2021 Waverley, Census All persons QuickStats (original) (raw)

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People and population

People All people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 33,273 48.5 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 35,334 51.5 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7
Indigenous status All people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 279 0.4 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 64,814 94.5 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 3,513 5.1 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9
Age All people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 35 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 3,774 5.5 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 3,463 5.0 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 3,586 5.2 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 2,899 4.2 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 3,322 4.8 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 7,459 10.9 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 8,654 12.6 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 6,476 9.4 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 5,143 7.5 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 4,755 6.9 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 4,106 6.0 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 3,282 4.8 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 2,845 4.1 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 2,286 3.3 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 2,338 3.4 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 1,632 2.4 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 1,218 1.8 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 1,381 2.0 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1
Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 20,711 35.8 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 1,161 2.0 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 4,377 7.6 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 2,004 3.5 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 29,534 51.1 2,358,844 35.7 7,583,393 36.5
Social marital status People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 18,716 36.1 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 10,176 19.6 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 22,898 44.2 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

Education

Type of educational institution attending People attending an educational institution Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,436 7.1 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary null null null null null null
Primary - Government 2,438 12.0 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 573 2.8 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 1,605 7.9 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 4,625 22.7 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary null null null null null null
Secondary - Government 825 4.1 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 710 3.5 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 2,206 10.9 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 3,750 18.4 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary null null null null null null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 1,759 8.7 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 3,651 18.0 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 5,426 26.7 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 965 4.7 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 4,132 20.3 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0
Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 30,052 52.0 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 5,293 9.2 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 921 1.6 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 3,006 5.2 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 7,408 12.8 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 1,098 1.9 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 2,065 3.6 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 13 0.0 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 7 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,427 2.5 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 1,502 2.6 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 118 0.2 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 4,884 8.5 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses All people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 21,120 30.8 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 14,590 21.3 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 8,209 12.0 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 5,250 7.7 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6
Italian 3,900 5.7 301,829 3.7 1,108,364 4.4
Country of birth, top responses All people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 36,324 52.9 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses: null null null null null null
England 5,593 8.2 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
South Africa 3,097 4.5 49,740 0.6 189,207 0.7
New Zealand 1,594 2.3 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1
Brazil 1,236 1.8 20,411 0.3 46,720 0.2
United States of America 1,206 1.8 34,832 0.4 101,309 0.4
Country of birth of parents All people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 35,234 51.4 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 5,785 8.4 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 4,594 6.7 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 18,752 27.3 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 4,245 6.2 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9
Country of birth of father, top stated responses All people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 23,422 34.1 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
England 7,394 10.8 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
South Africa 4,190 6.1 61,896 0.8 229,259 0.9
New Zealand 2,129 3.1 155,208 1.9 673,661 2.6
Ireland 1,638 2.4 57,678 0.7 184,126 0.7
Country of birth of mother, top stated responses All people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 24,587 35.8 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
England 6,887 10.0 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
South Africa 4,231 6.2 61,871 0.8 231,248 0.9
New Zealand 2,092 3.0 148,110 1.8 650,743 2.6
Ireland 1,620 2.4 50,387 0.6 159,509 0.6
Religious affiliation, top responses All people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 28,380 41.4 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 12,905 18.8 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Judaism 11,009 16.0 40,249 0.5 99,956 0.4
Not stated 5,183 7.6 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 4,601 6.7 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8

In Waverley, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (45.5%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Language used at home, top responses (other than English) All people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Spanish 1,967 2.9 71,868 0.9 171,370 0.7
Russian 1,335 1.9 20,060 0.2 54,883 0.2
French 1,276 1.9 23,574 0.3 70,740 0.3
Portuguese 1,252 1.8 30,258 0.4 67,327 0.3
Italian 1,091 1.6 64,039 0.8 228,042 0.9
null null null null null null null
English only used at home 50,164 73.1 5,457,982 67.6 18,303,662 72.0
null null null null null null null
Households where a non-English language is used 7,477 27.2 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

Income and work

Participation in the labour force People aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 39,699 68.7 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 14,317 24.8 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 3,779 6.5 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8
Employment status People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 24,719 62.3 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 10,154 25.6 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 3,356 8.5 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 1,472 3.7 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1
Employment, hours worked Employed people aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 2,767 7.2 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 4,455 11.7 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 3,632 9.5 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 2,064 5.4 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 5,509 14.4 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 9,647 25.2 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 9,560 25.0 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9
Occupation, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 15,962 41.8 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 8,448 22.1 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3,654 9.6 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 2,584 6.8 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,535 6.6 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,532 6.6 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 1,155 3.0 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 587 1.5 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3
Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,576 4.1 84,575 2.3 221,712 1.8
Legal Services 1,177 3.1 45,344 1.2 122,958 1.0
Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 1,172 3.1 40,926 1.1 94,933 0.8
Banking 1,158 3.0 71,055 1.9 158,358 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,056 2.8 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Median weekly incomes (a) People aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 1,442∣N/A∣1,442 N/A 1,442∣N/A813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) 3,709∣N/A∣3,709 N/A 3,709∣N/A2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) 2,854∣N/A∣2,854 N/A 2,854∣N/A1,829 N/A $1,746 N/A
Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 7,615 19.9 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 1,483 3.9 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Bus 756 2.0 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
Train, bus 603 1.6 22,361 0.6 52,509 0.4
Train 593 1.6 62,460 1.7 170,326 1.4
null null null null null null null
Did not go to work 3,774 9.9 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 21,049 55.1 1,141,467 31.0 2,531,262 21.0
null null null null null null null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 2,261 5.9 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 8,343 21.8 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care People aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 41,207 71.3 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 13,562 23.5 1,669,763 25.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 5,346 9.3 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 9,226 16.0 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1
Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 14,623 25.3 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 17,453 30.2 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 5,863 10.1 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 3,259 5.6 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Health

Type of long-term health condition All people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 3,326 4.8 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 4,117 6.0 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 1,551 2.3 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 455 0.7 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,486 2.2 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,696 2.5 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 403 0.6 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 566 0.8 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 3,982 5.8 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 323 0.5 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 4,044 5.9 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 47,587 69.4 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 5,387 7.9 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1
Count of selected long-term health conditions All people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 49,967 72.8 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 10,000 14.6 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 2,264 3.3 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 984 1.4 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 5,387 7.9 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service People aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 187 0.3 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 510 0.9 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 53,321 92.3 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 3,771 6.5 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Families

Family composition All families Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 7,487 44.6 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 7,114 42.4 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 1,918 11.4 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 258 1.5 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6
Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 22.5 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 77.5 N/A 81.0 N/A 80.4
Employment status of couple families Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4,639 31.8 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 758 5.2 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,929 20.1 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 1,863 12.8 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 851 5.8 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 1,738 11.9 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 1,382 9.5 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 442 3.0 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Dwellings

Dwelling count Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 27,455 88.0 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 3,735 12.0 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1
Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,405 16.0 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4,969 18.1 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 17,590 64.1 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 443 1.6 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6
Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 598 2.2 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 4,272 15.6 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 11,351 41.4 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 6,105 22.2 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 4,749 17.3 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 373 1.4 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
null null null null null null null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.4 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.3 N/A 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A
Number of registered motor vehicles Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 5,100 18.6 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 13,137 47.8 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 6,825 24.9 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,964 7.2 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 432 1.6 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Housing

Household composition Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 16,587 60.4 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 8,216 29.9 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 2,645 9.6 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9
Tenure type Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 6,649 24.2 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 6,542 23.8 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 13,456 49.0 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 435 1.6 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 374 1.4 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5
Household income Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 10.2 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 48.4 N/A 26.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

Rent weekly payments Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 670 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
null null null null null null null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 8,163 60.7 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 4,261 31.7 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 1,030 7.7 79,448 8.4 259,992 9.1
Mortgage monthly repayments Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 3,500 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
null null null null null null null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 4,366 66.7 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 1,368 20.9 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 813 12.4 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 150 54.5 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 125 45.5 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
null null null null null null null
Median age 31 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A
Dwelling characteristics Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,361 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A
Mortgage and rent Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Waverley % Waverley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 590 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 3,467 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

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