Werrington Downs

22.2% of Werrington Downs's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

952 family households lived in Werrington Downs; 45.8% were couple families and 16.9% were one-parent families.

40.8% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.

Werrington Downs had 3,221 residents at the 2021 Census.

30.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

26.5% were 55 or older. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.

Separate houses made up 98.5% of occupied private dwellings in Werrington Downs.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.9% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.5% of occupied private dwellings.

30.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.

52.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.

16.7% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

The average household in Werrington Downs had 2.8 people.

One-person households made up 15.3% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

Two-person households represented 34.9%, while 31.6% had four or more usual residents.

25.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

50.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

1.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.4% walked or cycled.

3.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

One-car households formed 28.1% of the total.

68.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

72.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.2% reported a different address.

15.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

86.4% of residents used only English at home.

9.5% used a language other than English at home.

0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.

15.3% of Werrington Downs's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.7% was born in Australia.

0.2% of residents were born in China.

1.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.9%.

English ancestry accounted for 37.8% of ancestry responses in Werrington Downs.

Australian ancestry made up 42.2% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.

14.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

Managers accounted for 10.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 12.6% of workers, and education and training employed 9.5%.

The labour-force participation rate was 66.9%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.

38.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.7% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.

59.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.

7.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.7% reported asthma, 8.4% arthritis and 5.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

16.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.9% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 49.9%.

Median household income was $2,139 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $425 per week.

Working from home was 25.3% in Werrington Downs, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.

Outright ownership was 30.4% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.

Renting accounted for 16.7% in Werrington Downs, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.