New South Wales – People
Total population
Population growth
2011
6,917,658
2006
6,549,175
5.6%
Indigenous population
2.5
2.1%
Median age
38
37
Male – 49.3%
Male – 49.3%
Female – 50.7%
Female – 50.7%
85.5%
85.8%
25.7%
23.7%
Australia – 68.6%
Australia – 69.0%
England – 3.3%
England – 3.3%
China – 2.3%
China – 1.7%
Only English – 72.5%
Only English – 74.0%
Arabic – 2.7%
Arabic – 2.5%
Mandarin – 2.0%
Cantonese – 2.0%
Catholic – 27.5%
Catholic – 28.2%
Anglican – 19.9%
Anglican – 21.8%
No religion – 17.9%
No religion – 14.3%
Married – 49.4%
Married – 50.1%
Never married – 33.5%
Never married – 32.7%
Separated or divorced – 11.3%
Separated or divorced – 11.0%
Individual – $561
Individual – $461
Household – $1,237
Household – $1,036
Family – $1,477
Family – $1,181
Couple with children – 45.0%
Couple with children – 46.2%
Couple without children – 36.6%
Couple without children – 36.0%
One parent families – 16.3%
One parent families – 16.1%
Sex
Hold Australian
citizenship
Born overseas
Country of birth
Languages spoken at
home
Religious affiliation
Registered marital Status
(over 15 years old)
Median income (weekly)
Family composition
New South Wales – Dwellings
Total dwellings
Occupied private
dwellings
Dwelling structure
Tenure
Household
composition
Median household
rent (weekly)
Median household
mortgage repayments
(monthly)
Average people per
household
Average people per
bedroom
2011
2006
2,871,555
2,735,241
2,599,191
2,470,451
Separate house – 67.9%
Separate house – 69.1%
Flat/Unit/Apartment – 20.0%
Flat/Unit/Apartment – 19.5%
Semi-detached – 10.7%
Semi-detached – 9.8%
Owned outright – 33.2%
Owned outright – 34.8%
Owned with mortgage – 33.4%
Owned with mortgage – 31.9%
Rented – 30.1%
Single/multi-family household –
71.9%
Lone person household – 24.2%
Rented – 29.5%
Single/multi-family household –
72.1%
Lone person household – 24.2%
Group household – 3.8%
Group household – 3.7%
$300
$210
$1,993
$1,517
2.6
2.6
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Key Points
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The population of New South Wales has increased from 6,549,175 in 2006 to 6,917,658 in 2011,
an increase of 368,483 people.
The proportion of people who speak only English at home has decreased from 74 per cent in
2006 to 72.5 per cent in 2011.
The proportion of people who reported no religious affiliation has increased from 14.3 per cent
in 2006 to 17.9 per cent in 2011.
Median household weekly rent has increased from $210 in 2006 to $300 in 2011, an increase of
$90 per week.
Median household monthly mortgage repayments have increased from $1,517 in 2006 to $1,993
in 2011, an increase of $476.