People in Victoria who were born in Turkey

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 16,488 people in Victoria who were born in Turkey. Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female.

Of the population born in Turkey who usually live in Victoria, 2.4% were aged 0 - 14 years and 12.5% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Victoria who were born in Turkey was 45 years.

Of people in Victoria aged 15 years and over who were born in Turkey, 68.2% were married, 6.0% were separated, and 10.9% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Victoria and who were born in Turkey the median age of married people was 46 years. Of people never married, the median age was 26 years.

Of the population born in Turkey who usually live in Victoria, 12.9% were attending an educational institution. There were 1.1% in primary school, 1.9% in secondary school and 5.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Victoria of people who were born in Turkey, 8.2% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 7.6% from 2001 - 2005.

In Victoria of people who were born in Turkey, 85.6% were Australian citizens.

In Victoria of people who were born in Turkey and had a spouse or partner, 81.5% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 15.9% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Victoria of people who were born in Turkey, the most common responses to the religion question were Islam 80.0%, No Religion 8.0%, Oriental Orthodox 2.6%, Eastern Orthodox 2.5% and Catholic 1.4%.

In Victoria of people who were born in Turkey, 6.3% spoke English only at home. A further 61.5% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Victoria of people who were born in Turkey and who were in the labour force, 57.9% worked full-time, 25.2% worked part-time and 9.3% were unemployed.

In Victoria of people who were born in Turkey and who were employed, 43.5% worked 40 hours or more per week and 20.3% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Victoria of people who were born in Turkey the median age for those who were employed full-time was 43, while the median age for those employed part-time was 42.

In Victoria of people who were born in Turkey, the most common responses for occupation were Technicians and Trades Workers 18.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 15.5%, Labourers 14.4%, Professionals 13.3% and Managers 11.8%.

In Victoria of people who were born in Turkey, the most common responses for industry of employment were Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.9%, Road Passenger Transport 4.4%, School Education 4.4%, Road Freight Transport 4.3% and Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.7%.

In Victoria of people who were born in Turkey, the personal weekly median income was $345. Family median weekly income was $1,025 and Household median weekly income was $991.

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 Victoria 74.5% of employed people who were born in Turkey, travelled to work on census day by car, while 4.7% travelled by bus or train.

In Victoria 51.3% of people who were born in Turkey did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 29.1% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Victoria of people who were born in Turkey and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 16.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.6% 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 Victoria. They are for families where the reference person was born in Turkey 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 Turkey. Of these families, 62.0% were couple families with children, 20.0% were couple families without children and 17.2% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Victoria. They are for families where the reference person was born in Turkey 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 Turkey. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $1,690 and for families with children the median weekly income was $1,890.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Victoria. They are for families where the reference person was born in Turkey 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 Turkey. Of these families, 12.3% of families had both parents working full-time, 10.5% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 32.0% 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 Victoria. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Turkey, 74.5% were a separate house, 11.8% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 13.3% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Victoria. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Turkey, 12.0% had two bedrooms, 54.5% had three bedrooms and 28.0% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Victoria. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Turkey, 22.8% were owned outright, 46.2% were owned with a mortgage and 27.6% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,650 and the median weekly rent paid was $267.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in Turkey' includes households in Victoria where at least one person was born in Turkey. Of those households, 83.1% were one family households and 10.4% were lone person households.