People in Australia who were born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

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2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats

Geography type Australia by Country of Birth of Person

Area code AUS by 6101

People	549,618
Male	43.7%
Female	56.3%
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Australian citizen	41.4%
Not an Australian citizen	58.3%

Families	225,057
Couples with children	110,775
Couples without children	81,366
One parent families	30,957
Other families	1,962

All private dwellings	282,121
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$2,200
Median weekly rent (a)	$430

(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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Male	239,951	43.7	3,402,657	48.3	8,439,389	49.6	12,545,154	49.3
Female	309,663	56.3	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
0-14 years	22,081	4.0	356,398	5.1	4,074,420	23.9	4,638,004	18.2
15-24 years	56,384	10.3	582,328	8.3	2,304,028	13.5	3,037,348	11.9
25-34 years	129,283	23.5	1,223,677	17.4	2,192,088	12.9	3,624,760	14.3
35-44 years	114,693	20.9	1,336,494	19.0	1,965,654	11.5	3,487,670	13.7
45-54 years	74,649	13.6	1,034,100	14.7	2,044,555	12.0	3,246,908	12.8
55-64 years	76,298	13.9	990,573	14.1	1,861,530	10.9	3,010,014	11.8
65 years and over	76,228	13.9	1,520,133	21.6	2,578,145	15.1	4,378,092	17.2
Median age	39	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Married	318,753	60.4	3,855,455	57.7	5,359,775	41.4	9,665,708	46.5
Separated	11,750	2.2	211,874	3.2	415,057	3.2	674,590	3.2
Divorced	41,369	7.8	554,556	8.3	1,154,063	8.9	1,831,952	8.8
Widowed	16,436	3.1	369,789	5.5	581,182	4.5	1,029,142	5.0
Never married	139,229	26.4	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	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	1,337	0.2	23,467	0.3	459,920	2.7	484,185	1.9
Primary	13,098	2.4	200,224	2.8	1,869,486	11.0	2,075,224	8.2
Secondary	18,333	3.3	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)	21,784	4.0	242,847	3.4	356,840	2.1	601,901	2.4
Tertiary - University or other higher education	58,725	10.7	406,347	5.8	776,479	4.6	1,185,450	4.7
Tertiary - Total (a)	80,630	14.7	650,568	9.2	1,134,506	6.7	1,789,994	7.0
Other	9,904	1.8	115,704	1.6	125,945	0.7	242,821	1.0
Institution attended, type not stated	4,920	0.9	88,710	1.3	224,585	1.3	1,456,618	5.7
Not attending an educational institution	421,399	76.7	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Bachelor Degree level and above	264,193	50.1	2,505,433	37.5	2,943,161	22.7	5,464,631	26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level	51,174	9.7	714,077	10.7	1,222,353	9.4	1,946,738	9.4
Certificate level IV	4,595	0.9	159,326	2.4	556,932	4.3	719,425	3.5
Certificate level III	13,866	2.6	589,957	8.8	2,003,455	15.5	2,617,766	12.6
Year 12	101,287	19.2	1,037,580	15.5	2,044,418	15.8	3,104,116	14.9
Year 11	8,350	1.6	203,615	3.0	745,842	5.8	958,803	4.6
Year 10	15,838	3.0	431,799	6.5	1,624,637	12.5	2,086,306	10.0
Certificate level II	153	0.0	3,685	0.1	9,838	0.1	13,687	0.1
Certificate level I	45	0.0	1,022	0.0	1,557	0.0	2,614	0.0
Year 9 or below	30,966	5.9	459,998	6.9	1,001,243	7.7	1,490,444	7.2
Inadequately described	10,722	2.0	186,626	2.8	315,214	2.4	506,259	2.4
No educational attainment	10,717	2.0	140,060	2.1	32,635	0.3	175,844	0.8
Not stated	15,615	3.0	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Before 1951	849	0.2	70,483	1.0	--	N/A	--	N/A
1951 - 1960	2,485	0.5	274,018	3.9	--	N/A	--	N/A
1961 - 1970	3,097	0.6	558,641	7.9	--	N/A	--	N/A
1971 - 1980	5,294	1.0	545,150	7.7	--	N/A	--	N/A
1981 - 1990	45,031	8.2	787,899	11.2	--	N/A	--	N/A
1991 - 2000	65,011	11.8	793,266	11.3	--	N/A	--	N/A
2001 - 2010	170,808	31.1	1,557,332	22.1	--	N/A	--	N/A
2011 - 2015	108,503	19.7	1,019,922	14.5	--	N/A	--	N/A
2016 - 2021	137,407	25.0	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Australian citizen	227,414	41.4	4,359,648	61.9	16,761,128	98.5	21,306,662	83.8
Not an Australian citizen	320,385	58.3	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Chinese	535,571	97.4	986,148	14.0	399,431	2.3	1,390,639	5.5
English	15,816	2.9	1,453,111	20.6	6,856,899	40.3	8,385,928	33.0
Russian	4,099	0.7	48,427	0.7	49,113	0.3	98,107	0.4
Australian	3,581	0.7	217,912	3.1	7,319,954	43.0	7,596,753	29.9
Tibetan	1,264	0.2	2,643	0.0	513	0.0	3,173	0.0

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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Spouse or partner born overseas	294,164	91.8	3,049,642	73.3	1,030,879	15.5	4,094,978	37.5
Spouse or partner born in Australia	19,759	6.2	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
No Religion, (so described)	415,786	75.6	2,110,919	30.0	7,594,714	44.6	9,767,448	38.4
Buddhism	54,776	10.0	462,576	6.6	149,775	0.9	615,823	2.4
Christianity, nfd	14,025	2.6	266,874	3.8	416,631	2.4	688,440	2.7
Not stated	13,864	2.5	167,331	2.4	417,699	2.5	1,751,052	6.9
Catholic	13,112	2.4	1,371,350	19.5	3,658,370	21.5	5,075,907	20.0

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

English language proficiency All people	Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Speaks English only	18,717	3.4	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	351,044	63.9	3,451,232	49.0	1,375,134	8.1	4,857,672	19.1
Not well or not at all	177,172	32.2	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
In the labour force	305,067	57.8	4,131,747	61.8	8,497,648	65.6	12,695,853	61.1
Not in the labour force	216,220	41.0	2,465,673	36.9	4,310,156	33.3	6,888,081	33.1
Not stated	6,244	1.2	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Worked full-time	157,670	51.7	2,317,987	56.1	4,746,039	55.9	7,095,103	55.9
Worked part-time	94,871	31.1	1,273,732	30.8	2,668,497	31.4	3,962,550	31.2
Away from work (a)	28,774	9.4	306,960	7.4	674,400	7.9	991,758	7.8
Unemployed	23,752	7.8	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
0 hours (away from work)	22,727	8.1	231,904	5.9	551,503	6.8	787,382	6.5
1-19 hours	40,413	14.4	494,636	12.7	1,178,048	14.6	1,681,120	14.0
20-29 hours	35,274	12.5	483,745	12.4	882,605	10.9	1,373,403	11.4
30-34 hours	19,188	6.8	295,349	7.6	607,856	7.5	908,031	7.5
35-39 hours	74,458	26.5	911,816	23.4	1,564,691	19.3	2,487,056	20.6
40-44 hours	58,252	20.7	838,940	21.5	1,599,059	19.8	2,448,402	20.3
45 hours or more	24,959	8.9	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Professionals	88,911	31.6	1,060,914	27.2	1,818,658	22.5	2,886,921	24.0
Managers	39,369	14.0	504,524	12.9	1,133,858	14.0	1,645,769	13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers	31,782	11.3	442,152	11.3	1,077,967	13.3	1,525,311	12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers	27,745	9.9	446,641	11.5	1,099,040	13.6	1,554,313	12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers	25,418	9.0	457,586	11.7	917,350	11.3	1,382,205	11.5
Labourers	25,033	8.9	394,251	10.1	682,656	8.4	1,086,120	9.0
Sales Workers	24,290	8.6	250,222	6.4	732,006	9.0	986,433	8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers	10,621	3.8	263,396	6.8	486,282	6.0	755,863	6.3

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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Cafes and Restaurants	16,770	6.0	132,087	3.4	135,070	1.7	268,005	2.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals)	8,184	2.9	196,113	5.0	346,944	4.3	545,158	4.5
Computer System Design and Related Services	8,105	2.9	118,020	3.0	103,366	1.3	221,712	1.8
Accounting Services	7,978	2.8	54,802	1.4	91,471	1.1	146,553	1.2
Banking	7,570	2.7	70,717	1.8	87,341	1.1	158,358	1.3

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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Personal (b)	$601	N/A	$784	N/A	$823	N/A	$805	N/A
Family (c)	$1,715	N/A	$2,131	N/A	$2,128	N/A	$2,120	N/A
Household (d)	$1,641	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
By car, only (a)	133,241	47.4	2,064,873	53.0	4,733,828	58.5	6,837,699	56.7
By bus and/or train, only	18,856	6.7	218,142	5.6	177,987	2.2	397,924	3.3
Other (b)	21,843	7.8	301,955	7.7	498,763	6.2	805,921	6.7
null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Worked from home	78,954	28.1	912,371	23.4	1,611,612	19.9	2,531,262	21.0
Did not go to work	27,001	9.6	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night)	301,774	57.2	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)	168,273	31.9	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)	46,882	8.9	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)	41,885	7.9	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Less than 5 hours	76,679	14.5	1,133,335	16.9	2,960,017	22.9	4,117,135	19.8
5 to 14 hours	114,767	21.8	1,746,834	26.1	3,884,743	30.0	5,663,904	27.3
15 to 29 hours	63,554	12.0	819,760	12.3	1,673,837	12.9	2,511,024	12.1
30 hours or more	46,768	8.9	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Arthritis	13,363	2.4	603,968	8.6	1,508,195	8.9	2,150,396	8.5
Asthma	7,784	1.4	370,156	5.3	1,680,155	9.9	2,068,020	8.1
Cancer (including remission)	8,445	1.5	210,527	3.0	510,761	3.0	732,152	2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)	2,813	0.5	70,476	1.0	112,877	0.7	189,162	0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)	23,211	4.2	473,456	6.7	705,538	4.1	1,198,721	4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)	11,947	2.2	318,878	4.5	661,353	3.9	999,096	3.9
Kidney disease	3,355	0.6	74,048	1.1	152,876	0.9	231,777	0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)	2,413	0.4	110,277	1.6	320,950	1.9	441,109	1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)	10,420	1.9	394,410	5.6	1,816,564	10.7	2,231,543	8.8
Stroke	3,071	0.6	75,772	1.1	153,349	0.9	234,609	0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s)	31,991	5.8	561,604	8.0	1,463,556	8.6	2,041,929	8.0
No long-term health condition(s)	451,400	82.1	4,743,435	67.3	10,457,824	61.4	15,292,718	60.2
Not stated	9,750	1.8	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
None of the selected conditions	473,864	86.2	5,038,530	71.5	11,166,604	65.6	16,302,537	64.1
One condition	51,248	9.3	1,210,091	17.2	3,531,980	20.8	4,791,516	18.8
Two conditions	10,520	1.9	380,932	5.4	1,087,504	6.4	1,490,344	5.9
Three or more conditions	4,230	0.8	208,387	3.0	547,454	3.2	772,142	3.0
Not stated	9,750	1.8	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Couple family without children	81,366	36.2	1,198,120	39.2	1,374,082	38.2	2,608,834	38.8
Couple family with children	110,775	49.2	1,467,681	48.0	1,457,518	40.5	2,944,140	43.7
One parent family	30,957	13.8	349,130	11.4	701,915	19.5	1,068,268	15.9
Other family	1,962	0.9	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Families with a child under 5	41,550	18.5	506,674	16.6	570,851	15.9	1,084,722	16.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years	95,563	42.5	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Both employed, worked full-time	38,526	20.1	574,561	21.6	655,579	23.2	1,234,626	22.2
Both employed, worked part-time	11,919	6.2	136,663	5.1	125,991	4.4	264,182	4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time	26,467	13.8	490,075	18.4	660,481	23.3	1,155,042	20.8
One employed full-time, other not working	28,051	14.6	381,652	14.3	307,313	10.9	692,497	12.5
One employed part-time, other not working	14,942	7.8	183,108	6.9	154,257	5.4	339,960	6.1
Both not working	46,578	24.2	592,388	22.2	549,622	19.4	1,163,744	21.0
Other (includes away from work)	17,542	9.1	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)	8,119	4.2	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Separate house	150,273	53.3	2,597,529	67.3	4,017,909	76.0	6,710,582	72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	39,189	13.9	516,632	13.4	632,768	12.0	1,168,860	12.6
Flat or apartment	90,950	32.2	716,684	18.6	587,872	11.1	1,319,095	14.2
Other dwelling	909	0.3	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters)	1,430	0.5	18,536	0.5	24,918	0.5	44,864	0.5
1 bedroom	23,832	8.4	212,333	5.5	267,670	5.1	488,681	5.3
2 bedrooms	68,385	24.2	770,462	20.0	971,309	18.4	1,768,530	19.1
3 bedrooms	81,753	29.0	1,392,729	36.1	2,175,684	41.2	3,617,803	39.0
4 or more bedrooms	103,894	36.8	1,418,204	36.8	1,781,574	33.7	3,224,351	34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated	2,829	1.0	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
One family households	200,546	71.1	2,874,594	74.5	3,415,594	64.6	6,362,995	68.6
Multiple family households	14,722	5.2	115,274	3.0	62,492	1.2	179,653	1.9
Single (or lone) person households	45,539	16.1	688,396	17.8	1,631,558	30.9	2,370,742	25.6
Group households	21,314	7.6	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Owned outright	66,413	23.5	1,116,938	29.0	1,705,358	32.3	2,872,331	31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a)	129,717	46.0	1,370,132	35.5	1,852,948	35.1	3,242,449	35.0
Rented (b)	77,375	27.4	1,260,725	32.7	1,546,509	29.3	2,842,378	30.6
Other tenure type (c)	5,519	2.0	60,963	1.6	116,514	2.2	181,518	2.0
Not stated	3,090	1.1	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 China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	% Born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$2,200	N/A	$2,000	N/A	$1,733	N/A	$1,863	N/A
Median weekly rent (a)	$430	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.