Westleigh

18.7% of Westleigh's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.

1,326 family households lived in Westleigh; 57.8% were couple families and 7.8% were one-parent families.

36.0% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

Westleigh had 4,501 residents at the 2021 Census.

17.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

33.6% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Separate houses made up 96.9% of occupied private dwellings in Westleigh.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.7% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.2% of occupied private dwellings.

45.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

47.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.

7.1% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

The average household in Westleigh had 3.0 people.

One-person households made up 13.3% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

Two-person households represented 30.1%, while 37.2% had four or more usual residents.

51.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

28.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

1.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.9% walked or cycled.

1.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

One-car households formed 28.2% of the total.

70.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

75.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 24.7% reported a different address.

33.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

75.8% of residents used only English at home.

22.8% used a language other than English at home.

6.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.5% spoke Cantonese and 1.5% spoke Hindi.

33.5% of Westleigh's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 66.5% was born in Australia.

4.8% of residents were born in China.

2.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.5%.

English ancestry accounted for 34.8% of ancestry responses in Westleigh.

Australian ancestry made up 30.8% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 12.3% of responses.

38.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Managers accounted for 19.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.6%.

Health care and social assistance employed 14.8% of workers, and education and training employed 14.0%.

The labour-force participation rate was 64.9%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.

36.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.2% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.2%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.

64.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

6.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.5% reported asthma, 7.2% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

38.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.7% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 16.5%.

Median household income was $3,021 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,000.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $705 per week.

Working from home was 51.8% in Westleigh, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.

Outright ownership was 45.7% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Renting accounted for 7.1% in Westleigh, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.