Selected historical census data for Willoughby local government area
Census year 2001[4] 2006[5] 2011[2]
Population Estimated residents on Census night 58,319 63,605 67,356
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 19
% of New South Wales population 0.97%
% of Australian population 0.31% Increase 0.32% Decrease 0.31%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
English 20.5%
Australian 18.3%
Chinese 14.5%
Irish 7.4%
Scottish 5.6%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Cantonese 6.7% Increase 7.6% Decrease 7.5%
Mandarin 3.6% Increase 5.5% Increase 7.2%
Korean 1.7% Increase 2.7% Increase 3.6%
Japanese 2.4% Steady 2.4% Decrease 2.3%
Armenian n/c Increase 1.4% Decrease 1.3%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
No religion 18.6% Increase 22.0% Increase 27.6%
Catholic 26.1% Decrease 25.5% Decrease 25.0%
Anglican 19.5% Decrease 17.6% Decrease 15.6%
Buddhism 3.7% Increase 4.4% Increase 4.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed n/c n/c Increase 3.1%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal income A$728 A$858
% of Australian median income 156.2% 148.7%
Family income Median weekly family income A$1,667 A$2,479
% of Australian median income 162.3% 167.4%
Household income Median weekly household income A$2,066 A$1,996
% of Australian median income 176.4% 161.8%