Inner Western Sydney

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 155,456 people were counted in Inner Western Sydney: of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Inner Western Sydney there were 26,107 children aged 0-14 years and 36,788 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Inner Western Sydney, 125,527 people were Australian citizens, 62,288 were born overseas and 2,049 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Inner Western Sydney, 49.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.2% were separated or divorced, 6.8% were widowed and 34.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Inner Western Sydney, 53.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Inner Western Sydney were Italy 5.5%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 5.3%, Korea, Republic of (South) 2.9%, England 2.3% and India 1.8%.

Of all people counted in Inner Western Sydney on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 38.8%, No Religion 12.7%, Anglican 12.1%, Orthodox 5.5% and Buddhism 3.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Inner Western Sydney, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 9.0%, Cantonese 5.3%, Mandarin 4.0%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 3.4% and Greek 3.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 52.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 77,615 people aged 15 years and over in Inner Western Sydney were in the labour force. Of these 65.0% worked full-time, 26.6% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.4% were unemployed. 44,723 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Inner Western Sydney, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 15.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.4%, Associate Professionals 7.2%, Managers and Administrators 5.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Inner Western Sydney, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 8.2%, Health Services 4.8%, Education 4.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Inner Western Sydney, 39,683 families were counted: of these, 33.9% were couple families without children, 49.2% were couple families with children, 13.9% were one parent families and 3.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Inner Western Sydney, 58,876 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Inner Western Sydney, 51.6% were separate houses, 10.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 35.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Inner Western Sydney, 42.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.1% were being purchased and 31.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Inner Western Sydney, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 64.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 26.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Inner Western Sydney, 65.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.3% were single (or lone) person households and 5.4% were group households.