Australia, Sydney, Northern Beaches demographics

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On 3 August 2018 at 18:56:32 (Canberra time), the resident population of Australia is projected to be: 24,995,634 This projection is based on the estimated resident population at 31 December 2017and assumes growth since then of: one birth every 1 minute and 42 seconds, one death every 3 minutes and 16 seconds, one person arriving to live in Australia every 1 minute and 1 second,  one Australian resident leaving Australia to live overseas every 1 minute and 51 seconds, leading to an overall total population increase of one person every 1 minute and 23 seconds. 25 Million Population Milestone Sydney demographics 2018 Sydney is the capital city of New South Wales. Sydney is Australia’s most populated city with an estimated population of over 5 million people.  The metropolitan area has about 650 suburbs that sprawl about 70 km to the west, 40 km to the north, and 60 to the south. People move in and out of Sydney every year, but the number of newcomers usually exceeds that of people who leave. Based on our research Sydney population will reach 5.64 million by June of 2018. The calculation is based on the average growth rate of 4.95% over last 7 years since 2011.  Population Growth of Sydney Looking back last seven years of Sydney’s population, the growth rate is very consistent and strong ranging from 1.89% to 10.88%, adding around 90,000 to 467,000 people each year to the overall population.  Sydney has recorded the strong population growth in 2013 (10.88%), which is the highest in Australia. Demography of Sydney According to Australia census, Sydney is an extremely diverse city, with a huge number of ethnic and cultural groups living there .The top five ancestries for people in Sydney are: Australian, English, Irish, Scottish and Chinese. The top five languages (other than English) spoken in Sydney are: Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Greek. The top six countries of birth for people in Sydney are: Australia, England, China, New Zealand, India and Vietnam. The religious makeup of Sydney is: 26.6% No religion, 22.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 16.1% Buddhism, 14.6% Catholic, 4.7% Anglican, 2.4% Hinduism, 2.3% Christian, 1.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Uniting Church, 1.6% Islam. Population Density of Sydney Sydney’s population density is 400 people per kilometer, which is ranking 3rd most populated city in Australia after Melbourne and Adelaide. Position City Population Density 1 Melbourne 453/km2 2 Adelaide 404.205/km2 3 Sydney 400/km2 4 Perth 317.736/km2 5 Canberra 173.3/km² 6 Brisbane 145/km2 7 Hobart 124.8/km2 8 Darwin 44.976/km2   Occupations and Industries According to Australia Bureau of Statistics, the main occupations of people living in Sydney are 32.9% Professionals, 14.9% Managers, 12.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Community & personal service workers, 8.8% Sales workers, 8.4% Technicians & trades workers, 7.4% Labourers, 3.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.0% Machinery operators & drivers. The main industries people from Sydney work in are 21.6% Accommodation and food services, 15.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 13.3% Financial and insurance services, 9.3% Retail trade, 5.6% Health care and social assistance, 4.5% Administrative and support services, 3.5% Information media and telecommunications, 3.4% Education and training, 3.3% Manufacturing. Facts About Sydney Someone who lives in Sydney and its suburbs is colloquially known as a “Sydneysider”. Sydney is the 12th most expensive city in the world with prices of properties averaging around quite high. Perhaps Sydney’s most famous icon, the Sydney Opera House was completed in 1973, taking 14 years and 10 thousand construction workers to build, with a final total cost of $102 million – more than 14 times the originally intended price. The Sydney Tower is the tallest building in Sydney and the third tallest building in Australia. Sydney was the site of the first British colony in Australia, which was set up in 1788. The Sydney Harbour Bridge measures 1,149 meters and it is considered to be the largest steel arch bridge in the whole world. Sydney is still referred to as ‘Sin City’ for its ‘convict’ past. Northern Beaches People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night People Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night Northern Beaches (A) % New South Wales % Australia % Male 123,507 48.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3 Female 129,370 51.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,394 0.6 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8 In the 2016 Census, there were 252,878 people in Northern Beaches. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population. View the data quality statement for Place of Usual Residence (PURP)  People — cultural & language diversity demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment Ancestry, top responses Northern Beaches (A) % New South Wales % Australia % English 103,450 29.2 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0 Australian 78,905 22.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3 Irish 32,750 9.2 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6 Scottish 26,579 7.5 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4 Italian 12,286 3.5 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2 The most common ancestries in Northern Beaches (A) (Local Government Areas) were English 29.2%, Australian 22.3%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 7.5% and Italian 3.5%. Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Northern Beaches (A) (Local Government Areas) (including those who did not state an ancestry). View the data quality statement for Ancestry (ANCP) Country of birth Northern Beaches (A) % New South Wales % Australia % Australia 166,492 65.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7 Other top responses England 20,084 7.9 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9 New Zealand 6,027 2.4 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3,566 1.4 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2 South Africa 3,471 1.4 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7 United States of America 2,463 1.0 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4 In Northern Beaches (A) (Local Government Areas), 65.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.9%, New Zealand 2.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.4%, South Africa 1.4% and United States of America 1.0%. View the data quality statement for Country of birth (BPLP) Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Northern Beaches (A) % New South Wales % Australia % Both parents born overseas 90,912 36.0 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4 Father only born overseas 22,234 8.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4 Mother only born overseas 17,263 6.8 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7 Both parents born in Australia 107,710 42.6 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3 In Northern Beaches (A) (Local Government Areas), 42.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.0% of people had both parents born overseas. View the data quality statement for Country of birth of father and/or mother (BPPP) Country of birth of father, stated responses Northern Beaches (A) % New South Wales % Australia % Australia 125,509 49.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3 England 27,107 10.7 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0 New Zealand 8,553 3.4 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6 Italy 5,725 2.3 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5,470 2.2 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0 In Northern Beaches (A) (Local Government Areas), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 49.6%, England 10.7%, New Zealand 3.4%, Italy 2.3% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2%. View the data quality statement for Country of birth of father (BPMP) Country of birth of mother, stated responses Northern Beaches (A) % New South Wales % Australia % Australia 130,628 51.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0 England 24,729 9.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6 New Zealand 8,162 3.2 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5,481 2.2 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0 Italy 4,858 1.9 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7 In Northern Beaches (A) (Local Government Areas), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 51.7%, England 9.8%, New Zealand 3.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2% and Italy 1.9%. View the data quality statement for Country of birth of mother (BPFP) Religious affiliation, top responses Northern Beaches (A) % New South Wales % Australia % No Religion, so described 85,280 33.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6 Catholic 61,300 24.2 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6 Anglican 45,097 17.8 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3 Not stated 21,179 8.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6 Uniting Church 6,858 2.7 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7 The most common responses for religion in Northern Beaches (A) (Local Government Areas) were No Religion, so described 33.7%, Catholic 24.2%, Anglican 17.8%, Not stated 8.4% and Uniting Church 2.7%. In Northern Beaches (A) (Local Government Areas), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses). View the data quality statement for Religious affiliation (RELP) Language, top responses (other than English) Northern Beaches (A) % New South Wales % Australia % Italian 3,396 1.3 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2 Mandarin 3,305 1.3 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5 Portuguese 2,650 1.0 23,003 0.3 48,853 0.2 French 2,278 0.9 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3 German 2,277 0.9 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3       English only spoken at home 201,772 79.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7 Households where a non English language is spoken 17,481 18.9 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2 In Northern Beaches (A) (Local Government Areas), 79.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.3%, Mandarin 1.3%, Portuguese 1.0%, French 0.9% and German 0.9%. View the data quality statement for Language spoken at home (LANP) Expa   People characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples People characteristics | dwelling characteristics People characteristics Count based on place of usual residence on Census night. Northern Beaches (A) % New South Wales % Australia % Male 719 51.5 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6 Female 676 48.5 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4 Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 -- In Northern Beaches (A) (Local Government Areas), 51.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.5% were female. The median age was 26 years.