Sydenham

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 997 people were counted in Sydenham: of these 55.0% were male and 45.0% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydenham there were 134 children aged 0-14 years and 199 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydenham, 796 people were Australian citizens, 441 were born overseas and 8 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydenham, 36.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.7% were separated or divorced, 4.8% were widowed and 42.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Sydenham, 49.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Sydenham were Viet Nam 5.4%, Greece 4.6%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 4.5%, New Zealand 3.4% and Indonesia 2.9%.

Of all people counted in Sydenham on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.8%, Orthodox 11.9%, No Religion 11.9%, Buddhism 11.3% and Anglican 10.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydenham, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 9.0%, Vietnamese 7.0%, Cantonese 5.5%, Portuguese 3.2% and Indonesian 3.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 45.8% of people counted.

Employment

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During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 552 people aged 15 years and over in Sydenham were in the labour force. Of these 62.0% worked full-time, 25.0% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.1% were unemployed. 266 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydenham, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.7%, Professionals 9.1%, Associate Professionals 7.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.1%, Managers and Administrators 2.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Sydenham, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.1%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.0%, Health Services 3.8% and Education 3.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Sydenham, 243 families were counted: of these, 33.3% were couple families without children, 38.7% were couple families with children, 22.2% were one parent families and 5.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Sydenham, 388 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Sydenham, 36.3% were separate houses, 54.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.2% were flats, units or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydenham, 36.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.0% were being purchased and 26.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Sydenham, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 67.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 35.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Sydenham, 60.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.8% were single (or lone) person households and 8.8% were group households.