Botany Profile

The City of Botany Bay is a Local Government Area in South Eastern Sydney, in the State of New South Wales, Australia.

Demographics
According to the Australian Bureau Statistics:

The City of Botany Bay covers an area of 26.75 km² and has a population density of 1,330 people per square kilometre. While the total population of the Botany LGA is 37,415, Botany has a large transient population of workers numbering approximately 100,000 people each working day.

As at 30 June 2006 there were 37,415 people in Botany, it is the 61st largest Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.5% of the New South Wales population of 6,827,694.

This was an increase of 153 people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 73rd largest population growth in a Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.3% of the 58,753 increase in the population of New South Wales.

This was, in percentage terms, an increase of 0.4% in the number of people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 106th fastest growth in population of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 0.9%.

It was an increase in population over the 10 years to 30 June 2006 of 1,477 people or 4.1% (0.4% in annual average terms), the 75th highest rate of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 622,966 or 10% (1.0% in annual average terms) over the same period.

According to the most recent census, Botany Bay has a population of 37,415 (18,494 males and 18,921 females).

There were 558 people (1.6%, 274 males and 284 females) who identified as being of Indigenous origin. Eastern / South East Asian and people from Indian Subcontinent make 19.24% of the population, followed by Middle Eastern and Northern African people at 7.17% and Pacific Islanders at 2.72%. The three most common languages spoken at home other than English in the 2001 Census were Greek 7.4%, Chinese languages 5.05% and Spanish 4.5%.

The median weekly individual income for people aged 15 years and over in the 2001 Census was $300-$399. 49.8% of households have children and 3.5% of the people were in group households.