Who are the people living in south west Sydney?
This page provides an overview of the people that live in Bankstown and surrounding areas of south west Sydney in NSW, Australia.
Local government areas in south west Sydney include Auburn, Bankstown, Canterbury, Fairfield, and Liverpool.
- South west Sydney is the most ethnically diverse part of Australia. A high proportion of new migrants to Australia, including refugees choose to settle in south west Sydney.
- In Fairfield, Canterbury and Bankstown more than 60% of people do speak English at home. The main languages spoken in Bankstown and surrounding areas are Vietnamese, Arabic and Cantonese.
- In addition to the influx of new migrants to the area, the population grows by around 19,000 new births per year.
In Canterbury, Liverpool and Bankstown, birth rates are considerably above the State average, and this trend is projected to continue. - There are also large numbers of elderly people in parts of south west Sydney. In particular, this is the case in Bankstown, Fairfield and Canterbury.
- South west Sydney has some of the poorest communities in NSW. This is the result of large number of recent migrants, significantly higher unemployment and a high proportion of families dependent on welfare. Such areas include Fairfield, the fourth most disadvantaged LGA in NSW as ranked by the SEIFA Index, and Canterbury and Liverpool, and Bankstown are among the poorest local government areas in NSW.
Community profiles of local government areas in south west Sydney
Community profile are designed to inform community groups, business, students and the general public.
The profiles present data as simple graphs and tables with some comments.
These community profiles includes results from the 2006, 2001, 1996, and 1991 Censuses of Population and Housing.
- Auburn City community profile
- Bankstown Community profile
- Canterbury community profile
- Fairfield City community profile
- Liverpool City community profile
Health profiles
Chronic diseases are a particular health problem in south west Sydney.
These include asthma in adults, type 2 diabetes, and obesity in young people and adults.
The following documents provided detailed scientific summaries of health problems in south west Sydney
A Health Profile Of Sydney South West - Sydney South West Area Health Service - 2006
http://www.cs.nsw.gov.au/AGM/DemProfile.pdf
Population health profile of the Bankstown Division of General Practice: supplement
Public Health Information Development Unit, The University of Adelaide - 2007
http://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/45745/1/hdl_45745.pdf
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