Freshwater

18.8% of Freshwater's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.

2,543 family households lived in Freshwater; 46.2% were couple families and 11.6% were one-parent families.

40.6% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.

Freshwater had 9,186 residents at the 2021 Census.

33.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

23.1% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

Separate houses made up 41.7% of occupied private dwellings in Freshwater.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.7% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 53.1% of occupied private dwellings.

28.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.

34.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.

37.6% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.

The average household in Freshwater had 2.5 people.

One-person households made up 24.9% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.

Two-person households represented 36.5%, while 23.9% had four or more usual residents.

48.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

30.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

1.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.0% walked or cycled.

5.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

One-car households formed 44.0% of the total.

50.3% of households had two or more vehicles.

52.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 47.1% reported a different address.

29.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

84.5% of residents used only English at home.

12.4% used a language other than English at home.

0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

29.6% of Freshwater's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.4% was born in Australia.

0.4% of residents were born in China.

0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.3%.

English ancestry accounted for 43.8% of ancestry responses in Freshwater.

Australian ancestry made up 33.3% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 1.6% of responses.

34.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

Managers accounted for 21.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.4%.

Health care and social assistance employed 10.2% of workers, and education and training employed 8.9%.

The labour-force participation rate was 72.6%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.

44.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.9% worked part time.

Unemployment was 2.6%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.

71.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

5.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

6.2% reported asthma, 5.6% arthritis and 2.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

41.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.6% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 19.3%.

Median household income was $2,726 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,055.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $600 per week.

Working from home was 48.7% in Freshwater, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.

Outright ownership was 28.3% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.

Renting accounted for 37.6% in Freshwater, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.