New South Wales Demographics
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New South Wales Demographics
The population of New South Wales at the last national Census was 6,371,745 people (3,145,445 males and 3,226,300 females) with an average age of 34. There were 119,865 people of Indigenous origin living in the region.
Birthplace
Of the population, 70% were Australian-born with the remaining residents hailing from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and China. English was the only language spoken at home by 75% of the population, with Chinese, Arabic and Italian the next most common languages spoken.
IT
Of the population, 41% had recently used a personal computer at home with 14% under 20 years old, 17% between 20 and 44 and 10% aged 44 and over. The total number of people who had recently used the Internet was 2,298,037.
Labour force
During the week prior to Census 2,748,396 people in New South Wales (1,510,026 males and 1,238,370 females) were employed, representing 93% of the labour force. Of these 66% were working full-time. Within the total workforce 10% were employed as Managers and Administrators and 19% as Professionals.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics more
