Greater Sydney, New South Wales – People
Total population
2011
4,391,674
2006
4,119,188
Population growth
6.6%
Indigenous population
1.2%
1.1%
36
35
Male – 49.2%
Male – 49.3%
Female – 50.8%
Female – 50.7%
Hold Australian citizenship
82.5%
82.6%
Born overseas
34.2%
31.7%
Australia – 59.9%
Australia – 60.4%
England – 3.5%
England – 3.5%
China – 3.4%
China – 2.6%
Only English – 62.2%
Only English – 64.0%
Arabic – 4.1%
Arabic – 3.9%
Mandarin – 3.0%
Cantonese – 3.0%
Catholic – 28.3%
Catholic – 29.1%
No religion – 17.6%
Anglican – 17.9%
Anglican – 16.1%
No religion – 14.1%
Married – 49.7%
Married – 49.7%
Never married – 34.7%
Never married – 34.4%
Separated or divorced – 10.4%
Separated or divorced – 10.4%
Individual – $619
Individual – $518
Household – $1,447
Household – $1,154
Family – $1,683
Family – $1,350
Couple with children – 49.0%
Couple with children – 49.3%
Couple without children – 33.5%
Couple without children – 33.2%
One parent families – 15.7%
One parent families – 15.6%
Median age
Sex
Country of birth
Languages spoken at home
Religious affiliation
Registered marital status
(over 15 years old)
Median income (weekly)
Family composition
Greater Sydney, New South Wales – Dwellings
2011
2006
Total dwellings
1,723,053
1,646,204
Occupied private dwellings
1,601,530
1,521,463
Separate house – 58.9%
Separate house – 60.9%
Flat/Unit/Apartment – 27.6%
Flat/Unit/Apartment – 26.4%
Semi-detached – 12.8%
Semi-detached – 12.0%
Owned outright – 30.4%
Owned outright – 31.9%
Owned with mortgage – 34.8%
Owned with mortgage – 33.1%
Rented – 31.6%
Single/multi-family household –
73.1%
Lone person household – 22.6%
Rented – 31.3%
Single/multi-family household –
72.7%
Lone person household – 23.1%
Group household – 4.3%
Group household – 4.2%
$351
$250
$2,167
$1,800
2.7
2.7
1.2
1.1
Dwelling structure
Tenure
Household composition
Median household rent
(weekly)
Median household
mortgage repayments
(monthly)
Average people per
household
Average people per
bedroom
Key Points
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The population of Greater Sydney has increased from 4,119,188 in 2006 to 4,391,674 in 2011, an
increase of 272,486 people.
The proportion of people who reported no religious affiliation has increased from 14.1 per cent
in 2006 to 17.6 per cent in 2011.
Mandarin is the third most common language spoken at home other than English.
Median household weekly rent has increased from $250 in 2006 to $351 in 2011, an increase of
$101 per week.
Median household monthly mortgage repayments have increased from $1,800 in 2006 to $2,167
in 2011, an increase of $367.