.1

Owned with a mortgage

1,633

23.5

466,427

34.6

2,709,433

34.9

Rented

4,312

62

438,126

32.5

2,297,458

29.6

Other tenure type

50

0.7

9,786

0.7

70,069

0.9

Tenure type not stated

167

2.4

32,479

2.4

195,213

2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Surry Hills (State Suburbs), 11.4% were owned outright, 23.5% were owned with a mortgage and 62.0% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Family households

2,920

42

986,162

73.2

5,550,614

71.5

Single (or lone) person households

2,972

42.7

301,187

22.3

1,888,698

24.3

Group households

1,062

15.3

60,457

4.5

321,007

4.1

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs), of all households, 42.0% were family households, 42.7% were single person households and 15.3% were group households.

Household income

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Less than $600 gross weekly income

--

20.1

--

19.6

--

23.7

More than $3,000 gross weekly income

--

20.8

--

16.6

--

11.2

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs), 20.1% 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

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median rent

450

--

369

--

285

--

Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income

--

77.6

--

87.1

--

89.6

Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

22.4

--

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

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median mortgage repayments

2,500

--

2,193

--

1,800

--

Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income

--

92.3

--

87.9

--

90.1

Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

7.7

--

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

Surry Hills

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

None

3,267

47

170,897

12.7

665,852

8.6

1 motor vehicle

2,824

40.6

522,529

38.8

2,778,576

35.8

2 motor vehicles

591

8.5

440,149

32.7

2,802,468

36.1

3 or more vehicles

64

0.9

174,444

12.9

1,279,134

16.5

Number of motor vehicles not stated

209

3

39,787

3

234,292

3

In Surry Hills (State Suburbs), 40.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 8.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Source: ABS Census 2011