Western Sydney
POPULATION
DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT
2021
2,474,462 MEDIANS & AVERAGES 2016
2,181,638 36
3.0
$41k
$101k
$2,297
$429
Age
Household size
Personal income p.a.
Household income p.a.
Monthly mortgage repayments
Weekly rent
2011
1,961,502
LANGUAGE
COUNTRY OF BIRTH
Top 5 languages other than English used at home
Top 5 countries of birth other than Australia
1
Arabic
7.5%
1
India
5.6%
2
Mandarin
4.1%
2
China
3.8%
3
Vietnamese
3.8%
3
Vietnam
3.1%
4
Cantonese
2.5%
48%
4
Philippines
2.5%
Hindi
2.3%
use a non-English language
RELIGION
Western Sydney
Greater Sydney
DWELLINGS Dwelling type
5
1
Christianity
46.5%
45.8%
2
Islam
11.2%
6.3%
3
Hinduism
7.2%
5
2.0%
Iraq
42% born overseas
Home ownership
Western Sydney
Greater Sydney
Western Sydney
Greater Sydney
4.8%
68%
56%
26%
28%
Separate house
Owned outright
13%
38%
4
Buddhism
4.9%
3.8%
5
Sikhism
1.4%
0.7%
13%
Semi-detached Not stated
7.0%
6.5%
Secular beliefs/ other beliefs/ no religious affiliation
21.9%
32.0%
19%
34%
Owned w. mortgage
31%
Apartment/flat
FOR LEASE
37%
36%
Rented
Note: Excludes other types of dwelling and tenure/ownership. Percentages may not total 100%.
GENERATIONS 21%
Western Sydney
Greater Sydney
23% 20%
Government
18%
Primary 68%
15%
3% Gen Alpha <15
Gen Z 15 - 29
Gen Y 30 - 44
EDUCATION
Gen X 45 - 59
Baby Boomers 60 - 78
Builders 79+
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024. Geographic area of Western Sydney includes Blacktown, Camden, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith and The Hills Shire.
Secondary 59%
Catholic
Independent
20%
26%
12%
15%