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Zetland NSW 2017

12,178 addresses · 45 streets

Sydney Electorate › Sydney LGA › Zetland · 4 km from Sydney

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Living Here

An inner-southern Sydney suburb built almost entirely of new apartments on former industrial land, Zetland is young and central. Households average 2.0 people and the median age is 30. Median household income is $2,192 a week, with rent around $600.

Zetland is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 12,622 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $2,192 a week, with median rent near $600 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 27% of households own their home and 71% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

12,622Population
30Median age
$2,192Median household income / wk
$600Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Waterloo - Beaconsfield statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Zetland itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Green Square, 550 m west · Metro station: Waterloo, 1.3 km north-west · Light rail stop: Kensington, 1.4 km east · Bus interchange: Juniors Kingsford, 2.8 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Darling Harbour Wharf 9, 4.3 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 5 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs10/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.6% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 72.2%

Population by age in Zetland
Population by age, Zetland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4574
5-14454
15-19269
20-241,910
25-345,349
35-442,239
45-54820
55-64544
65-74345
75-84101
85+19
Dwelling types in Zetland
Dwelling types, Zetland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House21
Townhouse419
Apartment5,597
Other0
Households by weekly income in Zetland
Households by weekly income, Zetland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650801
$650-1,4991,027
$1,500-2,9992,059
$3,000+1,901
Top ancestries in Zetland
Top ancestries, Zetland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese4,144
Other2,498
English2,264
Australian1,336
Irish1,151
Ancestry NS700
Housing tenure in Zetland
Housing tenure, Zetland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned451
Mortgage1,197
Rented4,267
Other80
Cars per household in Zetland
Cars per household, Zetland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
01,792
13,262
2813
381
4+24
Commute to work in Zetland
Commute to work, Zetland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,575
Train286
Bus260
Tram/ferry0
Walked279
Bicycle88
Home4,087
Top countries of birth in Zetland
Top countries of birth, Zetland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China2,592
England627
Ireland420
Indonesia303
Hong Kong260
India256
Languages used at home in Zetland
Languages used at home, Zetland NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin2,776
Cantonese564
Spanish335
Indonesian261
Portuguese252
Korean155

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