Sydney - South West

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 4
Area code 127
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6,396
Male 48.0%
Female 52.0%
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 2,422
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 2,975
Average number of people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,607
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,194
Median weekly rent (a) $395

(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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 6,396 1.3 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 6,138 1.3 267,067 3.3 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 130 0.0 5,127 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 124 0.0 5,844 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 444,716 93.7 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 23,323 4.9 389,616 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 22 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 745 11.6 30,241 10.9 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 1,487 23.2 62,324 22.4 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 1,171 18.3 51,501 18.5 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 956 14.9 38,615 13.9 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 652 10.2 28,167 10.1 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 541 8.5 27,429 9.9 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 455 7.1 21,794 7.8 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 372 5.8 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 862 20.7 43,039 23.2 127,525 23.3
Separated 202 4.9 8,396 4.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 284 6.8 14,070 7.6 37,473 6.8
Widowed 137 3.3 5,314 2.9 16,329 3.0
Never married 2,674 64.3 114,656 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 837 21.2 40,143 23.6 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 563 14.3 26,796 15.8 81,295 16.6
Not married 2,552 64.6 102,951 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 222 8.8 10,714 9.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 999 39.7 42,010 37.6 120,864 37.9
Secondary 707 28.1 29,355 26.2 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 195 7.7 9,856 8.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 189 7.5 7,490 6.7 21,149 6.6
Other 41 1.6 1,736 1.6 7,310 2.3
Not stated 158 6.3 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 312 7.5 15,318 8.3 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 319 7.7 13,047 7.0 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 188 4.5 8,858 4.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 622 15.0 30,206 16.3 84,821 15.5
Year 12 681 16.4 24,609 13.3 82,998 15.2
Year 11 291 7.0 12,135 6.5 43,335 7.9
Year 10 733 17.6 34,013 18.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 11 0.3 479 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 52 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 645 15.5 27,113 14.6 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 85 2.0 4,005 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 37 0.9 1,048 0.6 5,242 1.0
Not stated 233 5.6 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Wiradjuri 22 0.3 1,151 0.4 1,479 0.2
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 16 0.3 804 0.3 4,197 0.5
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 14 0.2 939 0.3 2,863 0.4
Gamilaraay 10 0.2 779 0.3 1,039 0.1
Warumungu 4 0.1 8 0.0 415 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 84 1.3 5,196 1.9 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 5,938 92.8 259,148 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 5,641 88.2 242,826 87.3 695,359 85.6
Australian 2,586 40.4 111,896 40.2 277,467 34.1
English 1,069 16.7 52,059 18.7 131,618 16.2
Irish 280 4.4 12,357 4.4 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 185 2.9 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 2,155 51.8 104,856 56.5 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 1,894 45.6 75,902 40.9 234,314 42.8
Not stated 109 2.6 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 1,063 49.3 51,298 48.9 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 525 24.4 31,894 30.4 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 380 17.6 11,341 10.8 28,075 9.5
Total employed 1,967 91.3 94,534 90.2 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 188 8.7 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 321 16.3 10,727 11.3 30,731 11.8
Community and Personal Service Workers 320 16.3 16,851 17.8 45,221 17.4
Professionals 260 13.2 12,938 13.7 36,013 13.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 231 11.7 13,208 14.0 35,333 13.6
Labourers 231 11.7 13,418 14.2 37,003 14.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 211 10.7 8,090 8.6 23,291 9.0
Managers 175 8.9 7,823 8.3 21,218 8.2
Sales Workers 161 8.2 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 106 5.4 3,714 3.9 9,313 3.6
Takeaway Food Services 77 3.9 3,150 3.3 7,371 2.8
Other Social Assistance Services 71 3.6 3,923 4.1 10,154 3.9
Primary Education 65 3.3 2,496 2.6 6,313 2.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 59 3.0 3,323 3.5 8,816 3.4

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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 590 N/A 600 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,676 N/A 1,636 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,607 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,318 55.7 110,089 59.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,098 26.4 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) 542 13.0 27,147 14.6 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 370 8.9 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 477 7.5 20,559 7.4 50,807 6.3
Asthma 981 15.3 42,047 15.1 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 108 1.7 5,090 1.8 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 21 0.3 1,168 0.4 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 313 4.9 15,018 5.4 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 232 3.6 9,917 3.6 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 88 1.4 3,298 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 166 2.6 7,101 2.6 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 958 15.0 42,533 15.3 107,776 13.3
Stroke 71 1.1 2,577 0.9 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 620 9.7 25,483 9.2 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 3,579 56.0 151,423 54.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 384 6.0 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 3,831 59.9 161,915 58.2 493,110 60.7
One condition 1,433 22.4 61,953 22.3 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 453 7.1 20,494 7.4 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 290 4.5 12,706 4.6 32,701 4.0
Not stated 384 6.0 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 272 9.1 9,059 7.1 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3.2 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 1.8 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $395 N/A $340 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,194 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 437 14.7 23,297 18.2 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 882 29.6 38,705 30.2 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 859 28.9 31,924 24.9 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 66 2.2 2,314 1.8 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 23 0.8 784 0.6 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 73 2.5 2,040 1.6 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 80 2.7 2,759 2.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 3 0.1 84 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 551 18.5 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,331 78.4 102,340 79.8 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 315 10.6 12,581 9.8 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 314 10.6 12,013 9.4 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 8 0.3 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 - South West % Sydney - South West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 366 12.3 20,418 15.9 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 624 21.0 36,603 28.5 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 1,867 62.8 66,587 51.9 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 41 1.4 1,837 1.4 5,582 1.6
Not stated 70 2.4 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.