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

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People and population

People All people Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 5,043 48.3 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 5,405 51.7 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7
Indigenous status All people Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 83 0.8 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 9,959 95.3 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 413 4.0 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9
Age All people Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 42 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 636 6.1 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 593 5.7 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 572 5.5 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 421 4.0 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 395 3.8 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 530 5.1 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 762 7.3 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 873 8.3 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 907 8.7 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 913 8.7 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 803 7.7 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 745 7.1 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 599 5.7 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 553 5.3 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 496 4.7 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 370 3.5 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 158 1.5 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 136 1.3 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1
Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 3,793 43.8 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 239 2.8 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 981 11.3 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 272 3.1 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 3,370 38.9 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 Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 3,494 43.9 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,363 17.1 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 3,099 39.0 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

Education

Type of educational institution attending People attending an educational institution Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 239 8.6 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary null null null null null null
Primary - Government 514 18.5 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 128 4.6 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 124 4.5 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 772 27.8 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary null null null null null null
Secondary - Government 190 6.8 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 147 5.3 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 236 8.5 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 572 20.6 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary null null null null null null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 173 6.2 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 537 19.3 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 712 25.6 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 72 2.6 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 416 15.0 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0
Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,797 55.4 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 794 9.2 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 160 1.8 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 405 4.7 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 971 11.2 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 196 2.3 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 375 4.3 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 3 0.0 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 271 3.1 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 222 2.6 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 17 0.2 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 441 5.1 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses All people Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 4,266 40.8 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 2,889 27.6 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 1,908 18.3 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 1,359 13.0 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6
Italian 494 4.7 301,829 3.7 1,108,364 4.4
Country of birth, top responses All people Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,778 64.8 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses: null null null null null null
England 949 9.1 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 292 2.8 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1
United States of America 174 1.7 34,832 0.4 101,309 0.4
Ireland 140 1.3 27,001 0.3 80,927 0.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 130 1.2 247,595 3.1 549,618 2.2
Country of birth of parents All people Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,052 38.8 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,016 9.7 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 749 7.2 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 4,210 40.3 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 429 4.1 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9
Country of birth of father, top stated responses All people Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,964 47.5 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
England 1,385 13.2 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 401 3.8 155,208 1.9 673,661 2.6
Ireland 254 2.4 57,678 0.7 184,126 0.7
Scotland 213 2.0 69,657 0.9 272,233 1.1
Country of birth of mother, top stated responses All people Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,226 50.0 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,182 11.3 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 393 3.8 148,110 1.8 650,743 2.6
Ireland 264 2.5 50,387 0.6 159,509 0.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 207 2.0 362,744 4.5 787,673 3.1
Religious affiliation, top responses All people Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,423 51.9 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 2,163 20.7 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 1,033 9.9 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 556 5.3 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Eastern Orthodox 210 2.0 202,018 2.5 535,470 2.1

In Balmain, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (55.5%) (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 Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 159 1.5 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Italian 123 1.2 64,039 0.8 228,042 0.9
Spanish 104 1.0 71,868 0.9 171,370 0.7
French 82 0.8 23,574 0.3 70,740 0.3
Greek 80 0.8 78,691 1.0 229,643 0.9
null null null null null null null
English only used at home 8,720 83.4 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 733 16.4 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

Income and work

Participation in the labour force People aged 15 years and over Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 5,942 68.7 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 2,357 27.2 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 349 4.0 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8
Employment status People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,889 65.4 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,371 23.1 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 452 7.6 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 233 3.9 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1
Employment, hours worked Employed people aged 15 years and over Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 402 7.0 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 637 11.2 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 455 8.0 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 274 4.8 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 816 14.3 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,395 24.4 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,681 29.4 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9
Occupation, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,438 42.7 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 1,506 26.4 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 583 10.2 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 346 6.1 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 303 5.3 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 294 5.1 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 105 1.8 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 55 1.0 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3
Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Legal Services 243 4.3 45,344 1.2 122,958 1.0
Computer System Design and Related Services 234 4.1 84,575 2.3 221,712 1.8
Banking 227 4.0 71,055 1.9 158,358 1.3
Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 185 3.2 40,926 1.1 94,933 0.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 177 3.1 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Median weekly incomes (a) People aged 15 years and over Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 1,577∣N/A∣1,577 N/A 1,577∣N/A∣813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) 4,562∣N/A∣4,562 N/A 4,562∣N/A∣2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) 3,039∣N/A∣3,039 N/A 3,039∣N/A∣1,829 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 Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,022 17.9 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 215 3.8 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Bus 128 2.2 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
Car, as passenger 55 1.0 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Bicycle 54 0.9 14,466 0.4 79,089 0.7
null null null null null null null
Did not go to work 560 9.8 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 3,479 60.9 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) 239 4.2 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,101 19.3 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care People aged 15 years and over Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 6,891 79.7 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,313 26.7 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) 908 10.5 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,654 19.1 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1
Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 1,974 22.8 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 3,150 36.4 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,204 13.9 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 574 6.6 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Health

Type of long-term health condition All people Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 665 6.4 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 777 7.4 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 348 3.3 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 50 0.5 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 267 2.6 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 314 3.0 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 65 0.6 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 113 1.1 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 937 9.0 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 61 0.6 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 799 7.6 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 6,657 63.7 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 722 6.9 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1
Count of selected long-term health conditions All people Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 7,068 67.6 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 2,000 19.1 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 484 4.6 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 185 1.8 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 722 6.9 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service People aged 15 years and over Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 23 0.3 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 133 1.5 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 8,145 94.1 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 348 4.0 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Families

Family composition All families Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,242 43.6 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 1,219 42.8 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 359 12.6 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 41 1.4 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6
Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.5 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.7 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 Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 860 35.0 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 91 3.7 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 456 18.6 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 346 14.1 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 149 6.1 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 274 11.2 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 209 8.5 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 72 2.9 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Dwellings

Dwelling count Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,473 88.8 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 572 11.4 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1
Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 974 21.8 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,785 39.9 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 1,684 37.6 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 24 0.5 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6
Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 96 2.1 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 633 14.2 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 1,629 36.5 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,336 29.9 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 747 16.7 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 28 0.6 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
null null null null null null null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.2 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) Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 666 14.9 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,426 54.2 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 1,113 24.9 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 233 5.2 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 39 0.9 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Housing

Household composition Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,840 63.5 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,485 33.2 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 146 3.3 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9
Tenure type Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,276 28.5 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,258 28.1 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,853 41.4 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 48 1.1 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 35 0.8 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5
Household income Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.2 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 50.5 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 Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 625 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) 1,202 64.9 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 545 29.4 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 113 6.1 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 Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 3,986 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) 936 74.4 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 198 15.7 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 133 10.6 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 38 46.3 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 44 53.7 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
null null null null null null null
Median age 38 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 Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.1 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,562 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 Balmain % Balmain New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 400 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 4,000 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

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