People in Greater Sydney who were born in Ireland

Demographics & education

In the 2016 Census, there were 19,766 people in Greater Sydney who were born in Ireland. Of these 54.1% were male and 45.9% were female.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Country of birth of person (BPLP)

Of the population born in Ireland who usually live in Greater Sydney, 4.6% were aged 0 - 14 years and 17.0% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Greater Sydney who were born in Ireland was 40 years.

Of people in Greater Sydney aged 15 years and over who were born in Ireland, 48.2% were married, 2.3% were separated, and 5.6% were divorced.

Of the population born in Ireland who usually live in Greater Sydney, 10.3% were attending an educational institution. There were 3.1% in primary school, 1.4% in secondary school and 3.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of the population born in Ireland who usually live in Greater Sydney, 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Ireland, 26.3% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 17.2% from 2006 - 2010.

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Ireland, 53.8% were Australian citizens.

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Ireland and had a spouse or partner, 65.5% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 31.6% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

Note: Total does not include those spouses or partners who did not state their country of birth.

View the data quality statements for: Country of birth of person (BPLP) Relationship in household (RLHP) Family/household reference person indicator (RPIP)

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Ireland, the most common responses to the religion question were Catholic 73.9%, No Religion, so described 16.1%, Anglican 2.6%, Presbyterian and Reformed 0.8% and Christian, nfd 0.5%.

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Ireland, 94.4% spoke English only at home. A further 5.0% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Ireland and who were in the labour force, 76.8% worked full-time, 16.5% worked part-time and 2.2% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Ireland and who were employed, 62.9% worked 40 hours or more per week and 15.6% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Ireland, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 31.3%, Managers 19.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0% and Labourers 6.1%.

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Ireland, the most common responses for industry of employment were Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.0%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.3%, Banking 3.3%, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 2.8% and Carpentry Services 2.4%.

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Ireland, the personal weekly median income was $1,324. Family median weekly income was $2,874 and Household median weekly income was $2,730.

Median personal weekly income for persons aged 15 years and over born in the selected country. Excludes those who did not state an income.

Family for the selected country of birth is determined by the reference person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. Median family income excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

Household for the selected country of birth is determined by the response of any household member (enumerated in the dwelling) to country of birth. Median household income excludes households where at least one member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Greater Sydney 48.0% of employed people who were born in Ireland travelled to work on census day by car, while 26.8% travelled by bus or train.

In Greater Sydney 78.1% of people who were born in Ireland did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 30.5% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Ireland and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 29.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

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These statistics are for families in Greater Sydney. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Ireland. Of these families, 48.6% were couple families with children, 45.1% were couple families without children and 5.5% were one parent families.

Note: Totals for families with a child under 5 and for families with a child aged 0-15 years does not include those families where the reference person and/or their spouse/partner did not state their country of birth.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Greater Sydney. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Ireland. Of these families, 37.1% of families had both parents working full-time, 22.8% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 10.9% of families stated that both parents were not working.

Dwelling structure

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Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Sydney. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Ireland, 46.1% were a separate house, 37.2% were a flat or apartment, and 15.9% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Sydney. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Ireland, 30.5% had two bedrooms, 29.8% had three bedrooms and 27.9% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Sydney. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Ireland, 21.9% were owned outright, 28.8% were owned with a mortgage and 46.7% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600 and the median weekly rent paid was $595.

Median monthly mortgage repayment relates only to occupied private dwellings that are owned with a mortgage (including those being purchased under a rent/buy scheme). It excludes 'visitor only' and 'other non-classifiable' households and dwellings that did not state a monthly repayment value.

Median weekly rent paid relates to occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation). It excludes 'visitor only' and 'other non-classifiable' households and dwellings that did not state a weekly payment value.

View the data quality statements for: Tenure type (TEND) Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED)

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'Born in Ireland' includes households in Greater Sydney where at least one person was born in Ireland. Of those households, 76.5% were one family households and 12.9% were lone person households.