Ultimo Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Ultimo (2007) is a suburb of Sydney, Inner West, New South Wales. It is about 2 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Ultimo is in the federal electorate of Sydney.

In the 2011 census the population of Ultimo was 7,111 and is comprised of approximately 48.8% females and 51.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ultimo is 27 years of age.

22.5% of people living in the suburb of Ultimo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 17.6% China , 3.2% Indonesia, 2.6% Hong Kong , 2.5% Korea, Republic of , 2.4% Thailand, 2.4% India, 2.3% Malaysia, 2.0% England, 1.8% Vietnam, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.6% Japan, 1.3% Taiwan, 1.2% Singapore, 1.1% Saudi Arabia.

29.0% of people living in Ultimo speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 19.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 15.5% Mandarin, 9.3% Cantonese, 2.5% Indonesian, 2.4% Thai, 2.3% Korean, 2.1% Other, 1.6% Other, 1.6% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Ultimo is 34.0% No religion, 22.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 13.2% Catholic, 11.2% Buddhism, 3.7% Anglican, 3.6% Islam, 2.6% Hinduism, 1.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Uniting Church, 1.3% Christian, nfd.

23.6% of people are married, 68.9% have never married and 4.8% are divorced and 1.2% are separated. There are 99 widowed people living in Ultimo.

57.1% of the people living in Ultimo over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.5% are working on a part time basis. Ultimo has an unemployment rate of 10.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Ultimo are 33.7% Professionals, 14.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Community & personal service workers, 11.7% Managers, 9.9% Sales workers, 8.5% Technicians & trades workers, 6.4% Labourers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.8% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Ultimo work in are 15.9% Accommodation and food services, 15.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.9% Financial and insurance services, 9.8% Retail trade, 6.8% Education and training, 6.3% Health care and social assistance, 5.5% Information media and telecommunications, 4.1% Administrative and support services, 3.9% Public administration and safety.

10.9% of homes are fully owned, and 18.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 67.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $487 per week and the median household income is $1098 per week.

The median rent in Ultimo is $458 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2280 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ultimo postcode 2007