People in Greater Melbourne who were born in Philippines

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 2GMEL by 5204
People 58,935
Male 40.4%
Female 59.6%
 null  null
Australian citizen 67.5%
Not an Australian citizen 32.2%
Families 26,755
Couples with children 14,981
Couples without children 8,586
One parent families 2,712
Other families 470
All private dwellings 31,364
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent (a) $371

(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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 23,810 40.4 851,357 48.5 1,460,481 49.6 2,420,718 49.2
Female 35,125 59.6 904,272 51.5 1,486,667 50.4 2,497,033 50.8

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 3,025 5.1 90,291 5.1 767,270 26.0 891,585 18.1
15-24 years 5,942 10.1 155,391 8.9 423,253 14.4 603,243 12.3
25-34 years 11,857 20.1 331,367 18.9 418,733 14.2 788,689 16.0
35-44 years 14,280 24.2 357,386 20.4 346,126 11.7 735,102 14.9
45-54 years 10,194 17.3 242,296 13.8 361,365 12.3 629,107 12.8
55-64 years 7,644 13.0 222,132 12.7 286,585 9.7 529,975 10.8
65 years and over 5,994 10.2 356,767 20.3 343,817 11.7 740,045 15.0
Median age 40 N/A 43 N/A 31 N/A 37 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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 32,046 57.3 973,330 58.4 848,007 38.9 1,892,523 47.0
Separated 1,797 3.2 49,159 3.0 59,617 2.7 115,627 2.9
Divorced 2,688 4.8 120,630 7.2 169,586 7.8 307,429 7.6
Widowed 2,411 4.3 93,081 5.6 76,469 3.5 181,240 4.5
Never married 16,966 30.3 429,147 25.8 1,026,201 47.1 1,529,339 38.0

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines 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 178 0.3 6,436 0.4 101,208 3.4 107,797 2.2
Primary 1,702 2.9 51,621 2.9 344,550 11.7 397,053 8.1
Secondary 2,441 4.1 62,741 3.6 251,275 8.5 314,772 6.4
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 3,305 5.6 61,252 3.5 59,873 2.0 121,479 2.5
Tertiary - University or other higher education 3,524 6.0 110,872 6.3 171,915 5.8 283,275 5.8
Tertiary - Total (a) 6,843 11.6 172,468 9.8 232,033 7.9 405,351 8.2
Other 836 1.4 35,087 2.0 23,587 0.8 58,929 1.2
Institution attended, type not stated 467 0.8 19,728 1.1 28,518 1.0 231,108 4.7
Not attending an educational institution 46,465 78.8 1,407,549 80.2 1,965,975 66.7 3,402,734 69.2

(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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 28,992 51.9 661,896 39.7 654,906 30.0 1,319,895 32.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 4,930 8.8 174,764 10.5 224,235 10.3 400,602 9.9
Certificate level IV 1,787 3.2 35,319 2.1 86,118 4.0 121,849 3.0
Certificate level III 4,459 8.0 112,358 6.7 265,196 12.2 380,352 9.4
Year 12 7,652 13.7 256,858 15.4 376,763 17.3 637,407 15.8
Year 11 1,133 2.0 52,957 3.2 150,528 6.9 205,015 5.1
Year 10 1,953 3.5 80,652 4.8 169,264 7.8 252,499 6.3
Certificate level II 15 0.0 915 0.1 1,058 0.0 2,002 0.0
Certificate level I 3 0.0 265 0.0 190 0.0 467 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,419 2.5 144,634 8.7 141,340 6.5 290,056 7.2
Inadequately described 1,655 3.0 40,041 2.4 45,727 2.1 86,391 2.1
No educational attainment 217 0.4 45,997 2.8 6,114 0.3 52,974 1.3
Not stated 1,698 3.0 58,580 3.5 58,249 2.7 276,361 6.9

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 13 0.0 14,330 0.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 31 0.1 70,609 4.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 178 0.3 132,252 7.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 1,991 3.4 118,419 6.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 9,525 16.2 183,914 10.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 7,151 12.1 186,540 10.6 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 14,742 25.0 399,203 22.7 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 10,521 17.9 268,533 15.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 13,906 23.6 345,130 19.7 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 2,947,151 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 39,787 67.5 1,059,796 60.4 2,900,883 98.4 3,987,668 81.1
Not an Australian citizen 18,957 32.2 687,270 39.1 33,452 1.1 723,938 14.7

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Filipino 54,762 92.9 57,838 3.3 24,378 0.8 82,470 1.7
Spanish 3,069 5.2 15,147 0.9 9,507 0.3 24,776 0.5
Chinese 2,686 4.6 299,158 17.0 108,743 3.7 409,285 8.3
English 1,065 1.8 221,933 12.6 1,027,837 34.9 1,257,388 25.6
Australian 971 1.6 45,695 2.6 1,099,634 37.3 1,151,312 23.4

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)
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Birthplace of spouse or partner
People aged 15 years and over, with a spouse or partner 		Born in Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 27,565 78.8 819,631 78.9 204,207 18.8 1,026,588 48.0
Spouse or partner born in Australia 6,726 19.2 204,206 19.7 868,209 80.0 1,074,132 50.2

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Catholic 43,180 73.3 344,365 19.6 672,151 22.8 1,024,099 20.8
Christianity, nfd 3,497 5.9 63,559 3.6 68,465 2.3 132,835 2.7
No Religion, (so described) 3,241 5.5 467,482 26.6 1,337,618 45.4 1,812,815 36.9
Other Protestant 1,753 3.0 12,045 0.7 6,666 0.2 18,801 0.4
Pentecostal 1,620 2.7 20,970 1.2 22,071 0.7 43,251 0.9

Note: 'No Religion, (so described)' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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English language proficiency
All people 		Born in Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 13,728 23.3 518,616 29.5 2,468,721 83.8 3,003,007 61.1
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 43,993 74.6 1,008,261 57.4 406,074 13.8 1,422,909 28.9
Not well or not at all 1,017 1.7 220,112 12.5 45,333 1.5 267,944 5.4

More information on Proficiency in spoken English (ENGLP), Language used at home (LANP)
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Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 42,336 75.7 1,041,370 62.5 1,531,080 70.2 2,581,742 64.1
Not in the labour force 13,104 23.4 602,001 36.1 630,560 28.9 1,248,587 31.0
Not stated 475 0.8 21,966 1.3 18,233 0.8 195,836 4.9

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 25,308 59.8 592,676 56.9 872,994 57.0 1,469,932 56.9
Worked part-time 13,135 31.0 325,844 31.3 486,651 31.8 815,265 31.6
Away from work (a) 2,125 5.0 59,197 5.7 99,017 6.5 159,793 6.2
Unemployed 1,755 4.1 63,656 6.1 72,415 4.7 136,749 5.3

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 1,602 3.9 38,982 4.0 80,061 5.5 119,571 4.9
1-19 hours 4,545 11.2 122,439 12.5 220,165 15.1 343,764 14.1
20-29 hours 4,835 11.9 126,790 13.0 156,639 10.7 284,420 11.6
30-34 hours 3,758 9.3 76,617 7.8 109,849 7.5 187,083 7.7
35-39 hours 11,854 29.2 240,384 24.6 283,697 19.4 525,690 21.5
40-44 hours 9,569 23.6 226,648 23.2 317,927 21.8 546,173 22.3
45 hours or more 3,884 9.6 125,646 12.9 271,370 18.6 398,071 16.3

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 11,650 28.7 271,928 27.8 383,187 26.3 656,333 26.8
Community and Personal Service Workers 6,388 15.7 107,496 11.0 147,832 10.1 256,199 10.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 4,931 12.2 110,126 11.3 203,548 14.0 314,570 12.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 4,841 11.9 110,231 11.3 184,551 12.7 296,021 12.1
Labourers 4,808 11.8 94,751 9.7 95,461 6.5 191,239 7.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,802 6.9 75,320 7.7 66,171 4.5 142,288 5.8
Managers 2,556 6.3 124,229 12.7 212,822 14.6 337,829 13.8
Sales Workers 2,030 5.0 61,607 6.3 139,850 9.6 202,049 8.3

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5,386 13.3 44,582 4.6 60,996 4.2 105,851 4.3
Aged Care Residential Services 3,869 9.5 29,384 3.0 16,332 1.1 45,906 1.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,174 2.9 36,363 3.7 26,415 1.8 62,856 2.6
Other Social Assistance Services 1,082 2.7 19,186 2.0 27,856 1.9 47,200 1.9
Cafes and Restaurants 1,037 2.6 36,161 3.7 26,818 1.8 63,119 2.6

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $961 N/A $761 N/A $915 N/A $841 N/A
Family (c) $2,372 N/A $2,108 N/A $2,434 N/A $2,243 N/A
Household (d) $2,329 N/A $1,919 N/A $1,900 N/A $1,901 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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 22,075 54.4 491,209 50.2 722,354 49.5 1,218,586 49.8
By bus and/or train, only 2,378 5.9 45,794 4.7 30,102 2.1 76,223 3.1
Other (b) 3,777 9.3 78,822 8.1 81,870 5.6 161,350 6.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 8,236 20.3 271,007 27.7 432,944 29.7 705,329 28.8
Did not go to work 3,998 9.9 86,220 8.8 186,445 12.8 273,414 11.2

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 31,768 56.8 1,031,383 61.9 1,638,040 75.1 2,681,144 66.6
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 16,409 29.3 483,339 29.0 581,520 26.7 1,068,849 26.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 4,438 7.9 177,414 10.7 324,902 14.9 505,817 12.6
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,562 8.2 168,222 10.1 316,718 14.5 486,904 12.1

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 8,825 15.8 275,922 16.6 542,853 24.9 822,153 20.4
5 to 14 hours 12,447 22.3 415,350 24.9 670,270 30.7 1,089,712 27.1
15 to 29 hours 5,397 9.7 192,826 11.6 260,451 11.9 455,417 11.3
30 hours or more 5,105 9.1 147,290 8.8 164,467 7.5 313,864 7.8

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 3,113 5.3 135,406 7.7 201,483 6.8 341,688 6.9
Asthma 4,684 7.9 91,668 5.2 292,521 9.9 386,347 7.9
Cancer (including remission) 997 1.7 45,868 2.6 75,268 2.6 122,573 2.5
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 165 0.3 17,495 1.0 14,775 0.5 33,093 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 4,893 8.3 125,280 7.1 91,962 3.1 219,919 4.5
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,467 2.5 74,130 4.2 87,303 3.0 163,847 3.3
Kidney disease 522 0.9 18,704 1.1 20,711 0.7 40,033 0.8
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 231 0.4 20,359 1.2 37,523 1.3 58,925 1.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,966 3.3 93,731 5.3 301,665 10.2 398,275 8.1
Stroke 340 0.6 18,479 1.1 21,182 0.7 40,395 0.8
Any other long-term health condition(s) 5,105 8.7 137,216 7.8 241,801 8.2 381,454 7.8
No long-term health condition(s) 40,779 69.2 1,206,469 68.7 1,899,091 64.4 3,119,688 63.4
Not stated 1,473 2.5 47,735 2.7 109,275 3.7 345,341 7.0

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 43,828 74.4 1,279,029 72.9 2,023,188 68.6 3,317,293 67.5
One condition 10,269 17.4 290,241 16.5 585,817 19.9 882,728 17.9
Two conditions 2,377 4.0 89,526 5.1 160,083 5.4 252,509 5.1
Three or more conditions 988 1.7 49,104 2.8 68,798 2.3 119,880 2.4
Not stated 1,473 2.5 47,735 2.7 109,275 3.7 345,341 7.0

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)
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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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 8,586 32.1 261,634 35.6 193,073 34.9 459,470 35.4
Couple family with children 14,981 56.0 373,024 50.7 245,630 44.4 621,573 47.8
One parent family 2,712 10.1 89,211 12.1 103,403 18.7 194,963 15.0
Other family 470 1.8 11,404 1.6 11,373 2.1 23,181 1.8

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 4,802 17.9 132,877 18.1 88,249 15.9 222,156 17.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 11,341 42.4 298,105 40.5 217,417 39.3 518,097 39.9

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 7,215 30.6 144,737 22.8 113,418 25.9 258,644 23.9
Both employed, worked part-time 1,278 5.4 32,989 5.2 19,491 4.4 52,662 4.9
One employed full-time, one part-time 5,049 21.4 120,822 19.0 119,322 27.2 240,731 22.3
One employed full-time, other not working 3,673 15.6 99,099 15.6 53,329 12.2 152,950 14.1
One employed part-time, other not working 1,468 6.2 44,893 7.1 23,102 5.3 68,362 6.3
Both not working 2,546 10.8 133,341 21.0 63,763 14.5 200,036 18.5
Other (includes away from work) 1,508 6.4 38,473 6.1 33,355 7.6 72,322 6.7
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 829 3.5 20,299 3.2 12,922 2.9 35,333 3.3

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 21,574 68.8 626,414 67.6 569,386 68.0 1,207,906 67.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4,621 14.7 145,048 15.7 140,265 16.8 288,524 16.2
Flat or apartment 5,065 16.1 151,146 16.3 123,904 14.8 277,512 15.6
Other dwelling 60 0.2 2,486 0.3 2,954 0.4 5,565 0.3

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 143 0.5 3,081 0.3 2,819 0.3 6,095 0.3
1 bedroom 1,744 5.6 49,654 5.4 53,061 6.3 103,819 5.8
2 bedrooms 5,708 18.2 176,859 19.1 182,130 21.8 362,606 20.4
3 bedrooms 12,044 38.4 356,648 38.5 338,991 40.5 702,182 39.4
4 or more bedrooms 11,398 36.3 328,984 35.5 252,376 30.1 584,535 32.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 319 1.0 10,889 1.2 7,894 0.9 22,106 1.2

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 24,982 79.7 688,637 74.4 530,798 63.4 1,229,378 69.0
Multiple family households 1,223 3.9 27,565 3.0 6,466 0.8 34,220 1.9
Single (or lone) person households 3,487 11.1 165,741 17.9 268,467 32.1 441,138 24.8
Group households 1,669 5.3 44,171 4.8 31,547 3.8 76,606 4.3

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 Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 5,434 17.3 265,762 28.7 256,977 30.7 529,570 29.7
Owned with a mortgage (a) 13,447 42.9 342,323 37.0 315,243 37.7 660,251 37.1
Rented (b) 11,854 37.8 292,706 31.6 241,054 28.8 537,865 30.2
Other tenure type (c) 302 1.0 12,877 1.4 15,814 1.9 29,257 1.6
Not stated 324 1.0 12,448 1.3 8,188 1.0 24,402 1.4

(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)
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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Philippines % Born in Philippines Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000 N/A $2,000 N/A $1,950 N/A $2,000 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $371 N/A $391 N/A $390 N/A $390 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)
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