Camden South

22.1% of Camden South's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

1,317 family households lived in Camden South; 47.4% were couple families and 14.6% were one-parent families.

41.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

Camden South had 4,595 residents at the 2021 Census.

26.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

29.7% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

Separate houses made up 92.8% of occupied private dwellings in Camden South.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.2% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 1.9% of occupied private dwellings.

36.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

46.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.

16.8% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

The average household in Camden South had 2.8 people.

One-person households made up 18.7% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

Two-person households represented 34.8%, while 30.2% had four or more usual residents.

28.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

49.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

0.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.4% walked or cycled.

2.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

One-car households formed 27.3% of the total.

70.5% of households had two or more vehicles.

69.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.8% reported a different address.

11.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

92.9% of residents used only English at home.

4.3% used a language other than English at home.

0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

11.5% of Camden South's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.5% was born in Australia.

0.2% of residents were born in China.

0.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.4%.

English ancestry accounted for 44.0% of ancestry responses in Camden South.

Australian ancestry made up 43.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 1.0% of responses.

21.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

Managers accounted for 11.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.4%.

Health care and social assistance employed 13.3% of workers, and education and training employed 13.2%.

The labour-force participation rate was 64.2%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.

36.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.6% worked part time.

Unemployment was 2.8%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.

59.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

8.4% reported asthma, 10.9% arthritis and 4.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

20.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.6% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.1%.

Median household income was $2,032 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,200.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $450 per week.

Working from home was 28.3% in Camden South, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.

Outright ownership was 36.8% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Renting accounted for 16.8% in Camden South, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.