Sydney (C)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 156,571 people were usually resident in Sydney (C): of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female. Of the total population 1.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 7.2% of people usually resident in Sydney (C) were children aged 0-14 years, and 16.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 32 years.

In the 2006 Census, 56.8% of people usually resident in Sydney (C) were Australian citizens, 34.8% were born overseas and 8.6% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 24.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Sydney (C) were married, 10.9% were either separated or divorced, 2.9% were widowed and 61.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 40.5% of people usually resident in Sydney (C), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.2%, China 3.5%, New Zealand 3.0%, Indonesia 2.0% and Korea, Republic of 1.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Sydney (C) were No Religion 23.7%, Catholic 18.3%, Anglican 10.0%, Buddhism 5.2% and Eastern Orthodox 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Sydney (C) were Mandarin 3.7%, Cantonese 3.3%, Indonesian 1.7%, Korean 1.6% and Greek 1.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 51.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 81,774 people aged 15 years and over in Sydney (C) were in the labour force. Of these 68.7% worked full-time, 21.4% worked part-time, 3.0% were away from work, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.3% were unemployed. 28,379 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Sydney (C) were Professionals 36.8%, Managers 16.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.1%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.5%, Labourers 4.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Sydney (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.5%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.5%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.6%, Tertiary Education 3.5% and Hospitals 3.0%.

In the 2006 Census in Sydney (C), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $717, the median family income was $1,819 and the median household income was $1,204.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 27,121 families in Sydney (C): of these 59.7% were couple families without children, 22.1% were couple families with children, 12.4% were one parent families and 5.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 78,801 occupied private dwellings were counted in Sydney (C).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Sydney (C), 4.9% were separate houses, 20.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 73.7% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Sydney (C), 10.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.5% were owned with a mortgage and 47.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Sydney (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 64.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 16.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 17.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Sydney (C), the median weekly rent was $330. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,150. The average people per household was 1.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Sydney (C), 34.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 31.2% were single (or lone) person households and 10.5% were group households.