People in Queensland who were born in Croatia

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,807 people in Queensland who were born in Croatia. Of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female.

Of the population born in Croatia who usually live in Queensland, 0.5% were aged 0 - 14 years and 39.1% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Queensland who were born in Croatia was 59 years.

Of people in Queensland aged 15 years and over who were born in Croatia, 59.8% were married, 3.9% were separated, and 10.9% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Queensland and who were born in Croatia the median age of married people was 61 years. Of people never married, the median age was 27 years.

Of the population born in Croatia who usually live in Queensland, 9.5% were attending an educational institution. There were 0.3% in primary school, 0.8% in secondary school and 4.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Queensland of people who were born in Croatia, 2.4% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 4.2% from 2001 - 2005.

In Queensland of people who were born in Croatia, 94.6% were Australian citizens.

In Queensland of people who were born in Croatia and had a spouse or partner, 75.5% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 22.3% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Queensland of people who were born in Croatia, the most common responses to the religion question were Catholic 68.2%, Eastern Orthodox 13.4%, No Religion 7.0%, Seventh-day Adventist 2.7% and Christian, nfd 1.5%.

In Queensland of people who were born in Croatia, 24.5% spoke English only at home. A further 62.6% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Queensland of people who were born in Croatia and who were in the labour force, 61.0% worked full-time, 26.8% worked part-time and 5.9% were unemployed.

In Queensland of people who were born in Croatia and who were employed, 44.9% worked 40 hours or more per week and 19.7% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Queensland of people who were born in Croatia the median age for those who were employed full-time was 48, while the median age for those employed part-time was 48.

In Queensland of people who were born in Croatia, the most common responses for occupation were Technicians and Trades Workers 20.8%, Labourers 15.9%, Professionals 14.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2% and Managers 11.5%.

In Queensland of people who were born in Croatia, the most common responses for industry of employment were Building Completion Services 7.5%, Hospitals 5.7%, Residential Building Construction 5.0%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.6% and School Education 3.1%.

In Queensland of people who were born in Croatia, the personal weekly median income was $374. Family median weekly income was $1,096 and Household median weekly income was $953.

Family and Household are determined for the selected country of birth, 'All overseas born' and 'Australian born' by the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. See explanatory notes for more information.

In Queensland 72.2% of employed people who were born in Croatia, travelled to work on census day by car, while 6.1% travelled by bus or train.

In Queensland 64.8% of people who were born in Croatia did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 19.7% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Queensland of people who were born in Croatia and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 23.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

For important information on how migrant families are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for families in Queensland. They are for families where the reference person was born in Croatia and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Croatia. Of these families, 39.5% were couple families with children, 47.6% were couple families without children and 11.8% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Queensland. They are for families where the reference person was born in Croatia and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Croatia. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $1,969 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,285.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Queensland. They are for families where the reference person was born in Croatia and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Croatia. Of these families, 18.2% of families had both parents working full-time, 12.9% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 38.4% of families stated that both parents were not working.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

For important information on how migrant households are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Queensland. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Croatia, 77.3% were a separate house, 11.7% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 10.1% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Queensland. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Croatia, 13.9% had two bedrooms, 39.8% had three bedrooms and 38.3% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Queensland. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Croatia, 42.9% were owned outright, 30.6% were owned with a mortgage and 21.3% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,800 and the median weekly rent paid was $300.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in Croatia' includes households in Queensland where at least one person was born in Croatia. Of those households, 73.2% were one family households and 19.4% were lone person households.