People — demographics

In the 2006 Census, 3,641,422 people were usually resident in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities): of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Of the total population 0.9% were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 19.3% of people usually resident in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities) were children aged 0-14 years, and 22.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 35 years.

In the 2006 Census, 81.8% of people usually resident in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities) were Australian citizens, 34.0% were born overseas and 1.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 49.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities) were married, 10.1% were either separated or divorced, 5.4% were widowed and 35.0% were never married.

People — cultural & language diversity

People — employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,789,554 people aged 15 years and over in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities) were in the labour force. Of these 63.7% worked full-time, 25.2% worked part-time, 3.1% were away from work, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.2% were unemployed. 920,122 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $529, the median family income was $1,386 and the median household income was $1,176.

Families — family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 935,936 families in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities): of these 32.8% were couple families without children, 49.7% were couple families with children, 15.5% were one parent families and 2.1% were other families.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 1,345,131 occupied private dwellings were counted in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities), 58.7% were separate houses, 12.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 28.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities), 29.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.7% were owned with a mortgage and 30.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 62.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 19.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwellings — dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities), the median weekly rent was $250. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,833. The average people per household was 2.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Dwellings — household composition

In the 2006 Census in Sydney (Urban Centres and Localities), 67.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.5% were single (or lone) person households and 4.1% were group households.