Investigative Exercise 9 Community Profiles

City of Sydney Council

As of 2006 the population of the area is 180,474 with 53.8 percent males and 46.2 percent females.  1.3 percent is indigenous.  41.1 percent is Australian born while 33.5 percent is overseas born.  Age groups are: 0-17 years 8.3 percent, 18-64 years 83.5 percent, and 65 years plus is 8.2 years.  23.3 percent came from non-English speaking backgrounds.  The top three countries for those born overseas are United Kingdom 5 percent, China 3.4 percent and New Zealand 2.9 percent.  Note where percentages do not add up; this information is according to the 2006 Census and sometimes people chose not to answer certain questions.  Check here for the full City of Sydney Community Profile http://profile.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=148 and here for the City of Sydney Library website http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Library/Default.asp