People in Greater Perth who were born in Chile

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,404 people in Greater Perth who were born in Chile. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female.

Of the population born in Chile who usually live in Greater Perth, 4.8% were aged 0 - 14 years and 11.6% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Greater Perth who were born in Chile was 44 years.

Of people in Greater Perth aged 15 years and over who were born in Chile, 55.8% were married, 5.9% were separated, and 10.1% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Greater Perth and who were born in Chile the median age of married people was 50 years. Of people never married, the median age was 30 years.

Of the population born in Chile who usually live in Greater Perth, 19.1% were attending an educational institution. There were 2.6% in primary school, 2.8% in secondary school and 10.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Chile, 17.5% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 4.2% from 2001 - 2005.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Chile, 67.4% were Australian citizens.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Chile and had a spouse or partner, 74.1% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 21.9% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Chile, the most common responses to the religion question were Catholic 59.8%, No Religion 16.7%, Christian, nfd 5.4%, Pentecostal 2.6% and Anglican 2.3%.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Chile, 15.0% spoke English only at home. A further 73.7% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Chile and who were in the labour force, 60.3% worked full-time, 26.6% worked part-time and 6.9% were unemployed.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Chile and who were employed, 46.3% worked 40 hours or more per week and 18.9% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Chile the median age for those who were employed full-time was 43, while the median age for those employed part-time was 43.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Chile, the most common responses for occupation were Technicians and Trades Workers 21.0%, Professionals 19.6%, Labourers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Chile, the most common responses for industry of employment were Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 5.9%, Hospitals 5.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.9%, Metal Ore Mining 4.0% and School Education 3.5%.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Chile, the personal weekly median income was $575. Family median weekly income was $1,667 and Household median weekly income was $1,568.

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 67.0% of employed people who were born in Chile, travelled to work on census day by car, while 10.5% travelled by bus or train.

In Greater Perth 68.1% of people who were born in Chile did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 32.3% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Greater Perth of people who were born in Chile and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% 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 Greater Perth. They are for families where the reference person was born in Chile 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 Chile. Of these families, 50.5% were couple families with children, 34.0% were couple families without children and 14.7% 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 Chile 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 Chile. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $2,193 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,330.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Greater Perth. They are for families where the reference person was born in Chile 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 Chile. Of these families, 20.0% of families had both parents working full-time, 19.4% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 12.5% 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 Chile, 74.9% were a separate house, 12.2% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 12.9% 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 Chile, 13.5% had two bedrooms, 38.4% had three bedrooms and 42.8% 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 Chile, 17.2% were owned outright, 44.6% were owned with a mortgage and 35.8% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950 and the median weekly rent paid was $340.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in Chile' includes households in Greater Perth where at least one person was born in Chile. Of those households, 79.4% were one family households and 13.3% were lone person households.