Sydney

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,948,015 people were counted in Sydney: of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydney there were 798,826 children aged 0-14 years and 816,279 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydney, 3,328,553 people were Australian citizens, 1,233,487 were born overseas and 49,306 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydney, 50.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.1% were separated or divorced, 6.0% were widowed and 33.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Sydney, 62.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Sydney were England 3.8%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 2.1%, New Zealand 2.1%, Viet Nam 1.6% and Lebanon 1.3%.

Of all people counted in Sydney on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 29.9%, Anglican 20.1%, No Religion 11.9%, Orthodox 4.4% and Uniting Church 3.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydney, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 3.6%, Cantonese 2.9%, Greek 2.1%, Italian 2.0% and Vietnamese 1.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 66.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,934,359 people aged 15 years and over in Sydney were in the labour force. Of these 63.5% worked full-time, 27.5% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.1% were unemployed. 1,051,123 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydney, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.9%, Associate Professionals 6.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.2%, Managers and Administrators 5.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Sydney, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 7.3%, Health Services 3.8%, Education 3.7%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.6% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Sydney, 1,024,441 families were counted: of these, 32.4% were couple families without children, 50.5% were couple families with children, 15.0% were one parent families and 2.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Sydney, 1,438,394 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Sydney, 63.1% were separate houses, 11.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 23.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydney, 39.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.7% were being purchased and 29.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydney, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 54.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 17.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 26.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Sydney, 69.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.3% were single (or lone) person households and 4.1% were group households.