Inner Western Sydney

2001 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Subdivisions
Area code 10535
People 155,456
Male 75,548
Female 79,908
Australian citizenship 125,527
People born overseas 62,288
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 2,049
Families 39,683
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 63,247

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Total 155,456 -- 18,769,249 --
Male 75,548 48.6 9,270,466 49.4
Female 79,908 51.4 9,498,783 50.6
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 636 0.4 410,003 2.2

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.

Age
People
Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
0-4 years 8,593 5.5 1,243,969 6.6
5-14 years 17,514 11.3 2,668,506 14.2
15-24 years 20,728 13.3 2,566,346 13.7
25-54 years 71,833 46.2 8,159,808 43.5
55-64 years 13,901 8.9 1,759,742 9.4
65 years and over 22,887 14.7 2,370,878 12.6

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.

Selected characteristics Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Australian citizenship 125,527 80.7 16,559,774 88.2
People born overseas 62,288 40.1 4,105,444 21.9
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 2,049 1.3 203,101 1.1

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.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Married 63,658 49.2 7,635,947 51.4
Separated or divorced 11,839 9.2 1,609,314 10.8
Widowed 8,851 6.8 919,904 6.2
Never married 45,001 34.8 4,691,609 31.6

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

Country of birth Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Australia 82,964 53.4 13,629,481 72.6
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null
Italy 8,576 5.5 218,718 1.2
China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 8,184 5.3 142,780 0.8
Korea, Republic of (South) 4,514 2.9 38,900 0.2
England 3,595 2.3 847,365 4.5
India 2,773 1.8 95,452 0.5

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%.

Religious affiliation, top responses Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Catholic 60,311 38.8 5,001,624 26.6
No Religion 19,667 12.7 2,905,993 15.5
Anglican 18,855 12.1 3,881,162 20.7
Orthodox 8,510 5.5 529,444 2.8
Buddhism 5,914 3.8 357,813 1.9

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%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Italian 14,022 9.0 353,605 1.9
Cantonese 8,222 5.3 225,307 1.2
Mandarin 6,251 4.0 139,286 0.7
Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 5,242 3.4 209,372 1.1
Greek 4,996 3.2 263,717 1.4
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English only spoken at home 81,201 52.2 15,013,965 80.0

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

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 50,462 65.0 5,360,693 59.8
Worked part-time 20,608 26.6 2,689,709 30.0
Hours worked not stated 2,352 3.0 248,204 2.8
Unemployed 4,193 5.4 660,709 7.4
Not in the labour force 44,723 -- 5,265,426 --
Total in labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 77,615 -- 8,959,315 --
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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.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Professionals 19,659 15.2 1,514,096 10.2
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 12,150 9.4 1,366,701 9.2
Associate Professionals 9,260 7.2 975,653 6.6
Managers and Administrators 7,082 5.5 764,823 5.1
Tradespersons and Related Workers 6,425 5.0 1,018,903 6.9
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6,278 4.9 792,378 5.3
Labourers and Related Workers 4,033 3.1 717,457 4.8
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3,607 2.8 670,821 4.5
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3,356 2.6 309,968 2.1

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%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Business Services 10,560 8.2 795,439 5.4
Health Services 6,149 4.8 570,442 3.8
Education 5,333 4.1 595,398 4.0
Personal and Household Good Retailing 4,542 3.5 517,816 3.5
Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4,093 3.2 410,589 2.8

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%.

Families

family type

Family composition

Family type Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 13,458 33.9 1,764,167 35.7
Couple family with children 19,522 49.2 2,321,165 47.0
One parent family 5,500 13.9 762,632 15.4
Other family 1,203 3.0 88,864 1.8
Total families 39,683 -- 4,936,828 --

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.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household type

Dwelling structure

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

Dwelling type Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 58,876 93.1 7,072,202 90.8
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 63,247 -- 7,790,079 --

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

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Separate house 30,355 51.6 5,327,309 75.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6,151 10.4 632,176 8.9
Flat, unit or apartment 21,019 35.7 923,139 13.1
Other dwelling 512 0.9 134,274 1.9
Dwelling type not stated 839 1.4 55,304 0.8

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.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Owned outright 24,811 42.1 2,810,917 39.7
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 10,057 17.1 1,872,132 26.5
Rented (includes rent-free) 18,625 31.6 1,858,324 26.3
Other tenure type 1,479 2.5 196,026 2.8
Tenure type not stated 3,905 6.6 334,803 4.7

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.

Landlord type
Occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation)
Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Real estate agent 11,928 64.0 813,633 43.8
State or Territory housing authority 1,626 8.7 317,171 17.1
Other landlord type 4,853 26.1 705,122 37.9
Landlord type not stated 218 1.2 22,398 1.2

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

Household type
Excludes visitor only and other not classifiable households
Inner Western Sydney % Inner Western Sydney Australia % Australia
Family households 38,713 65.8 4,866,031 68.8
Single (or lone) person households 13,703 23.3 1,616,213 22.9
Group households 3,184 5.4 262,551 3.7

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.

Data for this QuickStat has been sourced from the 2001 Basic Community Profile catalogue No. 2001.0 and the 2001 Indigenous Profile catalogue No. 2002.0. Indigenous Statistics are only available for selected geographic areas. The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2001 Census of Population & Housing held on 7 August 2001. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census

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