Sydney - City and Inner South

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 4
Area code 117
People 331,340
Male 51.5%
Female 48.5%
Median age 34
Families 77,158
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 177,715
Average number of people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $2,207
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,700
Median weekly rent (b) $550
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 170,509 51.5 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 160,839 48.5 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 5,049 1.5 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 307,323 92.8 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 18,973 5.7 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 34 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 13,593 4.1 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 10,152 3.1 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 9,076 2.7 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 10,170 3.1 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 31,157 9.4 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 48,428 14.6 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 47,387 14.3 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 34,644 10.5 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 24,520 7.4 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 20,166 6.1 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 17,937 5.4 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 15,817 4.8 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 13,477 4.1 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 10,999 3.3 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 9,222 2.8 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 6,315 1.9 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 4,404 1.3 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 3,864 1.2 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 85,895 28.8 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 6,948 2.3 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 22,404 7.5 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 7,462 2.5 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 175,818 58.9 2,358,844 35.7 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 74,729 28.4 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 55,751 21.2 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 132,802 50.4 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 4,146 4.2 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 8,885 8.9 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 2,476 2.5 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 1,360 1.4 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 12,733 12.8 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 4,929 5.0 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 2,632 2.7 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 1,925 1.9 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 9,508 9.6 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 12,130 12.2 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 31,747 32.0 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 43,927 44.2 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 7,970 8.0 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 21,020 21.2 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 145,274 48.7 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 28,476 9.5 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 6,154 2.1 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 15,577 5.2 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 43,723 14.6 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 4,961 1.7 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 11,121 3.7 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 88 0.0 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 16 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 9,431 3.2 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 6,527 2.2 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 2,437 0.8 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 24,738 8.3 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 80,772 24.4 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 60,219 18.2 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Chinese 49,443 14.9 581,641 7.2 1,390,639 5.5
Irish 36,187 10.9 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 24,203 7.3 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 160,462 48.4 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 21,349 6.4 247,595 3.1 549,618 2.2
England 14,003 4.2 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
Indonesia 9,219 2.8 37,907 0.5 87,075 0.3
New Zealand 8,014 2.4 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1
Thailand 7,417 2.2 31,633 0.4 83,779 0.3

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 182,778 55.2 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 21,707 6.6 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 17,152 5.2 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 87,781 26.5 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 21,923 6.6 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 105,159 31.7 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 27,272 8.2 362,065 4.5 784,594 3.1
England 20,985 6.3 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
Indonesia 10,630 3.2 49,229 0.6 111,779 0.4
New Zealand 9,302 2.8 155,208 1.9 673,661 2.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 109,854 33.2 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 27,406 8.3 362,744 4.5 787,673 3.1
England 18,543 5.6 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
Indonesia 11,137 3.4 54,262 0.7 126,951 0.5
New Zealand 9,114 2.8 148,110 1.8 650,743 2.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 158,733 47.9 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 58,348 17.6 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 25,025 7.6 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Buddhism 19,184 5.8 222,770 2.8 615,823 2.4
Anglican 15,932 4.8 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Sydney - City and Inner South, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (52.8%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 23,473 7.1 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Cantonese 8,740 2.6 148,943 1.8 295,281 1.2
Spanish 7,796 2.4 71,868 0.9 171,370 0.7
Indonesian 7,417 2.2 32,303 0.4 73,179 0.3
Thai 6,884 2.1 28,034 0.3 66,576 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 193,782 58.5 5,457,982 67.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 57,745 39.9 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 203,559 68.2 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 74,660 25.0 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 20,295 6.8 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 123,775 60.8 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 49,482 24.3 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 19,559 9.6 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 10,751 5.3 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 16,839 8.7 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 21,804 11.3 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 18,010 9.3 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 9,665 5.0 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 38,886 20.2 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 46,444 24.1 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 38,442 19.9 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 75,517 39.2 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 33,809 17.5 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 21,929 11.4 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 15,616 8.1 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 15,526 8.1 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Sales Workers 12,511 6.5 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Labourers 9,298 4.8 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5,162 2.7 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Computer System Design and Related Services 7,909 4.1 84,575 2.3 221,712 1.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7,412 3.8 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Cafes and Restaurants 7,407 3.8 72,942 2.0 268,005 2.2
Banking 6,029 3.1 71,055 1.9 158,358 1.3
Higher Education 5,986 3.1 46,076 1.3 158,526 1.3

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,174 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,887 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,207 N/A $1,829 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 33,277 17.3 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 14,227 7.4 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Train 7,053 3.7 62,460 1.7 170,326 1.4
Bus 5,230 2.7 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
Car, as passenger 3,117 1.6 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 21,764 11.3 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 95,204 49.4 1,141,467 31.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 17,546 9.1 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 37,706 19.6 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 195,556 65.5 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 43,992 14.7 1,669,763 25.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 22,503 7.5 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 36,687 12.3 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 68,100 22.8 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 88,179 29.5 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 26,020 8.7 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 13,259 4.4 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 14,787 4.5 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 22,623 6.8 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 6,308 1.9 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 1,476 0.4 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 9,120 2.8 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 7,125 2.2 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 1,927 0.6 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 2,915 0.9 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 28,753 8.7 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 1,703 0.5 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 23,622 7.1 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 219,896 66.4 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 26,685 8.1 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 232,863 70.3 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 54,003 16.3 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 12,963 3.9 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 4,836 1.5 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 26,685 8.1 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 2,315 0.8 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 2,525 0.8 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 273,290 91.5 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 20,387 6.8 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 42,915 55.6 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 23,078 29.9 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 8,917 11.6 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 2,259 2.9 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.2 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 80.8 N/A 81.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 22,126 33.5 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 3,239 4.9 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 10,713 16.2 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 7,944 12.0 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 3,820 5.8 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 8,673 13.1 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 7,304 11.1 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 2,170 3.3 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 144,616 85.8 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 23,862 14.2 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 14,445 10.0 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 27,999 19.4 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 100,334 69.4 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 1,282 0.9 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 6,048 4.2 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 37,253 25.8 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 59,842 41.4 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 28,611 19.8 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 10,851 7.5 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 2,012 1.4 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.1 N/A 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 46,138 31.9 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 68,141 47.1 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 22,230 15.4 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 5,592 3.9 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,515 1.7 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 75,973 52.5 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 52,977 36.6 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 15,664 10.8 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 23,614 16.3 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 32,032 22.1 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 85,223 58.9 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 1,818 1.3 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 1,929 1.3 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 14.2 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 35.8 N/A 26.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 550 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 51,083 59.9 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 28,079 32.9 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 6,060 7.1 79,448 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,700 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 23,073 72.0 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 6,293 19.6 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 2,669 8.3 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,520 49.9 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 2,531 50.1 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 29 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,604 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Sydney - City and Inner South % Sydney - City and Inner South New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 420 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,730 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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