Sydney - Northern Beaches

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 252,878 people in Sydney - Northern Beaches. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Sydney - Northern Beaches was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.8% of the population.

Of people in Sydney - Northern Beaches aged 15 years and over, 52.7% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Sydney - Northern Beaches 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.3% were in primary school, 22.6% in secondary school and 19.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 15.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Sydney - Northern Beaches were English 29.2%, Australian 22.3%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 7.5% and Italian 3.5%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Sydney - Northern Beaches (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 65.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.9%, New Zealand 2.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.4%, South Africa 1.4% and United States of America 1.0%.

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 42.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 49.6%, England 10.7%, New Zealand 3.4%, Italy 2.3% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2%.

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 51.7%, England 9.8%, New Zealand 3.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2% and Italy 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Sydney - Northern Beaches were No Religion, so described 33.7%, Catholic 24.2%, Anglican 17.8%, Not stated 8.4% and Uniting Church 2.7%. In Sydney - Northern Beaches, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Sydney - Northern Beaches 79.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.3%, Mandarin 1.3%, Portuguese 1.0%, French 0.9% and German 0.9%.

Employment

There were 134,324 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sydney - Northern Beaches. Of these 60.5% were employed full time, 31.8% were employed part-time and 3.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Sydney - Northern Beaches included Professionals 28.6%, Managers 18.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Sales Workers 9.1%, Labourers 5.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.7%.

Of the employed people in Sydney - Northern Beaches, the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 3.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.4%, Banking 2.3% and Primary Education 1.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sydney - Northern Beaches was $916.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.5%, Bus 11.2%, Worked at home 7.1%, Car, as passenger 3.4% and Walked only 3.4%. On the day, 18.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.7% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 28.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 51.4% were couple families with children, 35.9% were couple families without children and 11.6% were one parent families.

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 19.3% of single parents were male and 80.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of couple families with children, 24.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 26.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 90.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 57.7% were separate houses, 9.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 32.4% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of occupied private dwellings 8.5% had 1 bedroom, 25.6% had 2 bedrooms and 28.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 34.5% were owned outright, 35.5% were owned with a mortgage and 25.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of all households, 74.8% were family households, 21.8% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 12.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 34.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 35.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 89.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 51.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.5% were female. The median age was 26 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,330.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $545 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,800.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)