page_title: Sylvania Waters, New South Wales
section_title: Population
hierarchical_section_title: Sylvania Waters, New South Wales / Population
caption_attribution_description: Sylvania Waters
context_page_description: Sylvania Waters is a suburb in southern Sydney located in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 21 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Sutherland Shire.
context_section_description: In the 2011 census, Sylvania Waters had a population of 3,125 people. The median age of residents was 41 years, slightly older than the national median of 37. Children aged under 15 years made up 18.3% of the population, and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.9% of the population. Almost one-third (32.3%) were born overseas, similar to the national average of 30.2%. The top countries of overseas birth were China 4.5%, England 2.2%, Hong Kong 2.0%, New Zealand 1.9%, and Egypt 1.8%. 62.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next-most-common languages spoken at home were Greek, 8.0%, Cantonese 5.4%, Mandarin 3.8%, Arabic 3.8%, and Italian 2.7%. The most-common responses regarding religious affiliation were Roman Catholic 29.7%, Anglican 16.7%, Eastern Orthodox 16.3%, no religion 13.8%, and Buddhism 3.3%. The great majority (78.9%) of households in Sylvania Waters are separate houses, 8.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc., and 12.3% were flats, units, or apartments. The average household size was 2.9 people.
caption: Sylvania Waters
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