2024, NSW

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 11,077 people in 2024, NSW of these 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in 2024, NSW was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.3% of the population.

Of people in 2024, NSW aged 15 years and over, 39.6% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in 2024, NSW was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In 2024, NSW, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in 2024, NSW was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In 2024, NSW 32.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.3% were in primary school, 15.6% in secondary school and 20.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in 2024, NSW were English 24.7%, Australian 19.3%, Irish 11.4%, Scottish 6.9% and Italian 3.0%.

In 2024, NSW, 59.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.8%, New Zealand 2.5%, Ireland 1.6%, South Africa 1.2% and United States of America 1.2%.

In 2024, NSW, 41.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 41.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in 2024, NSW were No Religion 28.2%, Catholic 27.0%, Anglican 15.4%, Judaism 4.4% and Eastern Orthodox 2.8%.

In 2024, NSW 75.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.7%, French 1.4%, Russian 1.4%, Greek 1.4% and Spanish 1.3%.

Employment

There were 5,774 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in 2024, NSW. Of these 65.8% were employed full time, 25.9% were employed part-time and 3.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in 2024, NSW, 8.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in 2024, NSW was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in 2024, NSW included Professionals 40.6%, Managers 18.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%, Sales Workers 7.3%, Labourers 2.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.3%.

Of the employed people in 2024, NSW, the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 4.2%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.8%, School Education 3.4%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.3% and Depository Financial Intermediation 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in 2024, NSW was $970.

In 2024, NSW, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 42.0%, Train, bus 12.2%, Bus 7.7%, Walked only 5.2% and Train 4.4%. On the day, 27.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 45.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In 2024, NSW, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.8% 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 2024, NSW, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in 2024, NSW, 46.8% were couple families with children, 39.0% were couple families without children and 12.8% were one parent families.

In 2024, NSW 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In 2024, NSW, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,282 and those without children was $2,954.

Employment status of couple families

In 2024, NSW, of couple families with children, 28.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 23.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In 2024, NSW, 90.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in 2024, NSW, 29.6% were separate houses, 20.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 48.9% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

In 2024, NSW, of occupied private dwellings 13.2% had 1 bedroom, 40.7% had 2 bedrooms and 23.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in 2024, NSW, 29.7% were owned outright, 26.9% were owned with a mortgage and 40.5% were rented.

Household composition

In 2024, NSW, of all households, 63.2% were family households, 29.1% were single person households and 7.7% were group households.

In 2024, NSW, 15.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 26.5% 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 2024, NSW, 46.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In 2024, NSW, there were 65 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 26 (or 40.0%) were male and 39 (or 60.0%) were female. The median age was 25 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 2024, NSW, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,937.

In 2024, NSW, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $660 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $4,006.