Major Cities of Australia (NSW)

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Remoteness Areas
Area code RA10
People 6,080,428
Male 49.3%
Female 50.7%
Median age 37
Families 1,609,390
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 2,437,231
Average number of people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $2,009
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,300
Median weekly rent (b) $450
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,999,688 49.3 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 3,080,740 50.7 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 135,921 2.2 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 5,687,435 93.5 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 257,078 4.2 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 37 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 360,961 5.9 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 380,850 6.3 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 373,070 6.1 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 343,353 5.6 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 398,901 6.6 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 450,723 7.4 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 475,286 7.8 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 469,137 7.7 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 415,610 6.8 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 397,229 6.5 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 373,217 6.1 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 354,262 5.8 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 326,614 5.4 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 280,786 4.6 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 246,949 4.1 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 179,148 2.9 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 124,765 2.1 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 129,555 2.1 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,366,929 47.7 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 149,288 3.0 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 401,810 8.1 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 234,779 4.7 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,812,734 36.5 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)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 2,174,411 47.4 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 460,260 10.0 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,950,426 42.5 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)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 127,641 6.8 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 339,555 18.1 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 94,223 5.0 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 60,733 3.2 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 495,341 26.4 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 217,882 11.6 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 97,193 5.2 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 75,069 4.0 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 390,748 20.8 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 160,077 8.5 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 329,552 17.5 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 490,511 26.1 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 64,226 3.4 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 310,583 16.5 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,571,870 31.7 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 476,939 9.6 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 148,338 3.0 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 498,778 10.0 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 767,870 15.5 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 149,075 3.0 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 452,405 9.1 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 2,824 0.1 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 513 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 329,212 6.6 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 138,307 2.8 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 59,124 1.2 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 369,298 7.4 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 1,589,061 26.1 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,497,660 24.6 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Chinese 565,052 9.3 581,641 7.2 1,390,639 5.5
Irish 494,691 8.1 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 408,834 6.7 620,363 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)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,656,390 60.1 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 242,693 4.0 247,595 3.1 549,618 2.2
India 195,621 3.2 208,962 2.6 673,352 2.6
England 177,390 2.9 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
Philippines 96,764 1.6 106,930 1.3 293,892 1.2
New Zealand 96,009 1.6 118,527 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,907,773 47.8 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 400,325 6.6 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 291,205 4.8 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 2,158,665 35.5 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 322,465 5.3 481,824 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)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,455,862 40.4 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 355,013 5.8 362,065 4.5 784,594 3.1
England 311,945 5.1 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
India 269,417 4.4 288,030 3.6 935,066 3.7
Lebanon 155,108 2.6 158,126 2.0 217,445 0.9

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)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,567,568 42.2 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 355,684 5.8 362,744 4.5 787,673 3.1
England 274,460 4.5 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
India 264,419 4.3 282,630 3.5 917,541 3.6
Vietnam 147,779 2.4 150,744 1.9 399,037 1.6

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)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,931,715 31.8 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 1,381,641 22.7 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 599,478 9.9 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 375,241 6.2 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Islam 340,719 5.6 349,240 4.3 813,392 3.2

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 Major Cities of Australia (NSW), Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (49.2%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 264,774 4.4 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Arabic 223,508 3.7 227,243 2.8 367,159 1.4
Cantonese 146,458 2.4 148,943 1.8 295,281 1.2
Vietnamese 115,645 1.9 117,907 1.5 320,758 1.3
Hindi 78,081 1.3 80,051 1.0 197,132 0.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 3,722,411 61.2 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 806,201 37.4 856,911 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 2,972,703 59.9 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,728,447 34.8 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 264,393 5.3 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,643,308 55.3 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 846,879 28.5 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 332,582 11.2 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 149,939 5.0 189,852 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)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 285,617 10.1 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 373,935 13.2 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 296,762 10.5 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 176,179 6.2 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 585,357 20.7 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 609,298 21.6 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 448,652 15.9 617,176 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)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 802,049 28.4 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 410,675 14.5 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 383,479 13.6 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 310,451 11.0 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 279,131 9.9 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 222,548 7.9 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Labourers 200,061 7.1 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 161,180 5.7 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 119,595 4.2 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Computer System Design and Related Services 79,769 2.8 84,575 2.3 221,712 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 68,730 2.4 92,329 2.5 299,810 2.5
Banking 66,382 2.4 71,055 1.9 158,358 1.3
Other Social Assistance Services 63,085 2.2 87,430 2.4 278,221 2.3

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $862 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,326 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,009 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,052,454 37.3 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 77,615 2.7 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Walked only 62,912 2.2 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Train 61,954 2.2 62,460 1.7 170,326 1.4
Bus 31,497 1.1 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 390,785 13.8 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 1,020,547 36.2 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) 142,192 5.0 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,156,600 41.0 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)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 3,277,679 66.0 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,265,726 25.5 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) 546,479 11.0 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 583,697 11.8 857,891 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 951,185 19.2 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,309,967 26.4 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 591,527 11.9 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 425,004 8.6 588,433 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)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 444,406 7.3 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 436,585 7.2 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 154,309 2.5 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 44,470 0.7 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 283,334 4.7 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 215,542 3.5 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 52,445 0.9 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 83,103 1.4 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 445,863 7.3 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 49,185 0.8 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 463,828 7.6 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 3,869,074 63.6 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 449,700 7.4 654,833 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 4,112,097 67.6 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,058,135 17.4 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 306,387 5.0 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 154,117 2.5 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 449,700 7.4 654,833 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)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 17,604 0.4 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 74,870 1.5 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 4,603,715 92.7 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 269,355 5.4 399,351 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 571,016 35.5 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 760,610 47.3 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 250,632 15.6 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 27,133 1.7 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.4 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 81.6 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 295,813 22.2 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 60,599 4.6 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 230,573 17.3 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 174,797 13.1 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 83,698 6.3 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 290,472 21.8 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 151,670 11.4 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 43,998 3.3 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) 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,154,391 92.0 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 186,725 8.0 299,524 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) 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,257,659 58.4 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 282,050 13.1 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 599,520 27.8 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 10,675 0.5 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6

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

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 17,213 0.8 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 163,324 7.6 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 536,758 24.9 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 701,786 32.6 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 707,534 32.8 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 27,766 1.3 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.7 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) 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 225,442 10.5 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 841,047 39.0 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 713,888 33.1 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 344,035 16.0 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 29,979 1.4 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) 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,551,984 72.0 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 512,764 23.8 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 89,645 4.2 111,646 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) 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 615,834 28.6 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 715,988 33.2 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 757,733 35.2 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 36,503 1.7 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 28,329 1.3 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) 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 14.7 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 30.4 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 450 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) 428,997 56.6 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 268,783 35.5 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 59,952 7.9 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,300 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 508,621 71.0 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 133,326 18.6 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 74,047 10.3 102,255 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 67,186 49.4 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 68,734 50.6 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
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Median age 24 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 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) 1,746 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 		Major Cities of Australia (NSW) % Major Cities of Australia (NSW) 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 payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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