Sydney

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA17200
People 211,632
Male 52.3%
Female 47.7%
Median age 34
Families 46,705
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.5
for all households (a) 0.2
All private dwellings 123,516
Average number of people per household 1.9
Median weekly household income $2,212
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,700
Median weekly rent (b) $550
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8

(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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 110,615 52.3 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 101,018 47.7 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 3,009 1.4 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 195,112 92.2 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 13,509 6.4 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

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

Age
All people 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 34 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 7,460 3.5 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 4,766 2.3 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 3,806 1.8 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 5,287 2.5 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 21,572 10.2 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 34,467 16.3 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 33,637 15.9 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 23,614 11.2 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 15,841 7.5 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 12,046 5.7 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 10,800 5.1 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 9,599 4.5 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 8,347 3.9 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 6,726 3.2 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 5,656 2.7 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 3,600 1.7 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 2,379 1.1 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 2,037 1.0 183,895 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 49,303 25.2 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 4,311 2.2 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 14,884 7.6 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 3,850 2.0 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 123,249 63.0 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 41,434 24.5 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 39,008 23.1 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 88,344 52.3 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,153 3.4 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 3,961 6.2 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 841 1.3 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 881 1.4 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 5,684 8.9 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 1,944 3.0 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 820 1.3 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 1,167 1.8 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 3,939 6.2 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 8,292 13.0 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 22,934 35.8 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 31,262 48.9 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 6,120 9.6 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 14,824 23.2 465,268 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 102,851 52.6 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 18,735 9.6 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 3,650 1.9 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 8,010 4.1 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 27,720 14.2 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 2,751 1.4 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 5,371 2.7 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 65 0.0 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,967 2.0 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 4,164 2.1 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 989 0.5 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 17,311 8.9 549,965 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 53,016 25.1 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 35,616 16.8 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Chinese 35,562 16.8 581,641 7.2 1,390,639 5.5
Irish 22,547 10.7 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 15,789 7.5 620,363 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 94,475 44.6 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 16,583 7.8 247,595 3.1 549,618 2.2
England 10,101 4.8 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
Thailand 6,381 3.0 31,633 0.4 83,779 0.3
Indonesia 5,786 2.7 37,907 0.5 87,075 0.3
New Zealand 5,715 2.7 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1

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

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 119,769 56.6 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 12,769 6.0 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 10,286 4.9 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 53,389 25.2 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 15,417 7.3 481,824 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 63,809 30.2 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 20,565 9.7 362,065 4.5 784,594 3.1
England 14,208 6.7 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
Indonesia 6,481 3.1 49,229 0.6 111,779 0.4
Thailand 6,431 3.0 31,088 0.4 75,834 0.3

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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 66,389 31.4 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 20,736 9.8 362,744 4.5 787,673 3.1
England 12,734 6.0 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
Thailand 6,830 3.2 39,190 0.5 100,572 0.4
Indonesia 6,738 3.2 54,262 0.7 126,951 0.5

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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 108,023 51.0 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 32,111 15.2 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 17,732 8.4 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Buddhism 13,819 6.5 222,770 2.8 615,823 2.4
Anglican 10,304 4.9 960,305 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, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (56.8%) (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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 18,213 8.6 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Cantonese 6,006 2.8 148,943 1.8 295,281 1.2
Thai 5,916 2.8 28,034 0.3 66,576 0.3
Spanish 5,054 2.4 71,868 0.9 171,370 0.7
Indonesian 4,376 2.1 32,303 0.4 73,179 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 122,723 58.0 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 38,319 39.2 856,911 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 134,357 68.7 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 46,744 23.9 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 14,498 7.4 386,728 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 82,867 61.7 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 31,499 23.4 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 12,521 9.3 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 7,468 5.6 189,852 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 10,773 8.5 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 14,184 11.2 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 11,448 9.0 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 5,863 4.6 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 24,684 19.5 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 31,189 24.6 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 26,999 21.3 617,176 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 52,808 41.6 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 23,719 18.7 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 13,496 10.6 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 9,739 7.7 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 8,953 7.1 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Sales Workers 7,916 6.2 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Labourers 5,464 4.3 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,505 2.0 222,186 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Computer System Design and Related Services 5,966 4.7 84,575 2.3 221,712 1.8
Cafes and Restaurants 5,532 4.4 72,942 2.0 268,005 2.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4,524 3.6 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Banking 4,400 3.5 71,055 1.9 158,358 1.3
Legal Services 3,925 3.1 45,344 1.2 122,958 1.0

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,241 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $3,057 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,212 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 16,297 12.8 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 11,722 9.2 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Train 4,552 3.6 62,460 1.7 170,326 1.4
Bus 3,744 3.0 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
Bicycle 2,035 1.6 14,466 0.4 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 13,786 10.9 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 66,323 52.3 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) 12,020 9.5 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 18,587 14.6 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 125,967 64.4 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 22,953 11.7 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) 12,719 6.5 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 25,021 12.8 857,891 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 45,678 23.4 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 57,744 29.5 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 15,299 7.8 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 7,248 3.7 588,433 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 8,316 3.9 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 13,836 6.5 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 3,939 1.9 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 716 0.3 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 4,684 2.2 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 4,281 2.0 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 1,108 0.5 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 1,805 0.9 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 17,911 8.5 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 925 0.4 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 14,625 6.9 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 142,226 67.2 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 18,134 8.6 654,833 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 150,400 71.1 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 32,680 15.4 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 7,689 3.6 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 2,733 1.3 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 18,134 8.6 654,833 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 1,574 0.8 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 1,693 0.9 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 177,699 90.8 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 14,632 7.5 399,351 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 29,833 63.9 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 10,863 23.3 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 4,609 9.9 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 1,394 3.0 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.8 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 81.3 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 14,507 35.6 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 2,003 4.9 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,114 15.0 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 4,953 12.2 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 2,431 6.0 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 4,897 12.0 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 4,435 10.9 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 1,368 3.4 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 97,743 83.9 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 18,733 16.1 299,524 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) 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,081 2.1 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 17,935 18.3 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 76,760 78.5 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 541 0.6 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 5,312 5.4 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 30,471 31.2 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 40,995 41.9 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 14,960 15.3 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 4,579 4.7 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,425 1.5 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 1.8 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 1.9 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) 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 37,727 38.6 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 45,146 46.2 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 10,921 11.2 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 2,097 2.1 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,848 1.9 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 46,287 47.4 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 40,160 41.1 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 11,299 11.6 111,646 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13,747 14.1 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 18,661 19.1 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 62,678 64.1 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 1,297 1.3 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 1,362 1.4 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 14.6 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 36.3 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 		Sydney % Sydney 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) 37,663 60.1 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 20,697 33.0 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 4,321 6.9 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 		Sydney % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,700 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) 13,274 71.1 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 3,875 20.8 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 1,507 8.1 102,255 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,571 52.2 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 1,437 47.8 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 31 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 % Sydney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.1 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) 1,442 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 % 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 payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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