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Population highlights

Estimated Resident Population
Hawkesbury City
Estimated Resident Population<br /> Hawkesbury City 68,156 67,862 67,605 67,578 67,244 66,989 66,708 66,346 65,890 65,503 65,145 64,670 64,353 63,982 63,618 63,066 62,262 61,725
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)
Estimated Resident Population
Hawkesbury City
Estimated Resident Population<br /> Hawkesbury City 68,156 67,862 67,605 67,578 67,244 66,989 66,708 66,346 65,890 65,503 65,145 64,670 64,353 63,982 63,618 63,066 62,262 61,725
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

Hawkesbury City 2021

No significant change since previous Census (less than ±0.5%)
Increased since previous Census
Decreased since previous Census
Median age
39 (1)

Greater Sydney 37

New South Wales 39

Australia 38

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population
5% (1.1%)

Greater Sydney 2%

New South Wales 3%

Australia 3%

Couples with children
35% (-1.4%)

Greater Sydney 34%

New South Wales 31%

Australia 30%

Older couples without children
10% (1.1%)

Greater Sydney 9%

New South Wales 10%

Australia 10%

Lone person households
21% (1.4%)

Greater Sydney 22%

New South Wales 24%

Australia 24%

Medium and high density Housing
13% (-0.2%)

Greater Sydney 46%

New South Wales 35%

Australia 28%

Median weekly household income
$1,933 ($265)

Greater Sydney $2,099

New South Wales $1,849

Australia $1,740

Median weekly mortgage repayment
$507 ($27)

Greater Sydney $560

New South Wales $500

Australia $432

Median weekly rent
$400 ($40)

Greater Sydney $470

New South Wales $420

Australia $380

Households renting
23% (1.0%)

Greater Sydney 35%

New South Wales 31%

Australia 30%

Households with a mortgage
39% (-0.3%)

Greater Sydney 32%

New South Wales 31%

Australia 33%

Overseas born
13% (1.0%)

Greater Sydney 39%

New South Wales 29%

Australia 28%

Language at home other than English
7% (1.2%)

Greater Sydney 37%

New South Wales 27%

Australia 22%

University attendance
3% (-0.3%)

Greater Sydney 6%

New South Wales 5%

Australia 5%

University qualification
16% (2.8%)

Greater Sydney 33%

New South Wales 28%

Australia 26%

Trade qualification (certificate)
28% (0.7%)

Greater Sydney 15%

New South Wales 18%

Australia 19%

Unemployment rate
3.2% (-1.1%)

Greater Sydney 5.1%

New South Wales 4.9%

Australia 5.1%

Participation rate (population in labour force)
63% (-1.9%)

Greater Sydney 60%

New South Wales 59%

Australia 61%

Worked at home
25% (19.9%)

Greater Sydney 39%

New South Wales 31%

Australia 21%

SEIFA index of disadvantage 2021
1,026

Greater Sydney 1,010

New South Wales 1,000

Australia 1,001

Homeless persons estimated 2021
239
* Source: ABS, 2049.0 Estimating Homelessness, 2016
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