People in Greater Perth who were born in Japan

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 5GPER by 6201
People 4,379
Male 28.6%
Female 71.4%
 null  null
Australian citizen 19.8%
Not an Australian citizen 80.1%
Families 2,651
Couples with children 1,516
Couples without children 864
One parent families 269
Other families 8
All private dwellings 3,216
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent (a) $400

(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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 1,252 28.6 366,641 48.2 625,249 49.7 1,045,169 49.4
Female 3,125 71.4 394,410 51.8 633,260 50.3 1,071,480 50.6

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 403 9.2 40,834 5.4 347,084 27.6 401,240 19.0
15-24 years 348 7.9 68,320 9.0 177,411 14.1 255,946 12.1
25-34 years 662 15.1 117,881 15.5 169,503 13.5 303,907 14.4
35-44 years 1,172 26.8 142,972 18.8 149,080 11.8 306,917 14.5
45-54 years 1,050 24.0 121,189 15.9 140,618 11.2 274,565 13.0
55-64 years 396 9.0 113,084 14.9 116,557 9.3 240,188 11.3
65 years and over 346 7.9 156,769 20.6 158,267 12.6 333,883 15.8
Median age 42 N/A 45 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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 2,460 61.9 418,862 58.2 365,084 40.1 816,977 47.6
Separated 126 3.2 22,551 3.1 28,876 3.2 54,842 3.2
Divorced 292 7.3 60,685 8.4 79,684 8.7 149,272 8.7
Widowed 97 2.4 35,841 5.0 33,621 3.7 75,070 4.4
Never married 1,004 25.2 182,278 25.3 404,158 44.3 619,256 36.1

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 Japan % Born in Japan 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 53 1.2 2,034 0.3 34,863 2.8 36,950 1.7
Primary 214 4.9 21,331 2.8 156,630 12.4 178,400 8.4
Secondary 167 3.8 32,794 4.3 109,828 8.7 142,947 6.8
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 231 5.3 23,464 3.1 25,613 2.0 49,233 2.3
Tertiary - University or other higher education 219 5.0 41,710 5.5 62,358 5.0 104,270 4.9
Tertiary - Total (a) 452 10.3 65,318 8.6 88,078 7.0 153,748 7.3
Other 71 1.6 8,502 1.1 11,866 0.9 20,456 1.0
Institution attended, type not stated 16 0.4 7,387 1.0 15,281 1.2 107,003 5.1
Not attending an educational institution 3,403 77.7 623,680 81.9 841,972 66.9 1,477,142 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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,785 44.9 241,991 33.6 211,520 23.2 454,538 26.5
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 662 16.6 82,783 11.5 83,927 9.2 167,344 9.8
Certificate level IV 113 2.8 21,770 3.0 43,383 4.8 65,320 3.8
Certificate level III 233 5.9 85,443 11.9 138,519 15.2 225,295 13.1
Year 12 772 19.4 115,351 16.0 158,003 17.3 274,849 16.0
Year 11 47 1.2 26,825 3.7 53,620 5.9 80,953 4.7
Year 10 67 1.7 54,925 7.6 120,620 13.2 177,208 10.3
Certificate level II 0 0.0 346 0.0 414 0.0 766 0.0
Certificate level I 0 0.0 119 0.0 81 0.0 206 0.0
Year 9 or below 52 1.3 34,980 4.9 51,325 5.6 87,446 5.1
Inadequately described 138 3.5 21,901 3.0 22,495 2.5 44,662 2.6
No educational attainment 5 0.1 8,833 1.2 1,903 0.2 10,891 0.6
Not stated 91 2.3 24,803 3.4 25,341 2.8 125,520 7.3

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Year of arrival
All people 		Born in Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 7 0.2 6,476 0.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 28 0.6 20,320 2.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 21 0.5 60,209 7.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 84 1.9 60,061 7.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 309 7.1 91,558 12.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 770 17.6 79,678 10.5 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 1,396 31.9 198,297 26.1 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 621 14.2 128,557 16.9 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 1,027 23.5 100,329 13.2 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 1,258,510 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 865 19.8 510,926 67.1 1,235,028 98.1 1,756,740 83.0
Not an Australian citizen 3,506 80.1 245,921 32.3 14,666 1.2 261,561 12.4

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Japanese 4,059 92.7 4,752 0.6 2,817 0.2 7,579 0.4
Australian 258 5.9 21,464 2.8 568,977 45.2 593,241 28.0
English 170 3.9 237,878 31.3 542,840 43.1 784,948 37.1
Chinese 63 1.4 80,290 10.5 31,603 2.5 112,289 5.3
Korean 52 1.2 6,070 0.8 2,136 0.2 8,216 0.4

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 1,702 63.0 333,596 73.1 106,054 23.4 440,729 48.1
Spouse or partner born in Australia 885 32.8 106,051 23.2 329,643 72.6 436,400 47.6

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
No Religion, (so described) 2,872 65.6 241,546 31.7 638,523 50.7 883,758 41.8
Buddhism 874 20.0 41,593 5.5 11,165 0.9 52,999 2.5
Catholic 130 3.0 155,650 20.5 253,615 20.2 411,980 19.5
Japanese Religions 96 2.2 134 0.0 46 0.0 184 0.0
Not stated 92 2.1 16,420 2.2 29,060 2.3 131,602 6.2

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 854 19.5 415,222 54.6 1,142,880 90.8 1,566,027 74.0
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 2,953 67.4 300,495 39.5 90,517 7.2 393,240 18.6
Not well or not at all 549 12.5 42,058 5.5 13,078 1.0 55,528 2.6

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 2,730 68.6 481,007 66.8 632,961 69.4 1,117,807 65.2
Not in the labour force 1,231 31.0 232,207 32.2 271,480 29.8 509,895 29.7
Not stated 8 0.2 7,002 1.0 6,989 0.8 87,706 5.1

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 1,234 45.2 278,747 58.0 354,305 56.0 634,850 56.8
Worked part-time 1,250 45.8 154,993 32.2 207,275 32.7 363,404 32.5
Away from work (a) 120 4.4 23,845 5.0 36,163 5.7 60,631 5.4
Unemployed 131 4.8 23,418 4.9 35,213 5.6 58,919 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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 77 3.0 15,988 3.5 28,169 4.7 44,335 4.2
1-19 hours 615 23.7 60,665 13.3 95,165 15.9 156,300 14.8
20-29 hours 445 17.1 57,929 12.7 68,639 11.5 126,951 12.0
30-34 hours 192 7.4 36,401 8.0 43,467 7.3 80,149 7.6
35-39 hours 500 19.2 93,974 20.5 104,814 17.5 199,346 18.8
40-44 hours 444 17.1 96,986 21.2 115,503 19.3 213,085 20.1
45 hours or more 296 11.4 87,786 19.2 133,987 22.4 222,419 21.0

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)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Community and Personal Service Workers 581 22.4 59,156 12.9 67,654 11.3 127,252 12.0
Professionals 566 21.8 112,727 24.6 137,790 23.1 250,973 23.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 322 12.4 66,731 14.6 88,540 14.8 155,805 14.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 311 12.0 52,145 11.4 79,667 13.3 132,123 12.5
Labourers 301 11.6 44,590 9.7 46,786 7.8 91,834 8.7
Managers 260 10.0 52,745 11.5 72,517 12.1 125,556 11.9
Sales Workers 157 6.0 29,296 6.4 54,541 9.1 84,068 7.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers 70 2.7 32,564 7.1 40,724 6.8 73,685 7.0

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Cafes and Restaurants 341 13.1 14,237 3.1 10,989 1.8 25,299 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 126 4.8 23,224 5.1 22,901 3.8 46,257 4.4
Oil and Gas Extraction 117 4.5 3,536 0.8 4,039 0.7 7,586 0.7
Aged Care Residential Services 84 3.2 14,388 3.1 6,590 1.1 21,056 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 77 3.0 8,623 1.9 12,833 2.1 21,495 2.0

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $609 N/A $850 N/A $873 N/A $859 N/A
Family (c) $2,136 N/A $2,265 N/A $2,263 N/A $2,259 N/A
Household (d) $2,078 N/A $2,021 N/A $1,701 N/A $1,865 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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 1,386 53.3 305,925 66.9 397,320 66.5 705,591 66.6
By bus and/or train, only 377 14.5 35,313 7.7 32,581 5.5 68,111 6.4
Other (b) 242 9.3 35,952 7.9 40,646 6.8 76,911 7.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 250 9.6 34,548 7.6 45,914 7.7 80,658 7.6
Did not go to work 342 13.2 43,974 9.6 79,158 13.2 123,429 11.7

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)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 2,761 69.4 488,317 67.8 682,284 74.9 1,175,550 68.5
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 1,571 39.5 225,791 31.4 272,436 29.9 499,927 29.1
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 251 6.3 69,789 9.7 115,343 12.7 186,312 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 525 13.2 100,629 14.0 157,976 17.3 259,554 15.1

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 528 13.3 137,600 19.1 227,484 25.0 366,499 21.4
5 to 14 hours 959 24.1 199,046 27.6 269,822 29.6 470,610 27.4
15 to 29 hours 621 15.6 85,669 11.9 107,121 11.8 193,669 11.3
30 hours or more 649 16.3 65,999 9.2 77,854 8.5 144,778 8.4

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 83 1.9 64,946 8.5 89,946 7.1 156,845 7.4
Asthma 128 2.9 40,932 5.4 113,226 9.0 155,026 7.3
Cancer (including remission) 65 1.5 23,760 3.1 33,075 2.6 57,454 2.7
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 13 0.3 6,724 0.9 6,910 0.5 14,172 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 86 2.0 45,747 6.0 44,711 3.6 91,560 4.3
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 37 0.8 33,236 4.4 40,076 3.2 74,326 3.5
Kidney disease 15 0.3 6,745 0.9 8,722 0.7 15,744 0.7
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 7 0.2 12,980 1.7 18,949 1.5 32,447 1.5
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 140 3.2 45,565 6.0 130,371 10.4 177,052 8.4
Stroke 7 0.2 7,477 1.0 9,105 0.7 16,912 0.8
Any other long-term health condition(s) 200 4.6 57,881 7.6 101,560 8.1 160,379 7.6
No long-term health condition(s) 3,666 83.7 510,231 67.0 806,115 64.1 1,321,842 62.4
Not stated 85 1.9 22,864 3.0 52,009 4.1 161,177 7.6

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 3,819 87.2 541,487 71.1 858,235 68.2 1,405,587 66.4
One condition 403 9.2 135,534 17.8 247,378 19.7 385,813 18.2
Two conditions 51 1.2 40,663 5.3 69,688 5.5 111,496 5.3
Three or more conditions 21 0.5 20,498 2.7 31,200 2.5 52,577 2.5
Not stated 85 1.9 22,864 3.0 52,009 4.1 161,177 7.6

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 864 32.6 128,932 39.0 83,275 35.4 214,131 37.6
Couple family with children 1,516 57.2 162,661 49.2 97,041 41.2 260,717 45.7
One parent family 269 10.1 35,591 10.8 49,623 21.1 86,096 15.1
Other family 8 0.3 3,641 1.1 5,391 2.3 9,180 1.6

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 564 21.3 56,186 17.0 40,791 17.3 97,394 17.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 1,387 52.3 130,761 39.5 97,491 41.4 229,308 40.2

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 349 14.7 62,340 21.4 38,605 21.4 101,143 21.3
Both employed, worked part-time 121 5.1 13,822 4.7 6,843 3.8 20,719 4.4
One employed full-time, one part-time 658 27.7 66,827 22.9 44,628 24.8 111,674 23.5
One employed full-time, other not working 652 27.5 43,874 15.0 21,775 12.1 65,827 13.9
One employed part-time, other not working 161 6.8 17,908 6.1 9,121 5.1 27,149 5.7
Both not working 197 8.3 51,980 17.8 28,860 16.0 81,938 17.3
Other (includes away from work) 119 5.0 16,421 5.6 12,214 6.8 28,804 6.1
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 112 4.7 18,425 6.3 18,274 10.1 37,602 7.9

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 2,067 64.3 325,728 78.3 274,630 77.4 605,453 77.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 577 17.9 55,998 13.5 52,722 14.9 110,325 14.2
Flat or apartment 553 17.2 32,946 7.9 25,944 7.3 59,492 7.6
Other dwelling 4 0.1 1,099 0.3 1,313 0.4 2,537 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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 10 0.3 695 0.2 801 0.2 1,552 0.2
1 bedroom 140 4.4 13,620 3.3 13,781 3.9 27,874 3.6
2 bedrooms 543 16.9 48,606 11.7 48,183 13.6 98,096 12.6
3 bedrooms 1,330 41.4 147,167 35.4 136,396 38.4 286,008 36.7
4 or more bedrooms 1,172 36.4 201,890 48.5 152,114 42.9 355,844 45.7
Number of bedrooms not stated 18 0.6 4,210 1.0 3,710 1.0 9,246 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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 2,651 82.4 315,740 75.9 224,729 63.3 544,312 69.9
Multiple family households 45 1.4 9,560 2.3 3,053 0.9 12,692 1.6
Single (or lone) person households 352 10.9 75,951 18.2 115,125 32.4 194,168 24.9
Group households 165 5.1 14,931 3.6 12,091 3.4 27,450 3.5

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 765 23.8 118,689 28.5 100,324 28.3 221,616 28.5
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,242 38.6 178,777 43.0 146,635 41.3 326,548 41.9
Rented (b) 1,157 36.0 108,283 26.0 97,226 27.4 207,464 26.6
Other tenure type (c) 28 0.9 6,071 1.5 7,192 2.0 13,561 1.7
Not stated 23 0.7 4,361 1.0 3,608 1.0 9,433 1.2

(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.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733 N/A $1,950 N/A $1,842 N/A $1,907 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $400 N/A $360 N/A $350 N/A $350 N/A

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

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