Sydenham

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 961 people were usually resident in Sydenham: of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Of the total population 1.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 11.6% of people usually resident in Sydenham were children aged 0-14 years, and 21.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 77.3% of people usually resident in Sydenham were Australian citizens, 40.3% were born overseas and 1.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 36.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Sydenham were married, 10.6% were either separated or divorced, 4.1% were widowed and 48.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 50.2% of people usually resident in Sydenham, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were China 4.9%, Thailand 4.3%, Viet Nam 3.7%, Greece 3.4% and New Zealand 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Sydenham were Catholic 24.0%, No Religion 19.3%, Buddhism 12.7%, Eastern Orthodox 8.4% and Anglican 8.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Sydenham were Cantonese 6.3%, Greek 5.8%, Vietnamese 4.7%, Thai 4.4% and Indonesian 2.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 52.1%.

Employment

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During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 566 people aged 15 years and over in Sydenham were in the labour force. Of these 62.0% worked full-time, 21.2% worked part-time, 5.8% were away from work, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.8% were unemployed. 211 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Sydenham were Professionals 21.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Labourers 12.2%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Managers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Sydenham, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.8%, School Education 4.1%, Hospitals 3.9%, Tertiary Education 3.5% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Sydenham, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $520, the median family income was $1,228 and the median household income was $1,153.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 246 families in Sydenham: of these 45.5% were couple families without children, 29.7% were couple families with children, 22.0% were one parent families and 2.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 386 occupied private dwellings were counted in Sydenham.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Sydenham, 41.5% were separate houses, 49.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% were flats, units or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Sydenham, 31.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 32.6% were owned with a mortgage and 26.7% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Sydenham, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 63.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 33.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Sydenham, the median weekly rent was $300. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Sydenham, 60.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.5% were single (or lone) person households and 10.4% were group households.