2023, NSW

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 10,766 people in 2023, NSW of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in 2023, NSW was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.7% of the population.

Of people in 2023, NSW aged 15 years and over, 46.4% were married and 8.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in 2023, NSW was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In 2023, NSW, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in 2023, NSW was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In 2023, NSW 37.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.1% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 19.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in 2023, NSW were English 19.5%, Australian 18.0%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 5.6% and Jewish 4.2%.

In 2023, NSW, 56.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, South Africa 4.7%, New Zealand 2.4%, Hungary 1.4% and United States of America 1.3%.

In 2023, NSW, 36.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 46.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in 2023, NSW were Judaism 23.0%, No Religion 19.2%, Catholic 16.7%, Anglican 14.5% and Eastern Orthodox 2.8%.

In 2023, NSW 73.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Hebrew 1.3%, Cantonese 1.3%, Mandarin 1.1%, Hungarian 1.1% and Greek 1.1%.

Employment

There were 5,360 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in 2023, NSW. Of these 63.8% were employed full time, 27.9% were employed part-time and 3.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in 2023, NSW, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in 2023, NSW was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in 2023, NSW included Professionals 41.9%, Managers 20.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Sales Workers 7.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.0%, Labourers 1.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 0.7%.

Of the employed people in 2023, NSW, the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 5.8%, Medical Services 4.2%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 4.2%, School Education 3.5% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in 2023, NSW was $1,102.

In 2023, NSW, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 46.5%, Train, bus 6.4%, Train 6.3%, Bus 4.8% and Walked only 4.4%. On the day, 23.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 50.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In 2023, NSW, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.4% provided care for children and 10.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in 2023, NSW, 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in 2023, NSW, 46.9% were couple families with children, 39.9% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

In 2023, NSW 17.5% of single parents were male and 82.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In 2023, NSW, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,413 and those without children was $3,198.

Employment status of couple families

In 2023, NSW, of couple families with children, 24.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 22.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In 2023, NSW, 90.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in 2023, NSW, 38.1% were separate houses, 5.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 56.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In 2023, NSW, of occupied private dwellings 8.1% had 1 bedroom, 33.4% had 2 bedrooms and 27.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in 2023, NSW, 36.1% were owned outright, 27.2% were owned with a mortgage and 33.9% were rented.

Household composition

In 2023, NSW, of all households, 67.7% were family households, 25.0% were single person households and 7.3% were group households.

In 2023, NSW, 10.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 33.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

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

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In 2023, NSW, 39.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In 2023, NSW, there were 41 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 31 (or 75.6%) were male and 10 (or 24.4%) were female. The median age was 17 years.

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.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In 2023, NSW, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

In 2023, NSW, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $400 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.