Greystanes

21.0% of Greystanes's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

6,406 family households lived in Greystanes; 51.9% were couple families and 16.2% were one-parent families.

38.9% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.

Greystanes had 23,511 residents at the 2021 Census.

25.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

29.4% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

Separate houses made up 85.1% of occupied private dwellings in Greystanes.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 13.4% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 1.4% of occupied private dwellings.

41.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

37.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.

20.9% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

The average household in Greystanes had 3.0 people.

One-person households made up 16.0% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

Two-person households represented 29.7%, while 36.8% had four or more usual residents.

33.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

39.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

1.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.8% walked or cycled.

4.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

One-car households formed 31.4% of the total.

64.2% of households had two or more vehicles.

72.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.1% reported a different address.

32.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

55.4% of residents used only English at home.

39.4% used a language other than English at home.

1.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.4% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.

32.7% of Greystanes's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 67.3% was born in Australia.

1.5% of residents were born in China.

2.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.8%.

English ancestry accounted for 16.4% of ancestry responses in Greystanes.

Australian ancestry made up 21.0% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 4.0% of responses.

21.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

Managers accounted for 12.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 18.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 12.5% of workers, and education and training employed 9.2%.

The labour-force participation rate was 52.8%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.

27.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.3% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.5%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.

63.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.

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

6.4% reported asthma, 8.4% arthritis and 6.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

24.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.9%.

Median household income was $1,930 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,452.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $480 per week.

Working from home was 33.9% in Greystanes, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.

Outright ownership was 41.2% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Renting accounted for 20.9% in Greystanes, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.