Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW)

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL13562
People 3,600
Male 64.4%
Female 35.6%
Median age 35
Families 598
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 931
Average number of people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,875
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent (b) $450
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,318 64.4 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 1,280 35.6 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 312 8.7 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 3,178 88.3 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 110 3.1 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 35 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 159 4.4 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 182 5.1 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 129 3.6 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 113 3.1 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 285 7.9 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 405 11.2 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 498 13.8 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 469 13.0 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 411 11.4 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 268 7.4 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 207 5.7 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 147 4.1 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 118 3.3 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 90 2.5 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 55 1.5 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 38 1.1 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 16 0.4 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 13 0.4 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,333 42.7 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 96 3.1 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 179 5.7 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 43 1.4 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,473 47.1 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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 835 49.2 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 148 8.7 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 714 42.1 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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 48 2.3 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 151 7.3 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 33 1.6 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 20 1.0 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 208 10.1 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 88 4.3 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 20 1.0 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 8 0.4 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 119 5.8 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 74 3.6 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 121 5.9 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 199 9.6 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 49 2.4 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 1,444 70.0 465,268 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.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 594 19.0 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 202 6.5 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 47 1.5 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 158 5.1 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 348 11.1 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 42 1.3 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 106 3.4 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 83 2.7 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 42 1.3 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 51 1.6 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,459 46.7 549,965 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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Korean 453 12.6 72,499 0.9 136,888 0.5
Chinese 285 7.9 581,641 7.2 1,390,639 5.5
Australian 268 7.4 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
English 228 6.3 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Lebanese 170 4.7 178,291 2.2 248,434 1.0

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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,956 54.3 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Korea, Republic of (South) 343 9.5 53,046 0.7 102,092 0.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 131 3.6 247,595 3.1 549,618 2.2
India 93 2.6 208,962 2.6 673,352 2.6
Lebanon 80 2.2 63,293 0.8 87,340 0.3
New Zealand 68 1.9 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,662 46.2 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 110 3.1 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 62 1.7 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 312 8.7 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 1,451 40.3 481,824 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.

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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Korea, Republic of (South) 455 12.6 67,576 0.8 125,658 0.5
Australia 370 10.3 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 166 4.6 362,065 4.5 784,594 3.1
Lebanon 159 4.4 158,126 2.0 217,445 0.9
India 128 3.6 288,030 3.6 935,066 3.7

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.

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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Korea, Republic of (South) 456 12.7 70,477 0.9 132,677 0.5
Australia 423 11.8 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 172 4.8 362,744 4.5 787,673 3.1
Lebanon 128 3.6 140,077 1.7 192,355 0.8
India 116 3.2 282,630 3.5 917,541 3.6

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.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Not stated 1,470 40.8 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
No Religion, so described 526 14.6 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 508 14.1 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Islam 465 12.9 349,240 4.3 813,392 3.2
Presbyterian and Reformed 142 3.9 153,481 1.9 414,882 1.6

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 Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW), Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (46.1%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Korean 435 12.1 62,319 0.8 115,531 0.5
Arabic 177 4.9 227,243 2.8 367,159 1.4
Mandarin 146 4.1 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Urdu 111 3.1 46,618 0.6 111,873 0.4
Cantonese 85 2.4 148,943 1.8 295,281 1.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 730 20.3 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 534 67.7 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

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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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,133 36.3 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,900 60.8 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 101 3.2 386,728 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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 573 50.6 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 322 28.4 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 165 14.6 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 71 6.3 189,852 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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 135 12.7 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 149 14.1 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 93 8.8 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 79 7.5 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 243 22.9 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 219 20.7 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 108 10.2 617,176 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.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 263 24.8 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 170 16.0 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 137 12.9 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Managers 134 12.6 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 95 9.0 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 83 7.8 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3
Sales Workers 75 7.1 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Labourers 68 6.4 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 43 4.1 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Cafes and Restaurants 29 2.7 72,942 2.0 268,005 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 26 2.5 92,329 2.5 299,810 2.5
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 20 1.9 43,446 1.2 145,595 1.2
Banking 19 1.8 71,055 1.9 158,358 1.3

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $857 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,055 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,875 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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 445 42.0 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 33 3.1 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Walked only 33 3.1 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Bus 12 1.1 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
Train 9 0.8 62,460 1.7 170,326 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 130 12.3 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 339 32.0 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) 38 3.6 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 485 45.8 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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,078 34.4 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 489 15.7 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) 153 4.9 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 162 5.2 857,891 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)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 318 10.2 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 409 13.1 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 178 5.7 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 170 5.4 588,433 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.

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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 79 2.2 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 128 3.6 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 29 0.8 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 8 0.2 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 89 2.5 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 50 1.4 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 13 0.4 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 16 0.4 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 90 2.5 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 12 0.3 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 127 3.5 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 1,631 45.3 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,483 41.2 654,833 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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,710 47.5 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 333 9.2 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 48 1.3 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 23 0.6 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,483 41.2 654,833 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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 0 0.0 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 7 0.2 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,694 54.2 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 1,423 45.5 399,351 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.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 199 33.3 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 300 50.2 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 88 14.7 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 13 2.2 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.3 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.5 N/A 81.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 93 18.8 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 30 6.1 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 64 12.9 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 70 14.1 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 38 7.7 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 99 20.0 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 81 16.4 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 13 2.6 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) 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 789 89.1 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 96 10.8 299,524 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) 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 241 30.5 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 167 21.2 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 379 48.0 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 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) 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 18 2.3 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 102 13.0 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 280 35.8 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 272 34.8 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 100 12.8 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 10 1.3 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 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)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 37 4.7 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 329 41.9 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 270 34.4 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 136 17.3 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 14 1.8 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) 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 571 72.5 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 183 23.2 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 34 4.3 111,646 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) 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 101 12.8 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 279 35.4 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 384 48.7 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 10 1.3 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 13 1.6 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) 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.1 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 22.2 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)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 450 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 212 55.2 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 142 37.0 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 34 8.9 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)
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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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 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) 185 66.3 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 72 25.8 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 25 9.0 102,255 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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 245 77.8 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 70 22.2 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 33 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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.2 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,249 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 		Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) % Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 450 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,600 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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