People — demographics & education

People	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Total	14,171	--	6,917,658	--	21,507,717	--
Male	7,130	50.3	3,408,878	49.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	7,041	49.7	3,508,780	50.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	91	0.6	172,621	2.5	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 14,171 people in Westmead (State Suburbs) of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

Age	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	1,327	9.4	458,736	6.6	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	850	6.0	434,608	6.3	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	588	4.1	439,168	6.3	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	479	3.4	443,416	6.4	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	887	6.3	449,685	6.5	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	2,173	15.3	473,160	6.8	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	2,122	15.0	468,336	6.8	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	1,443	10.2	488,124	7.1	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	915	6.5	483,502	7.0	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	734	5.2	481,428	7.0	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	617	4.4	469,024	6.8	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	479	3.4	419,612	6.1	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	413	2.9	390,678	5.6	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	276	1.9	304,327	4.4	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	223	1.6	237,362	3.4	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	208	1.5	186,032	2.7	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	187	1.3	150,724	2.2	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	249	1.8	139,735	2.0	402,681	1.9
Median age	31	--	38	--	37	--

The median age of people in Westmead (State Suburbs) was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.1% of the population.

Registered marital status	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	6,651	58.3	2,758,854	49.4	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	253	2.2	170,428	3.1	529,280	3.0
Divorced	676	5.9	461,145	8.3	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	509	4.5	324,518	5.8	949,634	5.5
Never married	3,311	29.0	1,870,203	33.5	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Westmead (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 58.3% were married and 8.1% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	35	--	50	--	50	--
Separated	49	--	49	--	49	--
Divorced	52	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	80	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	27	--	26	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Westmead (State Suburbs) was 35 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	5,822	57.4	2,514,378	50.0	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	400	3.9	418,721	8.3	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	3,928	38.7	2,096,245	41.7	6,413,399	41.3

In Westmead (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	35	--	50	--	50	--
De facto marriage	31	--	36	--	35	--
Not married	31	--	34	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Westmead (State Suburbs) was 35 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

Education	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	217	5.3	126,605	5.9	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	822	19.9	372,075	17.4	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	127	3.1	115,727	5.4	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	34	0.8	61,544	2.9	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	344	8.3	271,181	12.7	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	114	2.8	109,409	5.1	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	31	0.8	71,341	3.3	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	355	8.6	168,004	7.9	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	840	20.4	303,070	14.2	932,524	14.3
Other	214	5.2	50,619	2.4	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	1,029	24.9	486,539	22.8	1,511,694	23.2
Total	4,127	--	2,136,114	--	6,503,580	--

In Westmead (State Suburbs) 29.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.8% were in primary school, 11.8% in secondary school and 29.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Australia	4,270	30.1	4,747,372	68.6	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	10,793	83.2	2,363,793	36.7	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	290	2.2	433,840	6.7	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	238	1.8	294,595	4.6	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	1,654	12.7	3,342,215	51.9	10,757,087	53.7

In Westmead (State Suburbs), 12.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 83.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	4,850	67.8	2,007,924	60.2	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	1,450	20.3	939,465	28.2	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	323	4.5	190,944	5.7	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	535	7.5	196,525	5.9	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	7,158	--	3,334,858	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 7,158 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Westmead (State Suburbs). Of these 67.8% were employed full time, 20.3% were employed part-time and 7.5% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	363	5.5	326,514	10.4	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	624	9.4	304,830	9.7	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	462	7.0	308,122	9.8	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	1,943	29.4	569,665	18.2	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	2,906	43.9	1,438,260	45.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Westmead (State Suburbs), 5.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.9% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	34	--	41	--	40	--
Employed part-time	31	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Westmead (State Suburbs) was 34 years and for people who were employed part-time was 31 years.

Occupation	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	626	--	561	--	577	--
Family	1,559	--	1,477	--	1,481	--
Household	1,475	--	1,237	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Westmead (State Suburbs) was $626.

Travel to work, top responses	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	6,979	61.2	3,839,135	68.7	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	3,133	27.5	1,537,775	27.5	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	1,007	8.8	638,615	11.4	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	1,246	10.9	942,085	16.9	3,090,874	17.8

In Westmead (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 61.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.5% provided care for children and 8.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	2,206	19.3	1,226,912	22.0	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	2,697	23.7	1,391,598	24.9	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	1,142	10.0	660,872	11.8	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	932	8.2	559,753	10.0	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Westmead (State Suburbs), 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	1,317	35.9	669,019	36.6	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	1,848	50.4	831,850	45.5	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	407	11.1	297,904	16.3	901,637	15.9
Other family	96	2.6	30,780	1.7	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Westmead (State Suburbs), 50.4% were couple families with children, 35.9% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	17.9	--	17.0	--	17.6
Female	--	82.1	--	83.0	--	82.4

In Westmead (State Suburbs) 17.9% of single parents were male and 82.1% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,102	--	2,120	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,313	--	2,370	--	2,310	--
View the income fact sheet

In Westmead (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,313 and those without children was $2,102.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	850	26.9	327,626	21.8	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	92	2.9	54,280	3.6	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	411	13.0	306,829	20.4	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	989	31.3	239,315	15.9	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	163	5.2	83,287	5.5	251,191	5.4
Both not working	351	11.1	308,233	20.5	899,598	19.2
Other	158	5.0	89,812	6.0	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	147	4.7	91,486	6.1	314,529	6.7

In Westmead (State Suburbs), of couple families, 26.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 13.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	4,905	93.9	2,471,299	90.3	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	318	6.1	265,338	9.7	934,470	10.7

In Westmead (State Suburbs), 93.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.1% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	967	19.7	1,717,699	69.5	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	614	12.5	263,926	10.7	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	3,318	67.6	465,189	18.8	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	3	0.1	21,140	0.9	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Westmead (State Suburbs), 19.7% were separate houses, 12.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 67.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	33	0.7	18,042	0.7	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	313	6.4	137,467	5.6	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	3,031	61.8	555,253	22.5	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	1,053	21.5	986,995	39.9	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	386	7.9	726,049	29.4	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	88	1.8	47,491	1.9	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	2.3	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.6	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Westmead (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 6.4% had 1 bedroom, 61.8% had 2 bedrooms and 21.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	607	12.4	820,006	33.2	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	1,138	23.2	824,292	33.4	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	3,015	61.5	743,050	30.1	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	40	0.8	20,418	0.8	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	103	2.1	63,530	2.6	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Westmead (State Suburbs), 12.4% were owned outright, 23.2% were owned with a mortgage and 61.5% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Family households	3,485	71.1	1,777,400	71.9	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	1,110	22.6	599,149	24.2	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	309	6.3	94,746	3.8	321,007	4.1

In Westmead (State Suburbs), of all households, 71.1% were family households, 22.6% were single person households and 6.3% were group households.

Household income	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	17.3	--	24.2	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	10.4	--	12.3	--	11.2
View the income fact sheet

In Westmead (State Suburbs), 17.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median rent	360	--	300	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	81.4	--	88.4	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	18.6	--	11.6	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,000	--	1,993	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	92.5	--	89.5	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	7.5	--	10.5	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
None	849	17.3	258,153	10.4	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	2,788	56.9	933,953	37.8	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	936	19.1	840,655	34.0	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	204	4.2	360,074	14.6	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	126	2.6	78,462	3.2	234,292	3.0

In Westmead (State Suburbs), 56.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 19.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	91	--	172,620	--	548,368	--
Male	31	34.1	85,080	49.3	270,331	49.3
Female	60	65.9	87,540	50.7	278,037	50.7
Median age	23	--	21	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Westmead (State Suburbs), there were 91 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 31 (or 34.1%) were male and 60 (or 65.9%) were female. The median age was 23 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	2.4	--	3.1	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.2	--	1.2	--	1.2	--
Median household income	1,375	--	941	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Westmead (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

Mortgage and rent	Westmead	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	350	--	200	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	0	--	1,673	--	1,647	--

In Westmead (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.