People — demographics & education

People

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Total

7,111

--

3,908,642

--

21,507,717

--

Male

3,644

51.2

1,926,237

49.3

10,634,013

49.4

Female

3,467

48.8

1,982,405

50.7

10,873,704

50.6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

53

0.7

42,609

1.1

548,369

2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 7,111 people in Ultimo (State Suburbs) of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

Age

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People

0-4 years

187

2.6

268,607

6.9

1,421,050

6.6

5-9 years

117

1.6

242,676

6.2

1,351,921

6.3

10-14 years

113

1.6

235,964

6

1,371,054

6.4

15-19 years

478

6.7

242,372

6.2

1,405,798

6.5

20-24 years

1,778

25

280,163

7.2

1,460,673

6.8

25-29 years

1,644

23.1

316,691

8.1

1,513,236

7

30-34 years

968

13.6

311,334

8

1,453,775

6.8

35-39 years

506

7.1

303,778

7.8

1,520,138

7.1

40-44 years

327

4.6

285,183

7.3

1,542,879

7.2

45-49 years

233

3.3

273,168

7

1,504,142

7

50-54 years

172

2.4

253,035

6.5

1,447,404

6.7

55-59 years

178

2.5

218,661

5.6

1,297,244

6

60-64 years

115

1.6

194,938

5

1,206,116

5.6

65-69 years

88

1.2

143,965

3.7

919,319

4.3

70-74 years

72

1

110,057

2.8

708,090

3.3

75-79 years

71

1

86,582

2.2

545,263

2.5

80-84 years

41

0.6

71,702

1.8

436,936

2

85 years and over

24

0.3

69,766

1.8

402,681

1.9

Median age

27

--

35

--

37

--

The median age of people in Ultimo (State Suburbs) was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 5.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.1% of the population.

Registered marital status

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

1,584

23.6

1,572,725

49.7

8,461,114

48.7

Separated

81

1.2

86,742

2.7

529,280

3

Divorced

322

4.8

231,471

7.3

1,460,899

8.4

Widowed

99

1.5

157,694

5

949,634

5.5

Never married

4,613

68.9

1,112,771

35.2

5,962,769

34.3

Of people in Ultimo (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 23.6% were married and 6.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

35

--

48

--

50

--

Separated

50

--

48

--

49

--

Divorced

45

--

53

--

54

--

Widowed

76

--

78

--

78

--

Never married

25

--

26

--

25

--

The median age of married people in Ultimo (State Suburbs) was 35 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

1,101

23

1,439,962

50

7,647,042

49.2

De facto marriage

697

14.5

211,533

7.4

1,476,369

9.5

Not married

2,997

62.5

1,225,769

42.6

6,413,399

41.3

In Ultimo (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 23.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

36

--

48

--

50

--

De facto marriage

29

--

35

--

35

--

Not married

26

--

31

--

33

--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Ultimo (State Suburbs) was 36 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

Education

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Pre-school

29

0.7

69,004

5.5

332,844

5.1

Primary - Government

88

2.2

198,113

15.9

1,181,787

18.2

Primary - Catholic

11

0.3

66,010

5.3

359,062

5.5

Primary - Other Non Government

12

0.3

37,384

3

214,359

3.3

Secondary - Government

82

2.1

136,812

11

774,074

11.9

Secondary - Catholic

16

0.4

67,105

5.4

307,142

4.7

Secondary - Other Non Government

25

0.6

45,584

3.7

254,828

3.9

Technical or further education institution

290

7.4

93,888

7.5

473,606

7.3

University or tertiary institution

1,744

44.3

215,235

17.3

932,524

14.3

Other

184

4.7

35,366

2.8

161,660

2.5

Not Stated

1,455

37

279,993

22.5

1,511,694

23.2

Total

3,936

--

1,244,494

--

6,503,580

--

In Ultimo (State Suburbs) 55.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 2.8% were in primary school, 3.1% in secondary school and 51.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Chinese

2,232

27.4

938,150

19.2

866,208

3.1

English

807

9.9

931,387

19

7,238,533

25.9

Australian

643

7.9

352,986

7.2

7,098,486

25.4

Irish

319

3.9

310,704

6.4

2,087,758

7.5

Indian

202

2.5

232,322

4.7

390,894

1.4

The most common ancestries in Ultimo (State Suburbs) were Chinese 27.4%, English 9.9%, Australian 7.9%, Irish 3.9% and Indian 2.5%.

Country of birth

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Australia

1,602

22.5

2,247,739

57.5

15,017,847

69.8

Other top responses

China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

1,250

17.6

146,853

3.8

318,969

1.5

Indonesia

225

3.2

129,248

3.3

63,159

0.3

Hong Kong (SAR of China)

188

2.6

86,767

2.2

74,956

0.3

Korea, Republic of (South)

180

2.5

77,298

2

74,538

0.3

Thailand

173

2.4

69,405

1.8

45,464

0.2

In Ultimo (State Suburbs), 22.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 17.6%, Indonesia 3.2%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.6%, Korea, Republic of (South) 2.5% and Thailand 2.4%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Both parents born overseas

4,421

78.8

1,918,293

52.9

6,876,586

34.3

Father only born overseas

180

3.2

252,622

7

1,407,270

7

Mother only born overseas

181

3.2

169,420

4.7

989,220

4.9

Both parents born in Australia

830

14.8

1,288,486

35.5

10,757,087

53.7

In Ultimo (State Suburbs), 14.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 78.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

No Religion

2,416

34

1,107,046

28.3

4,796,787

22.3

Catholic

941

13.2

684,766

17.5

5,439,268

25.3

Buddhism

793

11.2

576,427

14.7

528,978

2.5

Anglican

259

3.6

205,971

5.3

3,679,907

17.1

Islam

259

3.6

179,360

4.6

476,290

2.2

The most common responses for religion in Ultimo (State Suburbs) were No Religion 34.0%, Catholic 13.2%, Buddhism 11.2%, Anglican 3.6% and Islam 3.6%.

Language, top responses (other than English)

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Mandarin

1,102

15.5

176,491

4.5

336,410

1.6

Cantonese

665

9.4

132,836

3.4

263,673

1.2

Indonesian

177

2.5

130,452

3.3

55,870

0.3

Thai

169

2.4

84,568

2.2

36,681

0.2

Korean

161

2.3

79,322

2

79,787

0.4

English only spoken at home

2,063

29

2,302,714

58.9

16,509,291

76.8

Households where two or more languages are spoken

1,624

62.9

525,299

39

1,579,949

20.4

In Ultimo (State Suburbs) 29.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 15.5%, Cantonese 9.4%, Indonesian 2.5%, Thai 2.4% and Korean 2.3%.

People — employment

Employment

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

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

Worked full-time

2,036

57.1

1,228,536

62.6

6,367,554

59.7

Worked part-time

982

27.5

514,663

26.2

3,062,976

28.7

Away from work

166

4.7

106,602

5.4

627,797

5.9

Unemployed

384

10.8

112,174

5.7

600,133

5.6

Total in labour force

3,568

--

1,961,975

--

10,658,460

--

There were 3,568 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ultimo (State Suburbs). Of these 57.1% were employed full time, 27.5% were employed part-time and 10.8% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

1-15 hours per week

325

10.2

175,037

9.5

1,087,799

10.8

16-24 hours per week

432

13.6

175,405

9.5

947,792

9.4

25-34 hours per week

220

6.9

164,220

8.9

1,027,380

10.2

35-39 hours per week

555

17.5

344,015

18.6

1,808,879

18

40 hours or more per week

1,483

46.7

884,519

47.8

4,558,678

45.3

Of employed people in Ultimo (State Suburbs), 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.7% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

Employed full-time

31

--

39

--

40

--

Employed part-time

26

--

39

--

40

--

The median age of people employed full-time in Ultimo (State Suburbs) was 31 years and for people who were employed part-time was 26 years.

Occupation

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Professionals

1,075

33.8

488,129

26.4

2,145,442

21.3

Clerical and Administrative Workers

447

14.1

301,857

16.3

1,483,558

14.7

Community and Personal Service Workers

371

11.7

247,925

13.4

971,897

9.7

Managers

370

11.6

216,894

11.7

1,293,970

12.9

Sales Workers

315

9.9

164,384

8.9

942,140

9.4

Technicians and Trades Workers

268

8.4

159,462

8.6

1,425,146

14.2

Labourers

204

6.4

130,650

7.1

947,608

9.4

Machinery Operators And Drivers

55

1.7

103,732

5.6

659,551

6.6

The most common occupations in Ultimo (State Suburbs) included Professionals 33.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, Managers 11.6%, and Sales Workers 9.9%.

Industry of employment, top responses

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services

368

11.6

74,393

4

412,804

4.1

Tertiary Education

143

4.5

72,555

3.9

198,933

2

Computer System Design and Related Services

128

4

59,072

3.2

139,409

1.4

Legal and Accounting Services

126

4

54,531

2.9

209,182

2.1

Depository Financial Intermediation

109

3.4

48,110

2.6

148,232

1.5

Of the employed people in Ultimo (State Suburbs), 11.6% worked in Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services. Other major industries of employment included Tertiary Education 4.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.0%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.0% and Depository Financial Intermediation 3.4%.

Median weekly incomes

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Personal

487

--

634

--

577

--

Family

1,559

--

1,728

--

1,481

--

Household

1,098

--

1,493

--

1,234

--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ultimo (State Suburbs) was $487.

Travel to work, top responses

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Walked only

1,112

35

972,949

52.6

377,043

3.7

Bus

498

15.7

180,837

9.8

301,187

3

Car, as driver

496

15.6

106,077

5.7

6,059,972

60.2

Train

310

9.8

83,060

4.5

388,012

3.9

Train, bus

102

3.2

80,014

4.3

83,712

0.8

People who travelled to work by public transport

992

31.2

396,492

21.4

1,046,721

10.4

People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger

567

17.8

1,059,231

57.3

6,620,840

65.8

In Ultimo (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 35.0%, Bus 15.7% and Car, as driver 15.6%. Other common responses were Train 9.8% and Train, bus 3.2%. On the day, 31.2% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 17.8% by car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Did unpaid domestic work (last week)

3,267

48.8

2,122,441

67.1

12,149,347

70

Cared for child/children (last two weeks)

533

8

855,914

27.1

4,827,808

27.8

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

291

4.3

337,766

10.7

1,896,957

10.9

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

879

13.1

470,618

14.9

3,090,874

17.8

In Ultimo (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 8.0% provided care for children and 4.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Less than 5 hours per week

1,711

25.5

750,393

23.7

3,883,357

22.4

5 to 14 hours per week

1,134

16.9

769,030

24.3

4,444,640

25.6

15 to 29 hours per week

266

4

332,589

10.5

2,075,154

12

30 hours or more per week

157

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 Ultimo (State Suburbs), 16.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Couple family without children

694

60.9

337,517

33

2,150,301

37.8

Couple family with children

232

20.4

506,277

49.5

2,534,399

44.6

One parent family

117

10.3

158,418

15.5

901,637

15.9

Other family

97

8.5

20,220

2

97,722

1.7

Of the families in Ultimo (State Suburbs), 20.4% were couple families with children, 60.9% were couple families without children and 10.3% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population

Male

--

11.9

--

16

--

17.6

Female

--

88.1

--

84

--

82.4

In Ultimo (State Suburbs) 11.9% of single parents were male and 88.1% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Families without children

2,398

--

2,343

--

2,081

--

Families with children

2,714

--

2,596

--

2,310

--

In Ultimo (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,714 and those without children was $2,398.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over

Both employed, worked full-time

318

34.5

204,350

24.2

1,015,165

21.7

Both employed, worked part-time

37

4

28,701

3.4

174,795

3.7

One employed full-time, one part-time

108

11.7

166,457

19.7

1,001,907

21.4

One employed full-time, other not working

156

16.9

150,440

17.8

736,322

15.7

One employed part-time, other not working

63

6.8

46,322

5.5

251,191

5.4

Both not working

125

13.6

148,685

17.6

899,598

19.2

Other

50

5.4

50,082

5.9

291,196

6.2

Labour force status not stated

65

7

48,765

5.8

314,529

6.7

In Ultimo (State Suburbs), of couple families, 34.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 11.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling type

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

2,583

92.3

1,347,807

93.5

7,760,320

89.3

Unoccupied private dwellings

215

7.7

94,282

6.5

934,470

10.7

In Ultimo (State Suburbs), 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Separate house

23

0.9

780,082

57.9

5,864,574

75.6

Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc

363

14.1

178,456

13.2

765,980

9.9

Flat, unit or apartment

2,183

84.5

382,258

28.4

1,056,237

13.6

Other dwelling

3

0.1

4,928

0.4

66,666

0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Ultimo (State Suburbs), 0.9% were separate houses, 14.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 84.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

None (includes bedsitters)

170

6.6

13,167

1

42,160

0.5

1 bedroom

1,029

39.8

93,989

7

363,129

4.7

2 bedrooms

1,001

38.7

349,565

25.9

1,481,577

19.1

3 bedrooms

259

10

488,348

36.2

3,379,930

43.6

4 or more bedrooms

75

2.9

378,020

28

2,350,132

30.3

Number of bedrooms not stated

50

1.9

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

2

--

2.7

--

2.6

--

In Ultimo (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 39.8% had 1 bedroom, 38.7% 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 2 people.

Tenure

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Owned outright

284

11

400,989

29.8

2,488,149

32.1

Owned with a mortgage

483

18.7

466,427

34.6

2,709,433

34.9

Rented

1,746

67.6

438,126

32.5

2,297,458

29.6

Other tenure type

18

0.7

9,786

0.7

70,069

0.9

Tenure type not stated

53

2.1

32,479

2.4

195,213

2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Ultimo (State Suburbs), 11.0% were owned outright, 18.7% were owned with a mortgage and 67.6% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Family households

1,115

43.2

986,162

73.2

5,550,614

71.5

Single (or lone) person households

1,029

39.8

301,187

22.3

1,888,698

24.3

Group households

440

17

60,457

4.5

321,007

4.1

In Ultimo (State Suburbs), of all households, 43.2% were family households, 39.8% were single person households and 17.0% were group households.

Household income

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Less than $600 gross weekly income

--

33.5

--

19.6

--

23.7

More than $3,000 gross weekly income

--

11.2

--

16.6

--

11.2

In Ultimo (State Suburbs), 33.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median rent

458

--

369

--

285

--

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

--

59.3

--

87.1

--

89.6

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

--

40.7

--

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

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median mortgage repayments

2,280

--

2,193

--

1,800

--

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

--

93.2

--

87.9

--

90.1

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

--

6.8

--

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

Ultimo

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

None

1,388

53.7

170,897

12.7

665,852

8.6

1 motor vehicle

951

36.8

522,529

38.8

2,778,576

35.8

2 motor vehicles

153

5.9

440,149

32.7

2,802,468

36.1

3 or more vehicles

26

1

174,444

12.9

1,279,134

16.5

Number of motor vehicles not stated

66

2.6

39,787

3

234,292

3

In Ultimo (State Suburbs), 36.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 5.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Source: ABS Census 2011