Sydney - Parramatta

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 4
Area code 125
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3,742
Male 51.1%
Female 48.9%
Median age 29
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 1,303
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,943
Average number of people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,434
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent (a) $390

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 3,742 0.8 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 3,495 0.7 267,067 3.3 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 157 0.0 5,127 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 93 0.0 5,844 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 462,434 93.7 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 27,336 5.5 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 29 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 318 8.5 30,241 10.9 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 599 16.0 62,324 22.4 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 662 17.7 51,501 18.5 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 661 17.7 38,615 13.9 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 479 12.8 28,167 10.1 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 440 11.8 27,429 9.9 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 306 8.2 21,794 7.8 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 271 7.2 17,973 6.5 47,677 5.9

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

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 541 19.2 43,039 23.2 127,525 23.3
Separated 126 4.5 8,396 4.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 238 8.4 14,070 7.6 37,473 6.8
Widowed 85 3.0 5,314 2.9 16,329 3.0
Never married 1,831 64.9 114,656 61.8 341,871 62.5

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
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 430 18.2 40,143 23.6 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 353 14.9 26,796 15.8 81,295 16.6
Not married 1,582 67.0 102,951 60.6 296,032 60.4

(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
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 79 5.2 10,714 9.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 378 25.0 42,010 37.6 120,864 37.9
Secondary 328 21.7 29,355 26.2 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 143 9.5 9,856 8.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 153 10.1 7,490 6.7 21,149 6.6
Other 34 2.3 1,736 1.6 7,310 2.3
Not stated 394 26.1 10,664 9.5 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 278 9.9 15,318 8.3 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 228 8.1 13,047 7.0 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 132 4.7 8,858 4.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 325 11.5 30,206 16.3 84,821 15.5
Year 12 423 15.0 24,609 13.3 82,998 15.2
Year 11 122 4.3 12,135 6.5 43,335 7.9
Year 10 416 14.7 34,013 18.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 479 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 52 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 340 12.1 27,113 14.6 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 69 2.4 4,005 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 21 0.7 1,048 0.6 5,242 1.0
Not stated 456 16.2 14,591 7.9 41,467 7.6

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

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 15 0.4 804 0.3 4,197 0.5
Wiradjuri 14 0.4 1,151 0.4 1,479 0.2
Aboriginal English, so described 12 0.3 194 0.1 1,371 0.2
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 10 0.3 939 0.3 2,863 0.4
Gamilaraay 9 0.2 779 0.3 1,039 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 79 2.1 5,196 1.9 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 3,068 82.0 259,148 93.2 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 2,926 78.2 242,826 87.3 695,359 85.6
Australian 1,216 32.5 111,896 40.2 277,467 34.1
English 560 15.0 52,059 18.7 131,618 16.2
Irish 198 5.3 12,357 4.4 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 151 4.0 7,918 2.8 57,353 7.1

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 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 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

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,324 46.9 104,856 56.5 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 1,425 50.5 75,902 40.9 234,314 42.8
Not stated 70 2.5 4,722 2.5 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 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.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 661 49.9 51,298 48.9 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 314 23.7 31,894 30.4 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 224 16.9 11,341 10.8 28,075 9.5
Total employed 1,194 90.2 94,534 90.2 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 134 10.1 10,322 9.8 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 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.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(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

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 223 18.7 12,938 13.7 36,013 13.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 209 17.5 10,727 11.3 30,731 11.8
Community and Personal Service Workers 162 13.6 16,851 17.8 45,221 17.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 139 11.6 13,208 14.0 35,333 13.6
Managers 116 9.7 7,823 8.3 21,218 8.2
Labourers 116 9.7 13,418 14.2 37,003 14.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 110 9.2 8,090 8.6 23,291 9.0
Sales Workers 92 7.7 8,639 9.1 22,365 8.6

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

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 49 4.1 3,923 4.1 10,154 3.9
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 45 3.8 3,714 3.9 9,313 3.6
Takeaway Food Services 40 3.4 3,150 3.3 7,371 2.8
State Government Administration 36 3.0 1,997 2.1 5,577 2.1
Primary Education 35 2.9 2,496 2.6 6,313 2.4

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 619 N/A 600 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,671 N/A 1,636 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,434 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 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 (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,537 54.3 110,089 59.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 562 19.9 53,152 28.7 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 356 12.6 27,147 14.6 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 272 9.6 19,979 10.8 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (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

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 293 7.8 20,559 7.4 50,807 6.3
Asthma 537 14.4 42,047 15.1 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 78 2.1 5,090 1.8 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 15 0.4 1,168 0.4 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 228 6.1 15,018 5.4 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 130 3.5 9,917 3.6 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 30 0.8 3,298 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 109 2.9 7,101 2.6 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 627 16.8 42,533 15.3 107,776 13.3
Stroke 37 1.0 2,577 0.9 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 380 10.2 25,483 9.2 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 1,800 48.1 151,423 54.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 495 13.2 20,971 7.5 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: 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 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 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
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,947 52.0 161,915 58.2 493,110 60.7
One condition 812 21.7 61,953 22.3 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 286 7.6 20,494 7.4 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 193 5.2 12,706 4.6 32,701 4.0
Not stated 495 13.2 20,971 7.5 65,539 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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Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 155 8.0 9,059 7.1 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 2.7 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 N/A 1.9 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $390 N/A $340 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167 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) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 365 18.8 23,297 18.2 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 398 20.5 38,705 30.2 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 430 22.1 31,924 24.9 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 53 2.7 2,314 1.8 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 10 0.5 784 0.6 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 22 1.1 2,040 1.6 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 31 1.6 2,759 2.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 84 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 633 32.6 26,407 20.6 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,026 52.8 102,340 79.8 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 282 14.5 12,581 9.8 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 627 32.3 12,013 9.4 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 3 0.2 1,018 0.8 2,861 0.8

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

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Sydney - Parramatta % Sydney - Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 255 13.1 20,418 15.9 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 296 15.2 36,603 28.5 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 1,329 68.4 66,587 51.9 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 35 1.8 1,837 1.4 5,582 1.6
Not stated 29 1.5 2,878 2.2 8,652 2.5

(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

Please note that there are small random adjustments 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 table totals.