South Sydney (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 86,957 people were counted in South Sydney (C): of these 54.5% were male and 45.5% were female. Of the total population 1.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in South Sydney (C) there were 7,802 children aged 0-14 years and 15,836 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in South Sydney (C), 60,962 people were Australian citizens, 29,958 were born overseas and 5,292 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in South Sydney (C), 26.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.5% were separated or divorced, 4.4% were widowed and 56.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in South Sydney (C), 50.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within South Sydney (C) were England 4.9%, New Zealand 4.4%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 1.6%, Greece 1.0% and Viet Nam 1.0%.

Of all people counted in South Sydney (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 22.5%, Catholic 22.1%, Anglican 13.3%, Orthodox 3.9% and Buddhism 3.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in South Sydney (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 2.3%, Cantonese 2.1%, Russian 1.9%, Mandarin 1.5% and Spanish 1.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 64% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 49,813 people aged 15 years and over in South Sydney (C) were in the labour force. Of these 67.2% worked full-time, 24.3% worked part-time, 1.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.7% were unemployed. 19,487 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in South Sydney (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 19.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.6%, Associate Professionals 8.1%, Managers and Administrators 6.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.2%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.1% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in South Sydney (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 11.5%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.7%, Education 3.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4% and Health Services 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in South Sydney (C), 15,849 families were counted: of these, 57.3% were couple families without children, 22.4% were couple families with children, 15.5% were one parent families and 4.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in South Sydney (C), 43,155 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in South Sydney (C), 3.6% were separate houses, 28.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 64.7% were flats, units or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in South Sydney (C), 16.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.5% were being purchased and 52.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in South Sydney (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 51.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 23.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 24.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in South Sydney (C), 36.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 38.2% were single (or lone) person households and 11.2% were group households.