Western Sydney Demographics
As time has progressed, Western Sydney has developed into
one of the largest multicultural regions in New South Wales. With this, we have
been exposed to various number of cultures and traditions from a variety of
religions, social classes and a variety of different walks of life.
Demographics:
Religion and Language:
Within Western Sydney, you will find all the main religions
well represented. More than 40% of Western Sydney residents were born overseas
(ie. outside Australia). The top 3 overseas countries that are represented in
Western Sydney are India, Vietnam and China. As a result of this top languages
in Western Sydney include Arabic (7%), Mandarin (5%) and Hindi (5%). This has
made Western Sydney a unique and culturally diverse area. Everywhere you go in
Western Sydney you will see different cultures and religions represented
heavily through the celebration of festivals and religious events or local
places of worship and restaurant serving local cuisine.
Households:
As you drive around Western Sydney, you can see a lot of
large homes usually with more than two bedrooms. This is because Western Sydney
was built for families. More than 42% of households are with children and all
suburbs contain at least a primary and secondary school. Single people
households are not common in Western Sydney with the lowest percentage in NSW. Western
Sydney is known for it’s housing affordability with most first homeowners
deciding on this region as their first residence.
Jobs:
Western Sydney can be described as the ‘working economy of
NSW’. Whilst a low percentage of people are in office or high power jobs (only
29%), more residents are in the technical and trade occupations business.
Source: http://www.parracity.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/115432/Greater_Western_Sydney_summary_statistics_November_2012_FINAL.pdf
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