People — demographics & education

People	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Total	6,917,658	--	6,549,175	--	21,507,717	--
Male	3,408,878	49.3	3,228,448	49.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	3,508,780	50.7	3,320,727	50.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	172,621	2.5	138,507	2.1	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 6,917,658 people in New South Wales (State/Territory) of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

Age	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	458,736	6.6	420,435	6.4	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	434,608	6.3	431,926	6.6	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	439,168	6.3	446,562	6.8	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	443,416	6.4	439,863	6.7	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	449,685	6.5	431,853	6.6	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	473,160	6.8	424,153	6.5	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	468,336	6.8	466,886	7.1	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	488,124	7.1	474,681	7.2	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	483,502	7.0	483,158	7.4	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	481,428	7.0	475,231	7.3	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	469,024	6.8	429,104	6.6	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	419,612	6.1	401,923	6.1	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	390,678	5.6	317,624	4.8	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	304,327	4.4	254,425	3.9	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	237,362	3.4	210,903	3.2	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	186,032	2.7	188,091	2.9	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	150,724	2.2	140,702	2.1	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	139,735	2.0	111,653	1.7	402,681	1.9
Median age	38	--	37	--	37	--

The median age of people in New South Wales (State/Territory) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.7% of the population.

Registered marital status	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	2,758,854	49.4	2,628,075	50.1	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	170,428	3.1	162,360	3.1	529,280	3.0
Divorced	461,145	8.3	417,319	7.9	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	324,518	5.8	323,233	6.2	949,634	5.5
Never married	1,870,203	33.5	1,719,274	32.7	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in New South Wales (State/Territory) aged 15 years and over, 49.4% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	50	--	49	--	50	--
Separated	49	--	47	--	49	--
Divorced	54	--	52	--	54	--
Widowed	78	--	77	--	78	--
Never married	26	--	25	--	25	--

The median age of married people in New South Wales (State/Territory) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	2,514,378	50.0	2,394,428	51.0	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	418,721	8.3	364,903	7.8	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	2,096,245	41.7	1,932,875	41.2	6,413,399	41.3

In New South Wales (State/Territory), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	50	--	49	--	50	--
De facto marriage	36	--	35	--	35	--
Not married	34	--	33	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in New South Wales (State/Territory) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	126,605	5.9	114,021	5.4	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	372,075	17.4	375,964	17.9	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	115,727	5.4	114,441	5.4	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	61,544	2.9	56,742	2.7	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	271,181	12.7	266,590	12.7	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	109,409	5.1	104,567	5.0	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	71,341	3.3	67,064	3.2	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	168,004	7.9	160,819	7.7	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	303,070	14.2	239,038	11.4	932,524	14.3
Other	50,619	2.4	42,393	2.0	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	486,539	22.8	558,264	26.6	1,511,694	23.2
Total	2,136,114	--	2,099,903	--	6,503,580	--

In New South Wales (State/Territory) 30.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.7% were in primary school, 21.2% in secondary school and 22.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Australia	4,747,372	68.6	4,521,155	69.0	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	2,363,793	36.7	2,089,306	34.7	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	433,840	6.7	404,613	6.7	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	294,595	4.6	264,767	4.4	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	3,342,215	51.9	3,267,679	54.2	10,757,087	53.7

In New South Wales (State/Territory), 51.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	2,007,924	60.2	1,879,628	60.8	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	939,465	28.2	842,715	27.2	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	190,944	5.7	187,102	6.0	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	196,525	5.9	183,159	5.9	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	3,334,858	--	3,092,604	--	10,658,460	--
View the labour force fact sheet

There were 3,334,858 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in New South Wales (State/Territory). Of these 60.2% were employed full time, 28.2% were employed part-time and 5.9% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	326,514	10.4	303,330	10.4	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	304,830	9.7	267,056	9.2	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	308,122	9.8	272,330	9.4	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	569,665	18.2	498,228	17.1	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	1,438,260	45.8	1,381,399	47.5	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in New South Wales (State/Territory), 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	41	--	40	--	40	--
Employed part-time	40	--	39	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in New South Wales (State/Territory) was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

Occupation	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	561	--	461	--	577	--
Family	1,477	--	1,181	--	1,481	--
Household	1,237	--	1,035	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in New South Wales (State/Territory) was $561.

Travel to work, top responses	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	3,839,135	68.7	3,586,359	68.3	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	1,537,775	27.5	1,415,293	27.0	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	638,615	11.4	546,601	10.4	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	942,085	16.9	895,986	17.1	3,090,874	17.8

In New South Wales (State/Territory), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.5% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	1,226,912	22.0	1,126,054	21.4	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	1,391,598	24.9	1,235,079	23.5	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	660,872	11.8	624,433	11.9	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	559,753	10.0	600,793	11.4	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in New South Wales (State/Territory), 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	669,019	36.6	618,585	36.0	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	831,850	45.5	792,686	46.2	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	297,904	16.3	275,797	16.1	901,637	15.9
Other family	30,780	1.7	29,155	1.7	97,722	1.7

Of the families in New South Wales (State/Territory), 45.5% were couple families with children, 36.6% were couple families without children and 16.3% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	17.0	--	16.5	--	17.6
Female	--	83.0	--	83.5	--	82.4

In New South Wales (State/Territory) 17.0% of single parents were male and 83.0% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,120	--	1,742	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,370	--	1,900	--	2,310	--
View the income fact sheet

In New South Wales (State/Territory), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,370 and those without children was $2,120.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	327,626	21.8	307,172	21.8	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	54,280	3.6	47,800	3.4	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	306,829	20.4	282,936	20.0	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	239,315	15.9	224,681	15.9	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	83,287	5.5	72,591	5.1	251,191	5.4
Both not working	308,233	20.5	298,568	21.2	899,598	19.2
Other	89,812	6.0	86,478	6.1	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	91,486	6.1	91,047	6.5	314,529	6.7

In New South Wales (State/Territory), of couple families, 21.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 20.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	2,471,299	90.3	2,328,217	90.0	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	265,338	9.7	258,271	10.0	934,470	10.7

In New South Wales (State/Territory), 90.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.7% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	1,717,699	69.5	1,662,619	71.4	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	263,926	10.7	226,555	9.7	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	465,189	18.8	411,794	17.7	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	21,140	0.9	25,703	1.1	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in New South Wales (State/Territory), 69.5% were separate houses, 10.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	18,042	0.7	16,924	0.7	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	137,467	5.6	120,301	5.2	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	555,253	22.5	522,682	22.4	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	986,995	39.9	966,655	41.5	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	726,049	29.4	650,651	27.9	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	47,491	1.9	51,007	2.2	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.6	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In New South Wales (State/Territory), of occupied private dwellings 5.6% had 1 bedroom, 22.5% had 2 bedrooms and 39.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	820,006	33.2	810,705	34.8	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	824,292	33.4	742,161	31.9	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	743,050	30.1	687,433	29.5	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	20,418	0.8	19,256	0.8	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	63,530	2.6	68,666	2.9	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in New South Wales (State/Territory), 33.2% were owned outright, 33.4% were owned with a mortgage and 30.1% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Family households	1,777,400	71.9	1,678,503	72.1	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	599,149	24.2	562,629	24.2	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	94,746	3.8	87,087	3.7	321,007	4.1

In New South Wales (State/Territory), of all households, 71.9% were family households, 24.2% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

Household income	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	24.2	--	30.7	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	12.3	--	6.8	--	11.2
View the income fact sheet

In New South Wales (State/Territory), 24.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Median rent	300	--	210	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	88.4	--	89.3	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	11.6	--	10.7	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,993	--	1,517	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	89.5	--	90.4	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	10.5	--	9.6	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
None	258,153	10.4	271,156	11.6	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	933,953	37.8	892,684	38.3	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	840,655	34.0	770,779	33.1	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	360,074	14.6	303,032	13.0	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	78,462	3.2	90,570	3.9	234,292	3.0

In New South Wales (State/Territory), 37.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	172,620	--	138,508	--	548,368	--
Male	85,080	49.3	68,479	49.4	270,331	49.3
Female	87,540	50.7	70,029	50.6	278,037	50.7
Median age	21	--	20	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in New South Wales (State/Territory), there were 172,620 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 85,080 (or 49.3%) were male and 87,540 (or 50.7%) were female. The median age was 21 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present

Dwelling characteristics	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Average number of people per household	3.1	--	3.2	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.2	--	1.2	--	1.2	--
Median household income	941	--	727	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In New South Wales (State/Territory), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $941.

Mortgage and rent	New South Wales	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Median weekly rent	200	--	150	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,673	--	1,291	--	1,647	--

In New South Wales (State/Territory), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,673.