Sydney

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13715
People 17,252
Male 51.1%
Female 48.9%
Median age 30
Families 3,051
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.3
for all households (a) 0.2
All private dwellings 8,800
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,949
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,302
Median weekly rent $690
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 8,814 51.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 8,437 48.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29 0.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 17,252 people in Sydney. Of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 30 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 461 2.7 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 188 1.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 135 0.8 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 602 3.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,760 16.0 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3,993 23.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 3,187 18.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,748 10.1 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 905 5.2 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 682 4.0 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 630 3.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 516 3.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 450 2.6 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 374 2.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 247 1.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 155 0.9 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 105 0.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 107 0.6 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Sydney was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 4.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 5,503 33.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 314 1.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 901 5.5 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 208 1.3 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 9,530 57.9 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Sydney aged 15 years and over, 33.4% were married and 7.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,306 25.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,657 12.5 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 8,252 62.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Sydney, of people aged 15 years and over, 25.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 71 0.9 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 109 1.4 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 25 0.3 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 41 0.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 87 1.1 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 33 0.4 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 108 1.4 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,087 14.1 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,954 25.3 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,739 22.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 2,463 31.9 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Sydney 44.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 2.4% were in primary school, 3.1% in secondary school and 39.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6,882 41.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,865 11.3 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 186 1.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 415 2.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,318 20.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 182 1.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 274 1.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 256 1.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 105 0.6 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,637 16.0 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Sydney, 20.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 3.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Chinese 4,851 24.6 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Thai 2,223 11.3 29,371 0.3 70,235 0.2
English 1,830 9.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Indonesian 1,012 5.1 26,433 0.3 65,886 0.2
Korean 970 4.9 66,613 0.7 123,017 0.4

The most common ancestries in Sydney were Chinese 24.6%, Thai 11.3%, English 9.3%, Indonesian 5.1% and Korean 4.9%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Sydney (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,928 17.0 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Thailand 2,296 13.3 26,719 0.4 66,229 0.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,027 11.7 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Indonesia 1,842 10.7 31,774 0.4 73,213 0.3
Korea, Republic of (South) 935 5.4 51,816 0.7 98,776 0.4
India 609 3.5 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9

In Sydney, 17.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Thailand 13.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11.7%, Indonesia 10.7%, Korea, Republic of (South) 5.4% and India 3.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 12,841 74.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 287 1.7 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 275 1.6 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,485 8.6 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Sydney, 8.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 74.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,481 14.4 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Thailand 2,311 13.4 25,816 0.3 58,658 0.3
Indonesia 1,917 11.1 40,605 0.5 92,027 0.4
Australia 1,765 10.2 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
Korea, Republic of (South) 969 5.6 63,494 0.8 116,045 0.5

In Sydney, the most common countries of birth for male parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 14.4%, Thailand 13.4%, Indonesia 11.1%, Australia 10.2% and Korea, Republic of (South) 5.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,440 14.1 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Thailand 2,348 13.6 31,693 0.4 76,924 0.3
Indonesia 1,945 11.3 44,383 0.6 103,023 0.4
Australia 1,788 10.4 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Korea, Republic of (South) 986 5.7 65,642 0.9 120,878 0.5

In Sydney, the most common countries of birth for female parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 14.1%, Thailand 13.6%, Indonesia 11.3%, Australia 10.4% and Korea, Republic of (South) 5.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,459 31.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Buddhism 3,746 21.7 207,956 2.8 563,674 2.4
Not stated 2,729 15.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 2,167 12.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 574 3.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Sydney were No Religion, so described 31.7%, Buddhism 21.7%, Not stated 15.8%, Catholic 12.6% and Anglican 3.3%. In Sydney, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (37.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 2,520 14.6 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Thai 2,245 13.0 24,839 0.3 55,444 0.2
Indonesian 1,573 9.1 30,032 0.4 67,891 0.3
Korean 870 5.0 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
Cantonese 719 4.2 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 4,354 25.3 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4,165 55.5 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Sydney 25.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 14.6%, Thai 13.0%, Indonesian 9.1%, Korean 5.0% and Cantonese 4.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,461 51.2 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 4,116 38.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 446 4.2 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 633 5.9 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 10,656 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sydney. Of these 51.2% were employed full time, 38.6% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 801 8.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 2,708 27.0 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 608 6.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,423 14.2 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 4,040 40.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Sydney, 8.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 27.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,713 27.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,593 15.9 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 1,440 14.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 1,115 11.1 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,084 10.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 891 8.9 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 792 7.9 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 132 1.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Sydney included Professionals 27.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.9%, Managers 14.4%, Labourers 11.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Sales Workers 7.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 1,677 16.9 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Computer System Design and Related Services 467 4.7 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Banking 406 4.1 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Accommodation 373 3.8 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 373 3.8 41,390 1.2 131,908 1.2

Of the employed people in Sydney, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 16.9%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.7%, Banking 4.1%, Accommodation 3.8% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 681 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,973 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,949 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sydney was $681.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Walked only 4,438 44.3 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Train 1,782 17.8 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Bus 1,000 10.0 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Car, as driver 816 8.2 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 321 3.2 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3,301 32.9 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,026 10.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Sydney, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 44.3%, Train 17.8%, Bus 10.0%, Car, as driver 8.2% and Worked at home 3.2%. On the day, 32.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 10.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,549 45.9 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,337 8.1 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 717 4.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,780 10.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Sydney, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 8.1% provided care for children and 4.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,881 23.6 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,580 15.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 698 4.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 389 2.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sydney, 15.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,008 65.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 558 18.2 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 261 8.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 233 7.6 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Sydney, 18.2% were couple families with children, 65.6% were couple families without children and 8.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Sydney, 17.4% of single parents were male and 82.6% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 760 29.7 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 313 12.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 315 12.3 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 401 15.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 167 6.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 293 11.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 121 4.7 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 190 7.4 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Sydney, of couple families with children, 29.7% had both partners employed full-time, 12.2% had both employed part-time and 12.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

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Dwellings

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

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,028 81.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,341 18.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Sydney, 81.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 10 0.2 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 5,961 98.9 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 34 0.6 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Sydney, 0.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 98.9% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 227 3.8 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 2,097 34.8 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,768 45.9 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 623 10.3 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 56 0.9 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 255 4.2 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 1.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Sydney, of occupied private dwellings 34.8% had 1 bedroom, 45.9% had 2 bedrooms and 10.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.7. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 946 15.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 809 13.4 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 3,955 65.7 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 58 1.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 256 4.2 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Sydney, 15.7% were owned outright, 13.4% were owned with a mortgage and 65.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,969 49.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,912 31.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,138 18.9 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Sydney, of all households, 49.3% were family households, 31.8% were single person households and 18.9% were group households.

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Household income Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 27.3 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Sydney, 15.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 27.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 690 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 64.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 35.4 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,302 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.5 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 3,363 55.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,948 32.3 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 337 5.6 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 41 0.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 333 5.5 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Sydney, 32.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 5.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 441 7.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 5,311 88.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 265 4.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Sydney, 88.3% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 22 64.7 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 12 35.3 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 35 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Sydney, 64.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 35.3% were female. The median age was 35 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 3,583 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Sydney, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $3,583.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 715 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Sydney, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $715 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.