Figtree

19.7% of Figtree's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

3,397 family households lived in Figtree; 52.2% were couple families and 13.0% were one-parent families.

39.9% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.

Figtree had 12,335 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

29.9% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.

Separate houses made up 82.4% of occupied private dwellings in Figtree.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 9.7% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 4.2% of occupied private dwellings.

41.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

40.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.

17.9% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

The average household in Figtree had 2.8 people.

One-person households made up 20.1% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

Two-person households represented 30.8%, while 33.0% had four or more usual residents.

28.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.

49.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

0.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.3% walked or cycled.

4.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

One-car households formed 28.9% of the total.

66.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

69.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.0% reported a different address.

21.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

77.5% of residents used only English at home.

19.3% used a language other than English at home.

2.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.

21.6% of Figtree's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.4% was born in Australia.

1.6% of residents were born in China.

1.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.1%.

English ancestry accounted for 33.0% of ancestry responses in Figtree.

Australian ancestry made up 33.7% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 3.5% of responses.

28.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

Managers accounted for 12.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 18.4% of workers, and education and training employed 12.2%.

The labour-force participation rate was 61.2%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.

33.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.3% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.0%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.

61.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.9% reported asthma, 9.1% arthritis and 4.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

27.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.7% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.4%.

Median household income was $2,042 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,229.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $430 per week.

Working from home was 28.5% in Figtree, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.

Outright ownership was 41.7% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

Renting accounted for 17.9% in Figtree, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.