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

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People and population

People All people Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 4,450 50.0 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 4,453 50.0 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7
Indigenous status All people Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 54 0.6 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 8,688 97.6 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 163 1.8 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9
Age All people Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 40 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 490 5.5 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 679 7.6 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 693 7.8 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 586 6.6 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 496 5.6 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 363 4.1 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 475 5.3 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 661 7.4 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 662 7.4 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 765 8.6 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 687 7.7 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 533 6.0 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 489 5.5 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 394 4.4 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 318 3.6 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 260 2.9 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 190 2.1 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 161 1.8 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1
Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,029 57.2 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 166 2.4 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 503 7.1 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 284 4.0 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 2,057 29.2 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 Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 3,822 56.8 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 408 6.1 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 2,504 37.2 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

Education

Type of educational institution attending People attending an educational institution Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 239 8.3 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary null null null null null null
Primary - Government 735 25.6 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 114 4.0 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 85 3.0 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 942 32.8 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary null null null null null null
Secondary - Government 446 15.5 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 149 5.2 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 165 5.7 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 756 26.3 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary null null null null null null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 188 6.5 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 522 18.2 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 712 24.8 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 54 1.9 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 179 6.2 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0
Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,237 46.0 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 730 10.4 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 165 2.3 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 470 6.7 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,005 14.3 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 212 3.0 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 435 6.2 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 4 0.1 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.1 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 297 4.2 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 190 2.7 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 55 0.8 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 243 3.5 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses All people Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,628 29.5 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 2,495 28.0 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Chinese 1,307 14.7 581,641 7.2 1,390,639 5.5
Irish 776 8.7 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 710 8.0 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6
Country of birth, top responses All people Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,503 61.8 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses: null null null null null null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 572 6.4 247,595 3.1 549,618 2.2
India 326 3.7 208,962 2.6 673,352 2.6
England 308 3.5 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
Korea, Republic of (South) 186 2.1 53,046 0.7 102,092 0.4
Philippines 166 1.9 106,930 1.3 293,892 1.2
Country of birth of parents All people Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,331 48.7 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 614 6.9 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 563 6.3 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 3,213 36.1 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 174 2.0 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9
Country of birth of father, top stated responses All people Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,783 42.5 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 847 9.5 362,065 4.5 784,594 3.1
England 572 6.4 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
India 480 5.4 288,030 3.6 935,066 3.7
Korea, Republic of (South) 249 2.8 67,576 0.8 125,658 0.5
Country of birth of mother, top stated responses All people Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,832 43.1 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 864 9.7 362,744 4.5 787,673 3.1
England 515 5.8 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
India 474 5.3 282,630 3.5 917,541 3.6
Korea, Republic of (South) 266 3.0 70,477 0.9 132,677 0.5
Religious affiliation, top responses All people Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,379 38.0 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 1,893 21.3 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 1,086 12.2 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Hinduism 384 4.3 273,780 3.4 684,002 2.7
Not stated 297 3.3 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9

In Thornleigh, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (50.5%) (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 Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 640 7.2 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Cantonese 313 3.5 148,943 1.8 295,281 1.2
Korean 255 2.9 62,319 0.8 115,531 0.5
Arabic 243 2.7 227,243 2.8 367,159 1.4
Hindi 144 1.6 80,051 1.0 197,132 0.8
null null null null null null null
English only used at home 5,873 66.0 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 1,072 36.1 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

Income and work

Participation in the labour force People aged 15 years and over Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 4,715 67.0 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 2,167 30.8 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 162 2.3 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8
Employment status People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,772 58.8 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,348 28.6 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 396 8.4 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 196 4.2 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1
Employment, hours worked Employed people aged 15 years and over Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 360 8.0 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 633 14.0 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 439 9.7 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 276 6.1 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 829 18.4 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,132 25.1 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 812 18.0 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9
Occupation, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,722 38.1 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 789 17.5 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 582 12.9 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 407 9.0 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 377 8.3 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 298 6.6 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Labourers 188 4.2 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 101 2.2 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3
Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 239 5.3 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Computer System Design and Related Services 218 4.8 84,575 2.3 221,712 1.8
Primary Education 126 2.8 76,275 2.1 265,249 2.2
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 123 2.7 43,241 1.2 146,993 1.2
Banking 103 2.3 71,055 1.9 158,358 1.3
Median weekly incomes (a) People aged 15 years and over Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 1,025∣N/A∣1,025 N/A 1,025∣N/A∣813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) 3,016∣N/A∣3,016 N/A 3,016∣N/A∣2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) 2,681∣N/A∣2,681 N/A 2,681∣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 Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,356 30.0 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Train 139 3.1 62,460 1.7 170,326 1.4
Car, as passenger 79 1.7 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Walked only 68 1.5 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Train, car as driver 21 0.5 6,411 0.2 31,148 0.3
null null null null null null null
Did not go to work 521 11.5 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 2,201 48.7 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) 213 4.7 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,477 32.7 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care People aged 15 years and over Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 5,515 78.3 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,231 31.7 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) 875 12.4 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,358 19.3 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1
Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 1,445 20.5 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 2,273 32.2 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,089 15.4 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 716 10.2 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Health

Type of long-term health condition All people Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 516 5.8 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 703 7.9 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 244 2.7 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 71 0.8 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 384 4.3 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 291 3.3 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 63 0.7 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 96 1.1 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 694 7.8 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 51 0.6 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 745 8.4 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 5,770 64.8 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 355 4.0 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1
Count of selected long-term health conditions All people Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 6,229 70.0 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,768 19.9 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 405 4.6 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 146 1.6 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 355 4.0 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service People aged 15 years and over Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 15 0.2 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 109 1.5 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 6,760 96.1 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 153 2.2 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Families

Family composition All families Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 733 29.2 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 1,397 55.7 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 353 14.1 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 25 1.0 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6
Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.1 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 82.2 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 Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 596 28.0 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 78 3.7 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 499 23.4 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 281 13.2 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 101 4.7 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 357 16.8 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 179 8.4 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 41 1.9 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Dwellings

Dwelling count Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,970 95.9 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 126 4.1 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1
Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,274 76.6 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 462 15.6 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 237 8.0 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6
Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 3 0.1 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 129 4.3 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 358 12.1 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,151 38.8 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,309 44.1 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 20 0.7 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
null null null null null null null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.9 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) Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 159 5.3 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,103 37.0 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 1,225 41.1 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 481 16.1 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 13 0.4 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Housing

Household composition Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,430 81.7 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 481 16.2 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 62 2.1 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9
Tenure type Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 937 31.5 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,281 43.1 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 693 23.3 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 45 1.5 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 19 0.6 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5
Household income Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 10.8 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 45.0 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 Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 530 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) 403 58.2 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 233 33.6 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 53 7.6 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 Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,800 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) 1,004 78.4 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 175 13.7 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 109 8.5 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 26 50.0 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 26 50.0 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
null null null null null null null
Median age 20 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 Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 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) 2,600 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 Thornleigh % Thornleigh New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 538 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,792 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

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