People in Greater Perth who were born in Iran

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,396 people in Greater Perth who were born in Iran. Of these 53.4% were male and 46.6% were female.

Of the population born in Iran who usually live in Greater Perth, 8.3% were aged 0 - 14 years and 7.6% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Greater Perth who were born in Iran was 36 years.

Of people in Greater Perth aged 15 years and over who were born in Iran, 63.1% were married, 3.3% were separated, and 5.5% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Greater Perth and who were born in Iran the median age of married people was 42 years. Of people never married, the median age was 26 years.

Of the population born in Iran who usually live in Greater Perth, 34.8% were attending an educational institution. There were 4.1% in primary school, 4.3% in secondary school and 20.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Iran, 36.3% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 15.3% from 2001 - 2005.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Iran, 62.5% were Australian citizens.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Iran and had a spouse or partner, 91.1% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 6.6% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Iran, the most common responses to the religion question were Islam 37.8%, Baha'i 31.9%, No Religion 18.4%, Catholic 1.3% and Christian, nfd 0.7%.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Iran, 6.6% spoke English only at home. A further 75.6% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Iran and who were in the labour force, 54.9% worked full-time, 30.3% worked part-time and 10.5% were unemployed.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Iran and who were employed, 44.4% worked 40 hours or more per week and 16.8% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Iran the median age for those who were employed full-time was 38, while the median age for those employed part-time was 37.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Iran, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 37.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8% and Managers 8.5%.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Iran, the most common responses for industry of employment were Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 10.3%, Road Passenger Transport 6.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.1%, Hospitals 4.4% and Tertiary Education 4.4%.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Iran, the personal weekly median income was $458. Family median weekly income was $1,502 and Household median weekly income was $1,337.

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 Greater Perth 63.7% of employed people who were born in Iran, travelled to work on census day by car, while 14.8% travelled by bus or train.

In Greater Perth 56.6% of people who were born in Iran did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 27.0% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Iran and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 21.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% 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 Greater Perth. They are for families where the reference person was born in Iran 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 Iran. Of these families, 56.3% were couple families with children, 32.8% were couple families without children and 9.2% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Greater Perth. They are for families where the reference person was born in Iran 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 Iran. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $2,554 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,566.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Greater Perth. They are for families where the reference person was born in Iran 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 Iran. Of these families, 14.5% of families had both parents working full-time, 18.1% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 17.9% 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 Greater Perth. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Iran, 62.6% were a separate house, 20.4% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 16.6% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Perth. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Iran, 17.9% had two bedrooms, 35.7% had three bedrooms and 36.9% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Perth. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Iran, 14.5% were owned outright, 39.2% were owned with a mortgage and 43.5% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,253 and the median weekly rent paid was $330.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in Iran' includes households in Greater Perth where at least one person was born in Iran. Of those households, 78.0% were one family households and 14.5% were lone person households.