Sydney

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA17200
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3,009
Male 52.2%
Female 47.8%
Median age 31
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 862
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,845
Average number of people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $1,442
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,900
Median weekly rent (a) $400

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

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Small random changes have been made to all cell values for privacy reasons. These changes may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals.

People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 3,009 1.4 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 2,839 1.3 267,067 3.3 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 92 0.0 5,127 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 81 0.0 5,844 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 195,112 92.2 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 13,509 6.4 389,616 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 31 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 165 5.5 30,241 10.9 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 362 12.0 62,324 22.4 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 540 17.9 51,501 18.5 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 644 21.4 38,615 13.9 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 429 14.3 28,167 10.1 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 386 12.8 27,429 9.9 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 271 9.0 21,794 7.8 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 210 7.0 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 211 8.5 43,039 23.2 127,525 23.3
Separated 61 2.5 8,396 4.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 190 7.7 14,070 7.6 37,473 6.8
Widowed 53 2.1 5,314 2.9 16,329 3.0
Never married 1,969 79.3 114,656 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 184 8.4 40,143 23.6 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 336 15.4 26,796 15.8 81,295 16.6
Not married 1,659 76.1 102,951 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 56 5.9 10,714 9.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 244 25.7 42,010 37.6 120,864 37.9
Secondary 194 20.4 29,355 26.2 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 100 10.5 9,856 8.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 242 25.4 7,490 6.7 21,149 6.6
Other 22 2.3 1,736 1.6 7,310 2.3
Not stated 95 10.0 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 535 21.6 15,318 8.3 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 213 8.6 13,047 7.0 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 128 5.2 8,858 4.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 251 10.1 30,206 16.3 84,821 15.5
Year 12 436 17.6 24,609 13.3 82,998 15.2
Year 11 118 4.8 12,135 6.5 43,335 7.9
Year 10 306 12.3 34,013 18.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 4 0.2 479 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 52 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 265 10.7 27,113 14.6 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 58 2.3 4,005 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 24 1.0 1,048 0.6 5,242 1.0
Not stated 143 5.8 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 18 0.6 804 0.3 4,197 0.5
Wiradjuri 17 0.6 1,151 0.4 1,479 0.2
Gumbaynggir 12 0.4 291 0.1 289 0.0
Gamilaraay 11 0.4 779 0.3 1,039 0.1
Bandjalang 9 0.3 363 0.1 443 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 120 4.0 5,196 1.9 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 2,686 89.3 259,148 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 2,650 88.1 242,826 87.3 695,359 85.6
Australian 819 27.2 111,896 40.2 277,467 34.1
English 460 15.3 52,059 18.7 131,618 16.2
Irish 199 6.6 12,357 4.4 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 145 4.8 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,448 58.3 104,856 56.5 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 970 39.1 75,902 40.9 234,314 42.8
Not stated 63 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 816 56.4 51,298 48.9 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 346 23.9 31,894 30.4 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 157 10.8 11,341 10.8 28,075 9.5
Total employed 1,321 91.2 94,534 90.2 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 125 8.6 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 394 29.8 12,938 13.7 36,013 13.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 218 16.5 10,727 11.3 30,731 11.8
Managers 190 14.4 7,823 8.3 21,218 8.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 171 12.9 16,851 17.8 45,221 17.4
Labourers 115 8.7 13,418 14.2 37,003 14.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 74 5.6 13,208 14.0 35,333 13.6
Sales Workers 72 5.5 8,639 9.1 22,365 8.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 32 2.4 8,090 8.6 23,291 9.0

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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 73 5.5 3,714 3.9 9,313 3.6
State Government Administration 64 4.8 1,997 2.1 5,577 2.1
Defence 49 3.7 773 0.8 2,561 1.0
Higher Education 47 3.6 772 0.8 2,302 0.9
Banking 44 3.3 701 0.7 1,559 0.6

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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 724 N/A 600 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,868 N/A 1,636 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,442 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,451 58.5 110,089 59.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 336 13.5 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) 289 11.6 27,147 14.6 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 355 14.3 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 189 6.3 20,559 7.4 50,807 6.3
Asthma 502 16.7 42,047 15.1 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 56 1.9 5,090 1.8 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 13 0.4 1,168 0.4 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 180 6.0 15,018 5.4 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 119 4.0 9,917 3.6 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 33 1.1 3,298 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 106 3.5 7,101 2.6 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 632 21.0 42,533 15.3 107,776 13.3
Stroke 32 1.1 2,577 0.9 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 336 11.2 25,483 9.2 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 1,531 50.9 151,423 54.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 150 5.0 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,663 55.3 161,915 58.2 493,110 60.7
One condition 787 26.2 61,953 22.3 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 262 8.7 20,494 7.4 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 148 4.9 12,706 4.6 32,701 4.0
Not stated 150 5.0 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 107 5.8 9,059 7.1 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 2.1 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 0.8 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $400 N/A $340 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,900 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 343 18.6 23,297 18.2 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 139 7.5 38,705 30.2 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 310 16.8 31,924 24.9 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 49 2.7 2,314 1.8 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 784 0.6 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 4 0.2 2,040 1.6 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 9 0.5 2,759 2.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 3 0.2 84 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 980 53.1 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 49 2.7 102,340 79.8 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 560 30.4 12,581 9.8 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 1,209 65.5 12,013 9.4 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 20 1.1 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 83 4.5 20,418 15.9 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 170 9.2 36,603 28.5 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 1,514 82.1 66,587 51.9 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 24 1.3 1,837 1.4 5,582 1.6
Not stated 52 2.8 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.