People in Victoria who were born in South Africa

2016 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Area code 2 by 9225
People 27,182
Male 13,290
Female 13,892
Australian citizen 74.4%
Not an Australian citizen 24.0%
Families 13,348
Couples with children 7,432
Couples without children 4,879
One parent families 951
Other families 93
All private dwellings 16,709
Median monthly mortgage repayment $2,167
Median weekly rent paid $404

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People

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Demographics & education

People Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Male 13,290 48.9 817,124 48.6 1,893,746 49.2 2,908,077 49.1
Female 13,892 51.1 863,136 51.4 1,951,765 50.8 3,018,549 50.9

In the 2016 Census, there were 27,182 people in Victoria who were born in South Africa. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female.

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Age
People
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
0-14 years 1,673 6.2 96,634 5.8 930,533 24.2 1,080,919 18.2
15-24 years 3,208 11.8 178,278 10.6 547,958 14.2 770,134 13.0
25-34 years 3,924 14.4 329,262 19.6 499,259 13.0 889,190 15.0
35-44 years 5,700 21.0 273,197 16.3 480,451 12.5 805,920 13.6
45-54 years 5,339 19.6 239,360 14.2 487,011 12.7 780,420 13.2
55-64 years 3,573 13.1 217,688 13.0 409,070 10.6 677,453 11.4
65 years and over 3,768 13.9 345,833 20.6 491,223 12.8 922,594 15.6
Median age 43 -- 43 -- 33 -- 37 --

Of the population born in South Africa who usually live in Victoria, 6.2% were aged 0 - 14 years and 13.9% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Victoria who were born in South Africa was 43 years.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Married 15,412 60.4 927,969 58.6 1,256,389 43.1 2,344,107 48.4
Separated 616 2.4 46,765 3.0 87,416 3.0 146,493 3.0
Divorced 1,739 6.8 114,179 7.2 236,243 8.1 382,544 7.9
Widowed 764 3.0 96,257 6.1 131,261 4.5 251,674 5.2
Never married 6,971 27.3 398,459 25.2 1,203,669 41.3 1,720,887 35.5

Of people in Victoria aged 15 years and over who were born in South Africa, 60.4% were married, 2.4% were separated, and 6.8% were divorced.

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Education Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Pre-school 95 0.3 6,555 0.4 87,896 2.3 94,970 1.6
Primary 956 3.5 51,164 3.0 414,543 10.8 468,702 7.9
Secondary 1,379 5.1 59,645 3.5 301,928 7.9 364,142 6.1
University or tertiary institution 1,995 7.3 133,702 8.0 189,370 4.9 325,050 5.5
Technical or further education 488 1.8 39,054 2.3 63,552 1.7 103,684 1.7
Other 281 1.0 31,389 1.9 27,413 0.7 59,498 1.0
Institution attended, type not stated 279 1.0 33,846 2.0 75,841 2.0 413,199 7.0
Not attending an educational institution 21,717 79.9 1,324,899 78.9 2,684,960 69.8 4,097,383 69.1

Of the population born in South Africa who usually live in Victoria, 20.1% were attending an educational institution. There were 3.5% in primary school, 5.1% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 10,552 41.4 510,372 32.2 657,837 22.6 1,177,540 24.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3,981 15.6 156,530 9.9 284,471 9.8 447,023 9.2
Certificate level IV 671 2.6 30,296 1.9 106,318 3.6 138,313 2.9
Certificate level III 2,171 8.5 128,782 8.1 415,161 14.2 555,583 11.5
Year 12 4,472 17.5 287,084 18.1 473,933 16.3 772,461 15.9
Year 11 675 2.6 59,297 3.7 233,412 8.0 298,342 6.2
Year 10 796 3.1 90,049 5.7 277,035 9.5 376,237 7.8
Certificate level II 6 0.0 978 0.1 2,178 0.1 3,233 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 249 0.0 277 0.0 542 0.0
Year 9 or below 629 2.5 163,000 10.3 253,986 8.7 430,152 8.9
No educational attainment 14 0.1 40,147 2.5 7,281 0.2 48,920 1.0
Not stated 763 3.0 73,670 4.7 133,894 4.6 482,823 10.0

Of the population born in South Africa who usually live in Victoria, 17.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 15.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Year of arrival Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Before 1941 20 0.1 2,500 0.1 -- -- -- --
1941 - 1950 38 0.1 23,085 1.4 -- -- -- --
1951 - 1960 201 0.7 107,852 6.4 -- -- -- --
1961 - 1970 687 2.5 166,674 9.9 -- -- -- --
1971 - 1980 2,654 9.8 134,637 8.0 -- -- -- --
1981 - 1990 4,773 17.6 195,313 11.6 -- -- -- --
1991 - 2000 4,666 17.2 191,778 11.4 -- -- -- --
2001 - 2005 4,159 15.3 149,043 8.9 -- -- -- --
2006 - 2010 5,237 19.3 269,729 16.1 -- -- -- --
2011 - 2016 4,259 15.7 381,130 22.7 -- -- -- --
Born in Australia -- -- -- -- 3,845,510 -- -- --

In Victoria of people who were born in South Africa, 15.7% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 19.3% from 2006 - 2010.

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Citizenship Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Australian citizen 20,226 74.4 979,230 58.3 3,771,549 98.1 4,838,131 81.6
Not an Australian citizen 6,527 24.0 672,904 40.0 23,139 0.6 701,162 11.8

In Victoria of people who were born in South Africa, 74.4% were Australian citizens.

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Birthplace of spouse or partner Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 11,636 70.0 717,301 75.4 211,867 14.4 935,735 38.5
Spouse or partner born in Australia 4,584 27.6 211,866 22.3 1,222,085 83.3 1,439,744 59.2

In Victoria of people who were born in South Africa and had a spouse or partner, 70.0% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 27.6% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

Note: Total does not include those spouses or partners who did not state their country of birth.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined'
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
No Religion, so described 5,827 21.5 422,446 25.1 1,429,682 37.2 1,876,738 31.7
Anglican 3,422 12.6 93,471 5.6 425,819 11.1 530,710 9.0
Catholic 3,362 12.4 366,995 21.8 983,883 25.6 1,377,134 23.2
Judaism 3,318 12.2 17,580 1.0 24,265 0.6 42,257 0.7
Christian, nfd 2,293 8.4 55,090 3.3 88,953 2.3 146,441 2.5

In Victoria of people who were born in South Africa, the most common responses to the religion question were No Religion, so described 21.5%, Anglican 12.6%, Catholic 12.4%, Judaism 12.2% and Christian, nfd 8.4%.

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English language proficiency Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Speaks English only 21,037 77.4 557,352 33.2 3,408,334 88.6 4,026,811 67.9
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 6,004 22.1 895,523 53.3 357,242 9.3 1,274,184 21.5
Not well or not at all 58 0.2 213,584 12.7 47,184 1.2 266,080 4.5

In Victoria of people who were born in South Africa, 77.4% spoke English only at home. A further 22.1% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

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Employment

Employment
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Worked full-time 12,182 63.4 531,048 57.6 1,117,781 56.8 1,670,556 57.0
Worked part-time 5,298 27.6 271,137 29.4 637,174 32.4 920,875 31.4
Away from work 661 3.4 41,265 4.5 99,509 5.1 144,696 4.9
Unemployed 1,063 5.5 78,010 8.5 112,588 5.7 193,465 6.6
Not in the labour force 6,173 24.2 644,150 40.7 922,282 31.6 1,610,130 33.2

In Victoria of people who were born in South Africa and who were in the labour force, 63.4% worked full-time, 27.6% worked part-time and 5.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
1-15 hours per week 1,874 10.3 83,764 9.9 241,648 13.0 329,396 12.0
16-24 hours per week 1,609 8.9 95,302 11.3 186,822 10.1 286,191 10.5
25-34 hours per week 1,816 10.0 92,072 10.9 208,707 11.3 305,282 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3,065 16.9 189,182 22.4 314,656 17.0 511,004 18.7
40 hours or more per week 9,116 50.2 341,862 40.5 803,126 43.3 1,159,551 42.4

In Victoria of people who were born in South Africa and who were employed, 50.2% worked 40 hours or more per week and 16.9% worked 35-39 hours per week.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Professionals 6,594 36.3 216,256 25.6 414,576 22.4 636,220 23.3
Managers 3,319 18.3 106,151 12.6 259,127 14.0 369,921 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,514 13.9 100,346 11.9 258,596 13.9 363,216 13.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,593 8.8 100,635 11.9 252,317 13.6 358,749 13.1
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,494 8.2 89,519 10.6 195,598 10.5 289,348 10.6

In Victoria of people who were born in South Africa, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 36.3%, Managers 18.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 859 4.7 35,049 4.2 74,400 4.0 110,827 4.1
Computer System Design and Related Services 793 4.4 25,732 3.1 24,282 1.3 50,234 1.8
Accounting Services 417 2.3 11,304 1.3 23,633 1.3 35,217 1.3
Banking 402 2.2 17,511 2.1 25,982 1.4 43,852 1.6
Higher Education 372 2.0 17,588 2.1 27,080 1.5 44,970 1.6

In Victoria of people who were born in South Africa, the most common responses for industry of employment were Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.4%, Accounting Services 2.3%, Banking 2.2% and Higher Education 2.0%.

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Median weekly income
People aged 15 years and over
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Personal 979 -- 557 -- 693 -- 644 --
Family 2,525 -- 1,613 -- 1,876 -- 1,715 --
Household 2,333 -- 1,451 -- 1,553 -- 1,419 --

In Victoria of people who were born in South Africa, the personal weekly median income was $979. Family median weekly income was $2,525 and Household median weekly income was $2,333.

Median personal weekly income for persons aged 15 years and over born in the selected country. Excludes those who did not state an income.

Family for the selected country of birth is determined by the reference person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. Median family income excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

Household for the selected country of birth is determined by the response of any household member (enumerated in the dwelling) to country of birth. Median household income excludes households where at least one member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

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Travel to work
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Car 11,637 64.2 519,942 61.6 1,261,952 68.0 1,808,160 66.1
Bus or train 1,808 10.0 97,524 11.6 108,006 5.8 207,515 7.6
Other 2,246 12.4 121,034 14.3 188,217 10.1 312,734 11.4

In Victoria 64.2% of employed people who were born in South Africa travelled to work on census day by car, while 10.0% travelled by bus or train.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 21,045 82.5 1,050,551 66.3 2,216,803 76.0 3,315,451 68.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 8,574 33.6 452,711 28.6 855,858 29.4 1,329,164 27.4
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,331 9.1 172,780 10.9 376,431 12.9 560,866 11.6
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 6,446 25.3 244,823 15.5 674,309 23.1 931,546 19.2

In Victoria 82.5% of people who were born in South Africa did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 33.6% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Less than 5 hours per week 7,951 31.2 335,505 21.2 781,311 26.8 1,130,813 23.3
5 to 14 hours per week 8,300 32.5 393,597 24.9 821,717 28.2 1,232,398 25.4
15 to 29 hours per week 2,927 11.5 177,110 11.2 349,605 12.0 535,249 11.0
30 hours or more per week 1,872 7.3 144,343 9.1 264,170 9.1 416,986 8.6

In Victoria of people who were born in South Africa and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 32.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

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Family composition Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Couple family without children 4,879 36.6 260,688 37.8 288,445 35.4 559,717 36.5
Couple family with children 7,432 55.7 338,476 49.1 361,833 44.4 709,965 46.3
One parent family 951 7.1 78,666 11.4 148,426 18.2 234,596 15.3
Other family 93 0.7 10,937 1.6 16,195 2.0 27,800 1.8
Families with a child under 5 2,459 18.4 124,573 18.1 140,534 17.2 265,112 17.3
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 5,868 43.9 260,733 37.9 331,472 40.7 592,203 38.7

These statistics are for families in Victoria. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in South Africa. Of these families, 55.7% were couple families with children, 36.6% were couple families without children and 7.1% were one parent families.

Note: Totals for families with a child under 5 and for families with a child aged 0-15 years does not include those families where the reference person and/or their spouse/partner did not state their country of birth.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 3,465 28.1 119,473 19.9 143,277 22.0 265,107 20.9
Both employed, worked part-time 443 3.6 25,589 4.3 26,510 4.1 52,749 4.2
One employed full-time, one part-time 3,408 27.7 110,770 18.5 177,886 27.4 291,419 23.0
One employed full-time, other not working 2,183 17.7 106,705 17.8 89,350 13.7 198,294 15.6
One employed part-time, other not working 561 4.6 42,432 7.1 34,422 5.3 77,946 6.1
Both not working 1,208 9.8 137,909 23.0 102,334 15.7 247,456 19.5
Other (includes away from work) 582 4.7 27,888 4.7 38,209 5.9 67,309 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 460 3.7 28,403 4.7 38,287 5.9 69,393 5.5

These statistics are for families in Victoria. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in South Africa. Of these families, 28.1% of families had both parents working full-time, 27.7% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 9.8% of families stated that both parents were not working.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | mortgage & rent | household composition

Dwelling structure

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Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Separate house 11,129 66.6 607,730 68.4 1,269,419 77.1 1,546,945 73.2
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,189 19.1 139,308 15.7 219,915 13.4 300,918 14.2
Flat or apartment 2,276 13.6 133,977 15.1 143,491 8.7 246,040 11.6
Other dwelling 53 0.3 3,950 0.4 8,140 0.5 11,093 0.5

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 South Africa, 66.6% were a separate house, 13.6% were a flat or apartment, and 19.1% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
None (includes bedsitters) 20 0.1 4,277 0.5 4,369 0.3 8,279 0.4
1 bedroom 700 4.2 49,429 5.6 62,928 3.8 107,356 5.1
2 bedrooms 3,217 19.2 172,571 19.4 288,437 17.5 407,620 19.3
3 bedrooms 6,378 38.1 374,104 42.1 744,275 45.2 930,257 44.0
4 or more bedrooms 6,156 36.8 267,555 30.1 515,696 31.3 608,502 28.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 250 1.5 20,143 2.3 30,796 1.9 50,691 2.4

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 South Africa, 19.2% had two bedrooms, 38.1% had three bedrooms and 36.8% had four or more bedrooms.

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Mortgage & rent

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings
Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Owned outright 3,335 20.0 277,168 31.2 520,705 31.6 682,685 32.3
Owned with a mortgage 6,912 41.4 298,067 33.6 645,068 39.2 746,502 35.3
Rented 6,101 36.5 283,225 31.9 431,766 26.2 607,354 28.7
Other tenure type 85 0.5 5,902 0.7 12,745 0.8 17,178 0.8
Tenure type not stated 281 1.7 23,716 2.7 36,216 2.2 58,983 2.8
Median monthly mortgage repayment 2,167 -- 1,800 -- 1,703 -- 1,728 --
Median weekly rent paid 404 -- 350 -- 321 -- 325 --

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 South Africa, 20.0% were owned outright, 41.4% were owned with a mortgage and 36.5% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167 and the median weekly rent paid was $404.

Median monthly mortgage repayment relates only to occupied private dwellings that are owned with a mortgage (including those being purchased under a rent/buy scheme). It excludes 'visitor only' and 'other non-classifiable' households and dwellings that did not state a monthly repayment value.

Median weekly rent paid relates to occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation). It excludes 'visitor only' and 'other non-classifiable' households and dwellings that did not state a weekly payment value.

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Household composition

Household composition Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
One family households 13,479 80.6 657,626 74.1 1,201,521 73.0 1,459,760 69.1
Multiple family households 291 1.7 26,190 2.9 30,478 1.9 35,531 1.7
Single (or lone) person households 2,161 12.9 154,683 17.4 351,870 21.4 521,828 24.7
Group households 789 4.7 49,579 5.6 62,625 3.8 95,588 4.5

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'Born in South Africa' includes households in Victoria where at least one person was born in South Africa. Of those households, 80.6% were one family households and 12.9% were lone person households.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.