Watson

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Commonwealth Electoral Division
Area code CED144
People 183,154
Male 50.7%
Female 49.3%
Median age 36
Families 44,984
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 66,936
Average number of people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,543
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent (b) $400
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 92,809 50.7 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 90,349 49.3 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 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,031 0.6 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 171,567 93.7 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 10,556 5.8 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

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

Age
All people 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 36 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 11,596 6.3 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 11,782 6.4 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 11,384 6.2 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 10,532 5.8 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 12,922 7.1 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 15,105 8.2 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 14,556 7.9 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 13,673 7.5 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 12,127 6.6 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 11,271 6.2 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 11,294 6.2 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 10,719 5.9 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 9,523 5.2 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 7,758 4.2 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 6,417 3.5 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 4,735 2.6 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 3,735 2.0 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 4,030 2.2 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 73,496 49.5 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 5,231 3.5 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 11,616 7.8 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 7,034 4.7 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 51,022 34.4 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 64,022 47.0 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 7,156 5.2 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 65,130 47.8 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 3,365 5.4 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 8,528 13.7 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 3,393 5.5 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 2,921 4.7 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 14,872 24.0 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 6,497 10.5 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 3,194 5.1 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 2,270 3.7 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 11,990 19.3 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 5,326 8.6 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 10,941 17.6 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 16,314 26.3 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 2,820 4.5 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 12,698 20.5 465,268 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 39,437 26.6 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 13,440 9.1 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 2,949 2.0 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 10,828 7.3 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 29,956 20.2 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 4,330 2.9 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 12,345 8.3 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 51 0.0 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 10 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 12,658 8.5 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 3,877 2.6 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 4,410 3.0 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 14,080 9.5 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Lebanese 26,286 14.4 178,291 2.2 248,434 1.0
Chinese 24,386 13.3 581,641 7.2 1,390,639 5.5
Australian 21,497 11.7 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
English 17,180 9.4 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Greek 10,475 5.7 141,627 1.8 424,744 1.7

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 82,452 45.0 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12,253 6.7 247,595 3.1 549,618 2.2
Lebanon 11,107 6.1 63,293 0.8 87,340 0.3
Vietnam 5,852 3.2 97,995 1.2 257,997 1.0
Bangladesh 5,846 3.2 29,600 0.4 51,491 0.2
India 4,779 2.6 208,962 2.6 673,352 2.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 129,422 70.7 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 10,284 5.6 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 6,284 3.4 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 24,483 13.4 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 12,683 6.9 481,824 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 30,891 16.9 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
Lebanon 25,203 13.8 158,126 2.0 217,445 0.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 16,950 9.3 362,065 4.5 784,594 3.1
Bangladesh 8,679 4.7 43,313 0.5 74,001 0.3
Vietnam 8,277 4.5 143,653 1.8 381,390 1.5

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.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 34,920 19.1 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
Lebanon 23,037 12.6 140,077 1.7 192,355 0.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 16,906 9.2 362,744 4.5 787,673 3.1
Vietnam 8,638 4.7 150,744 1.9 399,037 1.6
Bangladesh 8,607 4.7 42,666 0.5 72,792 0.3

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.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Islam 45,885 25.1 349,240 4.3 813,392 3.2
Catholic 40,420 22.1 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
No Religion, so described 32,485 17.7 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Not stated 14,174 7.7 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Eastern Orthodox 13,954 7.6 202,018 2.5 535,470 2.1

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 Watson, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (43.3%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arabic 30,457 16.6 227,243 2.8 367,159 1.4
Mandarin 12,102 6.6 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Greek 8,250 4.5 78,691 1.0 229,643 0.9
Cantonese 7,638 4.2 148,943 1.8 295,281 1.2
Bengali 7,455 4.1 39,604 0.5 70,116 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 54,984 30.0 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 42,067 72.2 856,911 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 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 72,239 48.7 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 65,302 44.0 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 10,854 7.3 386,728 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 33,083 45.8 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 20,975 29.0 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 12,584 17.4 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 5,589 7.7 189,852 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 10,744 16.1 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 9,322 14.0 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 7,622 11.4 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 4,034 6.1 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 13,895 20.8 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 12,100 18.2 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 7,090 10.6 617,176 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 16,154 24.2 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9,521 14.3 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 7,611 11.4 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 7,525 11.3 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,120 10.7 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 6,147 9.2 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 6,136 9.2 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4,750 7.1 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2,434 3.7 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2,102 3.2 92,329 2.5 299,810 2.5
Aged Care Residential Services 1,716 2.6 80,859 2.2 258,274 2.1
Banking 1,584 2.4 71,055 1.9 158,358 1.3
Cafes and Restaurants 1,550 2.3 72,942 2.0 268,005 2.2

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $626 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,745 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,543 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 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 23,398 35.1 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Train 2,715 4.1 62,460 1.7 170,326 1.4
Car, as passenger 2,098 3.1 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Walked only 1,228 1.8 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Train, bus 1,088 1.6 22,361 0.6 52,509 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 11,545 17.3 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 21,047 31.6 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) 5,283 7.9 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 26,319 39.5 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 80,442 54.2 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 33,008 22.2 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) 16,034 10.8 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 11,848 8.0 857,891 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 23,553 15.9 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 29,611 20.0 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 14,145 9.5 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 13,134 8.9 588,433 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 10,696 5.8 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 9,592 5.2 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 3,387 1.8 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 1,566 0.9 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 10,423 5.7 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 5,770 3.2 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 1,604 0.9 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 1,850 1.0 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 9,276 5.1 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 1,321 0.7 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 13,313 7.3 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 121,717 66.5 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 16,332 8.9 654,833 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 128,780 70.3 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 26,600 14.5 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 7,463 4.1 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 3,983 2.2 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 16,332 8.9 654,833 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 144 0.1 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 770 0.5 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 136,891 92.2 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 10,590 7.1 399,351 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.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 12,902 28.7 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 23,031 51.2 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 7,959 17.7 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 1,087 2.4 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 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 16.2 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 83.8 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 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4,483 12.5 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 1,441 4.0 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 3,786 10.5 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 4,888 13.6 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 3,059 8.5 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 11,357 31.6 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 5,550 15.4 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 1,383 3.8 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) 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 58,304 91.9 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 5,132 8.1 299,524 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) 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 26,940 46.2 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 9,416 16.1 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 21,541 36.9 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 275 0.5 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) 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 327 0.6 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 3,535 6.1 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 21,633 37.1 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 18,000 30.9 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 13,756 23.6 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,056 1.8 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.9 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) 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 7,543 12.9 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 24,180 41.5 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 16,816 28.8 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 8,518 14.6 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,242 2.1 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) 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 42,775 73.4 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 12,611 21.6 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 2,920 5.0 111,646 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) 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 15,924 27.3 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 16,559 28.4 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 23,646 40.6 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 1,078 1.8 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 1,091 1.9 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) 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.9 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 20.3 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 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 400 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 11,609 49.1 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 9,973 42.2 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 2,065 8.7 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

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 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 10,145 61.3 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 4,499 27.2 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 1,919 11.6 102,255 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 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 484 46.6 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 554 53.4 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 26 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 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 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) 1,530 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 		Watson % Watson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 375 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,131 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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