People in Australia who were born in Sudan

Latest release

2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats

Geography type Australia by Country of Birth of Person

Area code AUS by 4105

People	16,609
Male	49.8%
Female	50.2%
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Australian citizen	80.5%
Not an Australian citizen	17.0%

Families	7,391
Couples with children	3,837
Couples without children	882
One parent families	2,479
Other families	190

All private dwellings	8,919
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$2,000
Median weekly rent (a)	$350

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People All people	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Male	8,273	49.8	3,402,657	48.3	8,439,389	49.6	12,545,154	49.3
Female	8,328	50.2	3,641,050	51.7	8,581,034	50.4	12,877,635	50.7

More information on Place of usual residence (PURP), Country of birth of person (BPLP), Sex (SEXP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age All people	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
0-14 years	696	4.2	356,398	5.1	4,074,420	23.9	4,638,004	18.2
15-24 years	2,937	17.7	582,328	8.3	2,304,028	13.5	3,037,348	11.9
25-34 years	4,095	24.7	1,223,677	17.4	2,192,088	12.9	3,624,760	14.3
35-44 years	3,510	21.1	1,336,494	19.0	1,965,654	11.5	3,487,670	13.7
45-54 years	2,650	16.0	1,034,100	14.7	2,044,555	12.0	3,246,908	12.8
55-64 years	1,563	9.4	990,573	14.1	1,861,530	10.9	3,010,014	11.8
65 years and over	1,159	7.0	1,520,133	21.6	2,578,145	15.1	4,378,092	17.2
Median age	36	N/A	45	N/A	34	N/A	38	N/A

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Married	6,568	41.3	3,855,455	57.7	5,359,775	41.4	9,665,708	46.5
Separated	1,222	7.7	211,874	3.2	415,057	3.2	674,590	3.2
Divorced	920	5.8	554,556	8.3	1,154,063	8.9	1,831,952	8.8
Widowed	638	4.0	369,789	5.5	581,182	4.5	1,029,142	5.0
Never married	6,563	41.2	1,695,640	25.4	5,435,925	42.0	7,583,393	36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending All people	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Attending an educational institution:	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Pre-school	52	0.3	23,467	0.3	459,920	2.7	484,185	1.9
Primary	377	2.3	200,224	2.8	1,869,486	11.0	2,075,224	8.2
Secondary	717	4.3	247,522	3.5	1,377,355	8.1	1,629,624	6.4
Tertiary:	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers)	981	5.9	242,847	3.4	356,840	2.1	601,901	2.4
Tertiary - University or other higher education	1,388	8.4	406,347	5.8	776,479	4.6	1,185,450	4.7
Tertiary - Total (a)	2,384	14.4	650,568	9.2	1,134,506	6.7	1,789,994	7.0
Other	390	2.3	115,704	1.6	125,945	0.7	242,821	1.0
Institution attended, type not stated	703	4.2	88,710	1.3	224,585	1.3	1,456,618	5.7
Not attending an educational institution	11,995	72.2	5,717,505	81.2	11,828,632	69.5	17,744,325	69.8

(a) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Bachelor Degree level and above	3,393	21.3	2,505,433	37.5	2,943,161	22.7	5,464,631	26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level	1,812	11.4	714,077	10.7	1,222,353	9.4	1,946,738	9.4
Certificate level IV	553	3.5	159,326	2.4	556,932	4.3	719,425	3.5
Certificate level III	1,700	10.7	589,957	8.8	2,003,455	15.5	2,617,766	12.6
Year 12	3,919	24.6	1,037,580	15.5	2,044,418	15.8	3,104,116	14.9
Year 11	531	3.3	203,615	3.0	745,842	5.8	958,803	4.6
Year 10	766	4.8	431,799	6.5	1,624,637	12.5	2,086,306	10.0
Certificate level II	47	0.3	3,685	0.1	9,838	0.1	13,687	0.1
Certificate level I	17	0.1	1,022	0.0	1,557	0.0	2,614	0.0
Year 9 or below	713	4.5	459,998	6.9	1,001,243	7.7	1,490,444	7.2
Inadequately described	546	3.4	186,626	2.8	315,214	2.4	506,259	2.4
No educational attainment	880	5.5	140,060	2.1	32,635	0.3	175,844	0.8
Not stated	1,034	6.5	253,286	3.8	442,198	3.4	1,694,773	8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Year of arrival All people	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Before 1951	12	0.1	70,483	1.0	--	N/A	--	N/A
1951 - 1960	35	0.2	274,018	3.9	--	N/A	--	N/A
1961 - 1970	194	1.2	558,641	7.9	--	N/A	--	N/A
1971 - 1980	243	1.5	545,150	7.7	--	N/A	--	N/A
1981 - 1990	429	2.6	787,899	11.2	--	N/A	--	N/A
1991 - 2000	2,430	14.6	793,266	11.3	--	N/A	--	N/A
2001 - 2010	9,524	57.3	1,557,332	22.1	--	N/A	--	N/A
2011 - 2015	1,635	9.8	1,019,922	14.5	--	N/A	--	N/A
2016 - 2021	1,399	8.4	1,265,544	18.0	--	N/A	--	N/A
Born in Australia	--	N/A	--	N/A	17,020,422	N/A	--	N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Citizenship All people	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Australian citizen	13,367	80.5	4,359,648	61.9	16,761,128	98.5	21,306,662	83.8
Not an Australian citizen	2,816	17.0	2,641,453	37.5	153,407	0.9	2,808,214	11.0

More information on Australian citizenship (CITP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses All people	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Sudanese	6,665	40.1	9,808	0.1	6,746	0.0	16,809	0.1
Egyptian	1,316	7.9	31,468	0.4	28,466	0.2	60,164	0.2
Eritrean	1,295	7.8	6,266	0.1	3,038	0.0	9,385	0.0
South Sudanese	1,162	7.0	7,653	0.1	6,460	0.0	14,273	0.1
Ethiopian	716	4.3	10,912	0.2	5,836	0.0	16,922	0.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry).

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Birthplace of spouse or partner People aged 15 years and over, with a spouse or partner	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Spouse or partner born overseas	5,766	89.4	3,049,642	73.3	1,030,879	15.5	4,094,978	37.5
Spouse or partner born in Australia	505	7.8	1,030,877	24.8	5,477,061	82.5	6,519,145	59.7

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP), Spouse/partner indicator (SPIP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses All people Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined'	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Islam	4,646	28.0	488,151	6.9	318,422	1.9	813,392	3.2
Catholic	3,491	21.0	1,371,350	19.5	3,658,370	21.5	5,075,907	20.0
Oriental Orthodox	2,498	15.0	38,901	0.6	21,512	0.1	60,774	0.2
Christianity, nfd	1,404	8.5	266,874	3.8	416,631	2.4	688,440	2.7
Anglican	1,340	8.1	465,324	6.6	1,997,751	11.7	2,496,273	9.8

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
Table based on place of usual residence

English language proficiency All people	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Speaks English only	1,697	10.2	2,847,274	40.4	15,316,963	90.0	18,303,662	72.0
Speaks other language and speaks English:	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Very well or well	12,456	75.0	3,451,232	49.0	1,375,134	8.1	4,857,672	19.1
Not well or not at all	1,939	11.7	701,539	10.0	162,830	1.0	872,213	3.4

More information on Proficiency in spoken English (ENGLP), Language used at home (LANP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force People aged 15 years and over	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
In the labour force	9,931	62.4	4,131,747	61.8	8,497,648	65.6	12,695,853	61.1
Not in the labour force	5,576	35.0	2,465,673	36.9	4,310,156	33.3	6,888,081	33.1
Not stated	406	2.6	89,893	1.3	138,196	1.1	1,200,851	5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status People who reported being in the labour force, 15 years and over	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Worked full-time	4,126	41.5	2,317,987	56.1	4,746,039	55.9	7,095,103	55.9
Worked part-time	3,242	32.6	1,273,732	30.8	2,668,497	31.4	3,962,550	31.2
Away from work (a)	944	9.5	306,960	7.4	674,400	7.9	991,758	7.8
Unemployed	1,626	16.4	233,066	5.6	408,703	4.8	646,442	5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 years and over who stated they were in the labour force.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked Employed people aged 15 years and over	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
0 hours (away from work)	437	5.3	231,904	5.9	551,503	6.8	787,382	6.5
1-19 hours	1,325	15.9	494,636	12.7	1,178,048	14.6	1,681,120	14.0
20-29 hours	1,085	13.1	483,745	12.4	882,605	10.9	1,373,403	11.4
30-34 hours	832	10.0	295,349	7.6	607,856	7.5	908,031	7.5
35-39 hours	1,834	22.1	911,816	23.4	1,564,691	19.3	2,487,056	20.6
40-44 hours	1,314	15.8	838,940	21.5	1,599,059	19.8	2,448,402	20.3
45 hours or more	980	11.8	567,229	14.5	1,582,294	19.6	2,159,645	17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Community and Personal Service Workers	2,005	24.1	457,586	11.7	917,350	11.3	1,382,205	11.5
Labourers	1,676	20.2	394,251	10.1	682,656	8.4	1,086,120	9.0
Professionals	1,229	14.8	1,060,914	27.2	1,818,658	22.5	2,886,921	24.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers	1,071	12.9	263,396	6.8	486,282	6.0	755,863	6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers	611	7.4	442,152	11.3	1,077,967	13.3	1,525,311	12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers	450	5.4	446,641	11.5	1,099,040	13.6	1,554,313	12.9
Managers	434	5.2	504,524	12.9	1,133,858	14.0	1,645,769	13.7
Sales Workers	428	5.1	250,222	6.4	732,006	9.0	986,433	8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Other Social Assistance Services	633	7.6	89,390	2.3	187,254	2.3	278,221	2.3
Aged Care Residential Services	484	5.8	130,229	3.3	126,181	1.6	258,274	2.1
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services	314	3.8	73,187	1.9	71,015	0.9	145,595	1.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals)	314	3.8	196,113	5.0	346,944	4.3	545,158	4.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores	211	2.5	84,312	2.2	214,182	2.6	299,810	2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a) People aged 15 years and over	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Personal (b)	$642	N/A	$784	N/A	$823	N/A	$805	N/A
Family (c)	$1,572	N/A	$2,131	N/A	$2,128	N/A	$2,120	N/A
Household (d)	$1,524	N/A	$1,936	N/A	$1,635	N/A	$1,746	N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Family for the selected country of birth is determined by the response of any family member to country of birth. Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.
(d) Household for the selected country of birth is determined by the response of any household member (enumerated in the dwelling) to country of birth. Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal median weekly income data based on place of usual residence
Family and household median weekly income data based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census Employed people aged 15 years and over	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
By car, only (a)	5,898	71.0	2,064,873	53.0	4,733,828	58.5	6,837,699	56.7
By bus and/or train, only	433	5.2	218,142	5.6	177,987	2.2	397,924	3.3
Other (b)	478	5.8	301,955	7.7	498,763	6.2	805,921	6.7
null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Worked from home	825	9.9	912,371	23.4	1,611,612	19.9	2,531,262	21.0
Did not go to work	589	7.1	382,505	9.8	1,029,802	12.7	1,417,449	11.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of transport to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who travelled to work by car only, as the driver and/or as the passenger.
(b) Includes all other singular and multi-modal methods of travel to work.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care People aged 15 years and over	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night)	7,104	44.6	4,320,499	64.6	9,666,086	74.7	14,077,657	67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night)	5,116	32.1	1,894,196	28.3	3,548,977	27.4	5,471,756	26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night)	1,888	11.9	681,582	10.2	1,771,125	13.7	2,476,681	11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	1,678	10.5	795,926	11.9	2,118,782	16.4	2,933,646	14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Less than 5 hours	2,292	14.4	1,133,335	16.9	2,960,017	22.9	4,117,135	19.8
5 to 14 hours	2,637	16.6	1,746,834	26.1	3,884,743	30.0	5,663,904	27.3
15 to 29 hours	1,019	6.4	819,760	12.3	1,673,837	12.9	2,511,024	12.1
30 hours or more	1,149	7.2	620,570	9.3	1,147,488	8.9	1,785,591	8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition All people	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Arthritis	792	4.8	603,968	8.6	1,508,195	8.9	2,150,396	8.5
Asthma	869	5.2	370,156	5.3	1,680,155	9.9	2,068,020	8.1
Cancer (including remission)	175	1.1	210,527	3.0	510,761	3.0	732,152	2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)	62	0.4	70,476	1.0	112,877	0.7	189,162	0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)	1,120	6.7	473,456	6.7	705,538	4.1	1,198,721	4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)	358	2.2	318,878	4.5	661,353	3.9	999,096	3.9
Kidney disease	146	0.9	74,048	1.1	152,876	0.9	231,777	0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)	99	0.6	110,277	1.6	320,950	1.9	441,109	1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)	575	3.5	394,410	5.6	1,816,564	10.7	2,231,543	8.8
Stroke	102	0.6	75,772	1.1	153,349	0.9	234,609	0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s)	1,027	6.2	561,604	8.0	1,463,556	8.6	2,041,929	8.0
No long-term health condition(s)	12,015	72.3	4,743,435	67.3	10,457,824	61.4	15,292,718	60.2
Not stated	981	5.9	205,770	2.9	686,884	4.0	2,066,251	8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions All people	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
None of the selected conditions	12,593	75.8	5,038,530	71.5	11,166,604	65.6	16,302,537	64.1
One condition	2,230	13.4	1,210,091	17.2	3,531,980	20.8	4,791,516	18.8
Two conditions	525	3.2	380,932	5.4	1,087,504	6.4	1,490,344	5.9
Three or more conditions	279	1.7	208,387	3.0	547,454	3.2	772,142	3.0
Not stated	981	5.9	205,770	2.9	686,884	4.0	2,066,251	8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Families

Families tables count families within the area. The descriptions below explain what is counted in each column:

Born in [Country of birth] - counts families where at least one person in the family stated they were born in the selected country. (a)
Born overseas - counts families where at least one person in the family stated they were born overseas. This includes families counted in the ‘Born in the selected country of birth’ column. (b)
Born in Australia - counts families where all people in the family stated they were born in Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island. It excludes families where any member of the family did not state a country of birth. (c)
Total - counts all families in the selected area. It includes families where no one in the family stated a country of birth.

(a) This is different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where the reference person and their spouse/partner was born in the selected country. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.
(b) This different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where the reference person and their spouse/partner were born overseas. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.
(c) This different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where both the reference person and their spouse/partner were born in Australia. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.

Family composition All families	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Couple family without children	882	11.9	1,198,120	39.2	1,374,082	38.2	2,608,834	38.8
Couple family with children	3,837	51.9	1,467,681	48.0	1,457,518	40.5	2,944,140	43.7
One parent family	2,479	33.5	349,130	11.4	701,915	19.5	1,068,268	15.9
Other family	190	2.6	39,581	1.3	66,502	1.8	108,941	1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Families with children All families	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Families with a child under 5	2,395	32.4	506,674	16.6	570,851	15.9	1,084,722	16.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years	4,819	65.2	1,181,030	38.7	1,396,766	38.8	2,597,103	38.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF), Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Both employed, worked full-time	585	12.4	574,561	21.6	655,579	23.2	1,234,626	22.2
Both employed, worked part-time	261	5.5	136,663	5.1	125,991	4.4	264,182	4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time	700	14.8	490,075	18.4	660,481	23.3	1,155,042	20.8
One employed full-time, other not working	844	17.9	381,652	14.3	307,313	10.9	692,497	12.5
One employed part-time, other not working	590	12.5	183,108	6.9	154,257	5.4	339,960	6.1
Both not working	1,038	22.0	592,388	22.2	549,622	19.4	1,163,744	21.0
Other (includes away from work)	414	8.8	207,628	7.8	238,454	8.4	449,640	8.1
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family)	287	6.1	99,730	3.7	139,909	4.9	253,286	4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Housing tables count occupied private dwellings in the area, excluding visitor only and other non-classifiable households. The descriptions below explain what is counted in each column:

Born in [Country of birth] - counts dwellings where at least one occupant stated they were born in the selected country.
Born overseas - counts dwellings where at least one occupant stated they were born overseas. It includes dwellings counted in the ‘Born in the selected country of birth’ column.
Born in Australia - counts dwellings where all people in the dwelling stated they were born in Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island. It excludes households where any occupant did not state a country of birth. (a)
Total - counts all dwellings in the selected area. It includes dwellings where no one in the family stated a country of birth.

(a) This is different from the 2016 definition, which was dwellings where at least one person was born in Australia. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.

Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Separate house	6,035	67.7	2,597,529	67.3	4,017,909	76.0	6,710,582	72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	1,428	16.0	516,632	13.4	632,768	12.0	1,168,860	12.6
Flat or apartment	1,409	15.8	716,684	18.6	587,872	11.1	1,319,095	14.2
Other dwelling	17	0.2	18,285	0.5	33,985	0.6	54,711	0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters)	31	0.3	18,536	0.5	24,918	0.5	44,864	0.5
1 bedroom	386	4.3	212,333	5.5	267,670	5.1	488,681	5.3
2 bedrooms	1,419	15.9	770,462	20.0	971,309	18.4	1,768,530	19.1
3 bedrooms	2,899	32.5	1,392,729	36.1	2,175,684	41.2	3,617,803	39.0
4 or more bedrooms	3,906	43.8	1,418,204	36.8	1,781,574	33.7	3,224,351	34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated	276	3.1	45,883	1.2	63,711	1.2	130,989	1.4

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household composition Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
One family households	6,997	78.5	2,874,594	74.5	3,415,594	64.6	6,362,995	68.6
Multiple family households	318	3.6	115,274	3.0	62,492	1.2	179,653	1.9
Single (or lone) person households	1,146	12.8	688,396	17.8	1,631,558	30.9	2,370,742	25.6
Group households	459	5.1	179,883	4.7	175,208	3.3	361,822	3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Owned outright	741	8.3	1,116,938	29.0	1,705,358	32.3	2,872,331	31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a)	2,407	27.0	1,370,132	35.5	1,852,948	35.1	3,242,449	35.0
Rented (b)	5,414	60.7	1,260,725	32.7	1,546,509	29.3	2,842,378	30.6
Other tenure type (c)	81	0.9	60,963	1.6	116,514	2.2	181,518	2.0
Not stated	268	3.0	49,383	1.3	63,525	1.2	136,538	1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)	Born in Sudan	% Born in Sudan	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$2,000	N/A	$2,000	N/A	$1,733	N/A	$1,863	N/A
Median weekly rent (a)	$350	N/A	$400	N/A	$350	N/A	$375	N/A

(a) For 2021, median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent free.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.