Sylvania Waters

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13718
People 3,169
Male 50.2%
Female 49.8%
Median age 41
Families 901
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 1,171
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,973
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,700
Median weekly rent $500
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,588 50.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,578 49.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 17 0.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,169 people in Sylvania Waters. Of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

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Age Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 184 5.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 179 5.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 214 6.8 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 232 7.3 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 202 6.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 166 5.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 174 5.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 191 6.0 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 205 6.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 253 8.0 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 247 7.8 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 183 5.8 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 167 5.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 166 5.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 152 4.8 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 114 3.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 69 2.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 67 2.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Sylvania Waters was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,453 56.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 57 2.2 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 181 7.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 122 4.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 773 29.9 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Sylvania Waters aged 15 years and over, 56.2% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,316 54.6 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 159 6.6 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 934 38.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Sylvania Waters, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 51 5.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 132 14.3 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 92 10.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 44 4.8 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 117 12.7 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 54 5.8 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 68 7.4 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 45 4.9 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 152 16.5 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 10 1.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 159 17.2 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Sylvania Waters 29.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.7% were in primary school, 26.5% in secondary school and 21.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 546 21.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 270 10.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 49 1.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 336 13.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 501 19.5 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 82 3.2 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 294 11.4 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 159 6.2 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 15 0.6 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 219 8.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Sylvania Waters, 19.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 686 17.1 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 686 17.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Chinese 436 10.9 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Greek 414 10.3 132,829 1.3 397,431 1.3
Italian 213 5.3 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Sylvania Waters were Australian 17.1%, English 17.1%, Chinese 10.9%, Greek 10.3% and Italian 5.3%.

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 Sylvania Waters (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,090 66.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 190 6.1 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 68 2.2 42,347 0.6 86,886 0.4
Greece 53 1.7 29,481 0.4 93,743 0.4
England 51 1.6 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Egypt 49 1.6 19,724 0.3 39,779 0.2

In Sylvania Waters, 66.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.1%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.2%, Greece 1.7%, England 1.6% and Egypt 1.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,493 47.0 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 215 6.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 168 5.3 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,145 36.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Sylvania Waters, 36.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 47.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,312 42.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 318 10.2 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Greece 199 6.4 72,635 1.0 226,920 1.0
Italy 109 3.5 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
England 94 3.0 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0

In Sylvania Waters, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 42.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.2%, Greece 6.4%, Italy 3.5% and England 3.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,371 43.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 314 10.0 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Greece 180 5.7 66,182 0.9 206,674 0.9
Italy 105 3.3 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7
England 89 2.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6

In Sylvania Waters, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 43.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.0%, Greece 5.7%, Italy 3.3% and England 2.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 881 27.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 605 19.2 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Eastern Orthodox 509 16.1 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1
Anglican 404 12.8 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 190 6.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Sylvania Waters were Catholic 27.9%, No Religion, so described 19.2%, Eastern Orthodox 16.1%, Anglican 12.8% and Not stated 6.0%. In Sylvania Waters, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Greek 263 8.3 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 179 5.7 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 178 5.6 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Arabic 101 3.2 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Italian 65 2.1 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,877 59.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 446 41.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Sylvania Waters 59.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 8.3%, Mandarin 5.7%, Cantonese 5.6%, Arabic 3.2% and Italian 2.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 938 58.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 521 32.2 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 76 4.7 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 81 5.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,616 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sylvania Waters. Of these 58.0% were employed full time, 32.2% were employed part-time and 5.0% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 200 13.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 157 10.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 158 10.4 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 246 16.1 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 689 45.2 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Sylvania Waters, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 315 20.6 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 304 19.9 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 259 17.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 183 12.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 172 11.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 110 7.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 83 5.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Labourers 75 4.9 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5

The most common occupations in Sylvania Waters included Managers 20.6%, Professionals 19.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.0%, Sales Workers 12.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.4% and Labourers 4.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 46 3.2 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Real Estate Services 37 2.6 37,707 1.1 109,931 1.0
Air and Space Transport 31 2.2 17,045 0.5 46,173 0.4
Cafes and Restaurants 28 2.0 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 28 2.0 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Sylvania Waters, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.2%, Real Estate Services 2.6%, Air and Space Transport 2.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.0% and Takeaway Food Services 2.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 761 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,127 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,973 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sylvania Waters was $761.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,052 69.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 74 4.9 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 72 4.7 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train 63 4.1 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Train, car as driver 35 2.3 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 155 10.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,181 77.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Sylvania Waters, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.0%, Worked at home 4.9%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Train 4.1% and Train, car as driver 2.3%. On the day, 10.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,737 67.2 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 762 29.5 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 299 11.5 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 327 12.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Sylvania Waters, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.5% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 590 22.8 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 636 24.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 266 10.3 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 245 9.5 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sylvania Waters, 24.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 269 29.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 494 54.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 129 14.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 12 1.3 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Sylvania Waters, 54.6% were couple families with children, 29.8% were couple families without children and 14.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Sylvania Waters, 16.9% of single parents were male and 83.1% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 150 19.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 32 4.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 177 23.1 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 98 12.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 50 6.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 176 22.9 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 35 4.6 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 49 6.4 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Sylvania Waters, of couple families with children, 19.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 23.1% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,051 92.6 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 84 7.4 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Sylvania Waters, 92.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 844 80.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 95 9.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 109 10.4 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Sylvania Waters, 80.3% were separate houses, 9.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.4% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 0.3 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 104 9.9 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 400 38.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 521 49.7 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 20 1.9 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.6 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Sylvania Waters, of occupied private dwellings 0.3% had 1 bedroom, 9.9% had 2 bedrooms and 38.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 457 43.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 398 38.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 162 15.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 6 0.6 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 18 1.7 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Sylvania Waters, 43.9% were owned outright, 38.2% were owned with a mortgage and 15.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 864 82.6 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 161 15.4 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 21 2.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Sylvania Waters, of all households, 82.6% were family households, 15.4% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

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Household income Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 12.4 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 28.4 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Sylvania Waters, 12.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 28.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 500 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.7 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.3 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,700 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.9 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.1 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 29 2.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 259 24.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 438 41.7 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 301 28.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 23 2.2 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Sylvania Waters, 24.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 79 7.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 947 90.4 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 22 2.1 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Sylvania Waters, 90.4% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 10 50.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 10 50.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Sylvania Waters, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,875 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Sylvania Waters, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,875.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sylvania Waters % Sylvania Waters New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 578 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Sylvania Waters, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $578 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.