West Pymble

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

1,502 family households lived in West Pymble; 63.7% were couple families and 8.7% were one-parent families.

43.7% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

West Pymble had 5,441 residents at the 2021 Census.

18.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

28.7% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.

Separate houses made up 96.3% of occupied private dwellings in West Pymble.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.3% 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.

48.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.

10.5% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

The average household in West Pymble had 3.2 people.

One-person households made up 12.9% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

Two-person households represented 25.1%, while 44.8% had four or more usual residents.

53.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

26.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

1.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.7% 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 24.7% of the total.

73.2% of households had two or more vehicles.

73.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 26.7% reported a different address.

31.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

74.3% of residents used only English at home.

23.5% used a language other than English at home.

6.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 4.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.5% spoke Hindi.

31.8% of West Pymble's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 68.2% was born in Australia.

5.0% of residents were born in China.

1.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.8%.

English ancestry accounted for 32.7% of ancestry responses in West Pymble.

Australian ancestry made up 31.3% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 14.8% of responses.

38.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Managers accounted for 23.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 14.3% of workers, and education and training employed 10.7%.

The labour-force participation rate was 66.4%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.

36.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.8% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.3%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.

68.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.

5.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.5% reported asthma, 5.9% arthritis and 3.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

43.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 20.7% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 11.7%.

Median household income was $3,503 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,467.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $800 per week.

Working from home was 53.5% in West Pymble, 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 10.5% in West Pymble, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.