People in Australian Capital Territory who were born in Serbia

2011 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 8ACTE by 3215
People 568
Male 299
Female 269
Australian citizen 89.3%
Not an Australian citizen 8.6%
Families 282
Couples with children 140
Couples without children 109
One parent families 33
Other families 0
All private dwellings 383
Median monthly mortgage repayment $2,100
Median weekly rent paid $142

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Total 568 -- 86,165 -- 254,620 -- 356,586 --
Male 299 52.6 41,723 48.4 126,213 49.6 176,415 49.5
Female 269 47.4 44,442 51.6 128,407 50.4 180,171 50.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 568 people in Australian Capital Territory who were born in Serbia. Of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female.

Age
People
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
0-14 years 8 1.4 5,170 6.0 59,012 23.2 66,286 18.6
15-24 years 34 6.0 9,719 11.3 41,996 16.5 54,604 15.3
25-34 years 55 9.7 15,364 17.8 39,901 15.7 58,093 16.3
35-44 years 89 15.6 14,102 16.4 36,550 14.4 52,819 14.8
45-54 years 106 18.6 14,483 16.8 31,450 12.4 47,929 13.4
55-64 years 130 22.8 12,606 14.6 24,528 9.6 38,720 10.9
65 years and over 147 25.8 14,717 17.1 21,185 8.3 38,135 10.7
Median age 54 -- 44 -- 31 -- 34 --

Of the population born in Serbia who usually live in Australian Capital Territory, 1.4% were aged 0 - 14 years and 25.8% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Australian Capital Territory who were born in Serbia was 54 years.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Married 333 60.0 47,020 58.1 85,190 43.6 137,403 47.3
Separated 33 5.9 2,157 2.7 4,922 2.5 7,501 2.6
Divorced 63 11.4 6,474 8.0 15,323 7.8 23,021 7.9
Widowed 48 8.6 4,336 5.4 6,192 3.2 11,341 3.9
Never married 78 14.1 21,004 25.9 83,982 42.9 111,041 38.2

Of people in Australian Capital Territory aged 15 years and over who were born in Serbia, 60.0% were married, 5.9% were separated, and 11.4% were divorced.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Married 53 -- 49 -- 48 -- 48 --
Separated 62 -- 51 -- 47 -- 48 --
Divorced 59 -- 56 -- 52 -- 53 --
Widowed 69 -- 77 -- 77 -- 77 --
Never married 29 -- 26 -- 25 -- 25 --

Of people who usually live in Australian Capital Territory and who were born in Serbia the median age of married people was 53 years. Of people never married, the median age was 29 years.

Education Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Pre-school 0 0.0 415 0.5 4,745 1.9 5,199 1.5
Primary 6 1.1 2,616 3.0 24,949 9.8 27,690 7.8
Secondary 14 2.5 2,699 3.1 20,278 8.0 23,095 6.5
University or tertiary institution 18 3.2 9,384 10.9 18,750 7.4 28,284 7.9
Technical or further education 8 1.4 2,511 2.9 6,578 2.6 9,160 2.6
Other 4 0.7 900 1.0 1,875 0.7 2,795 0.8
Institution attended, type not stated 18 3.2 1,791 2.1 4,373 1.7 18,441 5.2
Not attending an educational institution 498 88.0 65,845 76.4 173,073 68.0 241,920 67.8
Total 566 -- 86,161 -- 254,621 -- 356,584 --

Of the population born in Serbia who usually live in Australian Capital Territory, 12.0% were attending an educational institution. There were 1.1% in primary school, 2.5% in secondary school and 4.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Year of arrival Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Before 1941 0 0.0 212 0.2 -- -- -- --
1941 - 1950 5 0.9 2,058 2.4 -- -- -- --
1951 - 1960 19 3.3 6,270 7.3 -- -- -- --
1961 - 1970 144 25.4 10,956 12.7 -- -- -- --
1971 - 1980 141 24.8 9,880 11.5 -- -- -- --
1981 - 1990 75 13.2 12,431 14.4 -- -- -- --
1991 - 2000 84 14.8 12,234 14.2 -- -- -- --
2001 - 2005 41 7.2 9,102 10.6 -- -- -- --
2006 - 2011 33 5.8 19,693 22.9 -- -- -- --
Born in Australia -- -- -- -- 254,621 -- -- --

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Serbia, 5.8% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 7.2% from 2001 - 2005.

Citizenship Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Australian citizen 508 89.3 59,862 69.5 250,696 98.5 313,263 87.9
Not an Australian citizen 49 8.6 25,056 29.1 710 0.3 25,876 7.3

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Serbia, 89.3% were Australian citizens.

Birthplace of spouse or partner Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 259 75.5 31,628 64.6 16,094 15.9 47,938 31.8
Spouse or partner born in Australia 71 20.7 16,091 32.9 82,445 81.3 98,753 65.5

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Serbia and had a spouse or partner, 75.5% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 20.7% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

Religious affiliation, top responses
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined'
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Eastern Orthodox 464 82.0 2,901 3.4 3,754 1.5 6,793 1.9
No Religion 38 6.7 21,996 25.5 80,418 31.6 103,022 28.9
Catholic 29 5.1 18,733 21.7 73,375 28.8 93,196 26.1
Islam 6 1.1 5,335 6.2 1,964 0.8 7,423 2.1
Anglican 4 0.7 8,466 9.8 43,226 17.0 52,318 14.7

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Serbia, the most common responses to the religion question were Eastern Orthodox 82.0%, No Religion 6.7%, Catholic 5.1%, Islam 1.1% and Anglican 0.7%.

English language proficiency Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Speaks English only 82 14.5 38,206 44.3 236,887 93.0 277,563 77.8
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 397 70.1 41,590 48.3 14,457 5.7 56,858 15.9
Not well or not at all 84 14.8 5,731 6.7 1,931 0.8 7,808 2.2

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Serbia, 14.5% spoke English only at home. A further 70.1% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

Employment
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Worked full-time 229 72.2 34,093 64.5 96,735 65.2 131,871 65.0
Worked part-time 58 18.3 13,166 24.9 37,325 25.2 50,947 25.1
Away from work 26 8.2 3,034 5.7 9,621 6.5 12,802 6.3
Unemployed 4 1.3 2,552 4.8 4,629 3.1 7,257 3.6
Total in labour force 317 -- 52,845 -- 148,310 -- 202,877 --
Not in the labour force 219 39.5 27,185 33.6 46,292 23.7 74,708 25.7

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Serbia and who were in the labour force, 72.2% worked full-time, 18.3% worked part-time and 1.3% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
1-15 hours per week 23 7.4 4,388 8.7 14,112 9.8 18,642 9.5
16-24 hours per week 12 3.8 4,170 8.3 10,402 7.2 14,718 7.5
25-34 hours per week 23 7.4 4,606 9.2 12,815 8.9 17,592 9.0
35-39 hours per week 74 23.7 12,913 25.7 29,794 20.7 43,082 22.0
40 hours or more per week 158 50.6 21,183 42.1 66,938 46.6 88,784 45.4

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Serbia and who were employed, 50.6% worked 40 hours or more per week and 23.7% worked 35-39 hours per week.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Employed full-time 45 -- 43 -- 38 -- 39 --
Employed part-time 44 -- 40 -- 34 -- 36 --

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Serbia the median age for those who were employed full-time was 45, while the median age for those employed part-time was 44.

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Professionals 64 20.5 17,409 34.6 40,247 28.0 57,997 29.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 61 19.6 4,768 9.5 14,871 10.4 19,882 10.2
Labourers 57 18.3 3,375 6.7 5,735 4.0 9,249 4.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 41 13.1 8,113 16.1 29,087 20.2 37,478 19.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 27 8.7 4,563 9.1 13,434 9.4 18,183 9.3
Sales Workers 25 8.0 2,963 5.9 10,264 7.1 13,341 6.8
Managers 21 6.7 6,900 13.7 23,914 16.6 31,001 15.8
Machinery Operators And Drivers 13 4.2 1,205 2.4 3,391 2.4 4,668 2.4

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Serbia, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 20.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.6%, Labourers 18.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Central Government Administration 46 14.7 9,293 18.5 29,816 20.8 39,307 20.1
Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 28 9.0 1,061 2.1 1,125 0.8 2,227 1.1
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 14 4.5 2,818 5.6 4,698 3.3 7,587 3.9
Building Completion Services 11 3.5 546 1.1 1,429 1.0 2,003 1.0
Public Order and Safety Services 11 3.5 740 1.5 3,752 2.6 4,520 2.3

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Serbia, the most common responses for industry of employment were Central Government Administration 14.7%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 9.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.5%, Building Completion Services 3.5% and Public Order and Safety Services 3.5%.

Median weekly income
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Personal 610 -- 773 -- 979 -- 918 --
Family 1,797 -- 2,183 -- 2,347 -- 2,277 --
Household 1,555 -- 1,931 -- 1,918 -- 1,920 --

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Serbia, the personal weekly median income was $610. Family median weekly income was $1,797 and Household median weekly income was $1,555.

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.

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Travel to work
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total

In Australian Capital Territory 78.2% of employed people who were born in Serbia, travelled to work on census day by car, while 1.6% travelled by bus or train.

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total

In Australian Capital Territory 66.7% of people who were born in Serbia did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 27.3% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Serbia and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 27.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

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

Family composition Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total

These statistics are for families in Australian Capital Territory. They are for families where the reference person was born in Serbia 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 Serbia. Of these families, 49.6% were couple families with children, 38.7% were couple families without children and 11.7% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Families without children 2,143 -- 2,586 -- 2,713 -- 2,662 --
Families with children 2,316 -- 3,022 -- 3,087 -- 3,060 --

These statistics are for families in Australian Capital Territory. They are for families where the reference person was born in Serbia 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 Serbia. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $2,143 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,316.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Serbia % Born in Serbia All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 73 29.3 9,730 29.2 14,591 32.9 24,454 31.2
Both employed, worked part-time 4 1.6 1,131 3.4 1,427 3.2 2,579 3.3
One employed full-time, one part-time 40 16.1 6,188 18.5 9,824 22.2 16,098 20.5
One employed full-time, other not working 40 16.1 5,294 15.9 5,164 11.6 10,519 13.4
One employed part-time, other not working 8 3.2 1,674 5.0 1,592 3.6 3,301 4.2
Both not working 53 21.3 5,437 16.3 4,861 11.0 10,454 13.3
Other 16 6.4 2,300 6.9 3,798 8.6 6,137 7.8
Labour force status not stated 15 6.0 1,612 4.8 3,070 6.9 4,800 6.1

These statistics are for families in Australian Capital Territory. They are for families where the reference person was born in Serbia 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 Serbia. Of these families, 29.3% of families had both parents working full-time, 16.1% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 21.3% of families stated that both parents were not working.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | mortgage & rent | household composition

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

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
People born in Serbia % People born in Serbia All birthplace responses % All birthplace responses Total % Total
Separate house 279 72.8 93,402 72.9 94,266 72.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 51 13.3 18,565 14.5 18,811 14.5
Flat, unit or apartment 53 13.8 15,840 12.4 16,071 12.4
Other dwelling 0 0.0 217 0.2 228 0.2

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Australian Capital Territory. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Serbia, 72.8% were a separate house, 13.8% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 13.3% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
People born in Serbia % People born in Serbia All birthplace responses % All birthplace responses Total % Total
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 414 0.3 419 0.3
1 bedroom 20 5.2 6,645 5.2 6,739 5.2
2 bedrooms 49 12.8 17,248 13.5 17,477 13.5
3 bedrooms 156 40.7 55,592 43.4 56,123 43.4
4 or more bedrooms 138 36.0 47,026 36.7 47,271 36.5
Number of bedrooms not stated 20 5.2 1,148 0.9 1,396 1.1

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Australian Capital Territory. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Serbia, 12.8% had two bedrooms, 40.7% had three bedrooms and 36.0% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings
People born in Serbia % People born in Serbia All birthplace responses % All birthplace responses Total % Total
Owned outright 146 38.1 36,289 28.3 36,739 28.4
Owned with a mortgage 136 35.5 50,197 39.2 50,392 38.9
Rented 78 20.4 39,202 30.6 39,592 30.6
Other tenure type 3 0.8 795 0.6 816 0.6
Tenure type not stated 20 5.2 1,590 1.2 1,886 1.5
Median monthly mortgage repayment 2,100 -- 2,167 -- 2,167 --
Median weekly rent paid 142 -- 380 -- 380 --

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Australian Capital Territory. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Serbia, 38.1% were owned outright, 35.5% were owned with a mortgage and 20.4% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,100 and the median weekly rent paid was $142.

Household composition

Household composition People born in Serbia % People born in Serbia All birthplace responses % All birthplace responses Total % Total
One family households 265 69.4 90,027 70.3 90,599 70.0
Multiple family households 19 5.0 1,377 1.1 1,381 1.1
Single (or lone) person households 87 22.8 29,520 23.0 30,248 23.4
Group households 11 2.9 7,149 5.6 7,197 5.6

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in Serbia' includes households in Australian Capital Territory where at least one person was born in Serbia. Of those households, 69.4% were one family households and 22.8% were lone person households.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.