Australian Demographic Profile
Paddington (NSW), NSW 2021
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~12,665
Median age
37
Median income
High
$1,750-$1,999/wk
Top profile
High-earning
63%
Profile composition (top three)
- High-earning professionals63%
- Young singles and non-workers11%
- Established partnered households10%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~12,665
- Sex split
- F 52% / M 48%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 60%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)13%
- Young adults (15-24)9.6%
- Early career (25-39)31%
- Mid career (40-59)27%
- Senior (60+)20%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Paddington (NSW): High ($1,750-$1,999/wk).
- No / not stated24%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)8.2%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)23%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)23%
- Very high ($3k+)22%
Top occupations
- Professionals51%
- Managers24%
- Clerical and Administrative Workers9.2%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to NSW and Australia
| Paddington (NSW) | NSW avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 60% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →