People in Australian Capital Territory who were born in Japan

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Area code 8ACTE by 6201
People 850
Male 27.8%
Female 72.2%
 null  null
Australian citizen 41.9%
Not an Australian citizen 56.9%
Families 577
Couples with children 323
Couples without children 181
One parent families 72
Other families 0
All private dwellings 679
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent (a) $470

(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 236 27.8 62,957 48.2 152,375 49.7 224,022 49.4
Female 613 72.2 67,579 51.8 154,157 50.3 229,869 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 90 10.6 7,146 5.5 73,400 23.9 82,892 18.3
15-24 years 111 13.1 12,444 9.5 45,227 14.8 60,460 13.3
25-34 years 111 13.1 28,469 21.8 45,955 15.0 77,634 17.1
35-44 years 197 23.2 26,496 20.3 40,398 13.2 69,285 15.3
45-54 years 180 21.2 17,628 13.5 36,732 12.0 56,126 12.4
55-64 years 76 8.9 15,254 11.7 28,595 9.3 45,328 10.0
65 years and over 85 10.0 23,107 17.7 36,227 11.8 62,161 13.7
Median age 41 N/A 40 N/A 32 N/A 35 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 439 57.8 73,524 59.6 94,756 40.6 173,542 46.8
Separated 18 2.4 2,962 2.4 6,044 2.6 9,453 2.5
Divorced 52 6.9 8,769 7.1 18,648 8.0 28,683 7.7
Widowed 25 3.3 5,496 4.5 7,452 3.2 13,757 3.7
Never married 232 30.6 32,642 26.5 106,236 45.6 145,560 39.2

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 4 0.5 460 0.4 8,374 2.7 8,837 1.9
Primary 45 5.3 4,090 3.1 34,123 11.1 38,251 8.4
Secondary 53 6.2 4,375 3.4 23,540 7.7 27,930 6.2
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 45 5.3 4,776 3.7 7,026 2.3 11,821 2.6
Tertiary - University or other higher education 89 10.5 12,241 9.4 23,932 7.8 36,225 8.0
Tertiary - Total (a) 136 16.0 17,046 13.1 30,988 10.1 48,106 10.6
Other 11 1.3 2,653 2.0 3,076 1.0 5,757 1.3
Institution attended, type not stated 5 0.6 1,099 0.8 1,943 0.6 18,113 4.0
Not attending an educational institution 592 69.6 100,810 77.2 204,482 66.7 306,904 67.6

(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 424 55.9 67,546 54.7 91,600 39.3 159,428 43.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 84 11.1 11,534 9.3 22,734 9.8 34,370 9.3
Certificate level IV 13 1.7 2,242 1.8 9,621 4.1 11,877 3.2
Certificate level III 29 3.8 6,179 5.0 21,543 9.2 27,849 7.5
Year 12 135 17.8 16,756 13.6 43,535 18.7 60,478 16.3
Year 11 13 1.7 1,878 1.5 7,309 3.1 9,213 2.5
Year 10 10 1.3 5,142 4.2 17,420 7.5 22,725 6.1
Certificate level II 0 0.0 38 0.0 100 0.0 138 0.0
Certificate level I 0 0.0 12 0.0 15 0.0 27 0.0
Year 9 or below 13 1.7 4,920 4.0 10,098 4.3 15,158 4.1
Inadequately described 18 2.4 2,793 2.3 4,954 2.1 7,781 2.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 1,184 1.0 275 0.1 1,478 0.4
Not stated 14 1.8 3,175 2.6 3,891 1.7 20,439 5.5

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 0 0.0 1,456 1.1 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 18 2.1 4,609 3.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 11 1.3 9,402 7.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 45 5.3 9,483 7.3 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 76 8.9 12,395 9.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 134 15.8 13,088 10.0 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 282 33.2 28,224 21.6 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 148 17.4 22,096 16.9 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 113 13.3 27,309 20.9 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 306,525 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 356 41.9 85,476 65.5 302,673 98.7 389,596 85.8
Not an Australian citizen 484 56.9 44,550 34.1 2,729 0.9 47,462 10.5

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 700 82.4 834 0.6 696 0.2 1,534 0.3
Australian 105 12.4 5,447 4.2 137,424 44.8 143,169 31.5
English 67 7.9 21,253 16.3 123,474 40.3 145,139 32.0
Chinese 23 2.7 18,243 14.0 7,735 2.5 26,028 5.7
Irish 17 2.0 5,281 4.0 47,199 15.4 52,606 11.6

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 171 35.1 55,497 71.8 20,714 17.0 76,360 38.2
Spouse or partner born in Australia 297 61.0 20,715 26.8 99,703 81.7 120,524 60.2

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
No Religion, (so described) 545 64.1 41,344 31.7 155,660 50.8 197,367 43.5
Buddhism 141 16.6 9,885 7.6 2,755 0.9 12,685 2.8
Catholic 34 4.0 21,579 16.5 65,566 21.4 87,500 19.3
Japanese Religions 29 3.4 47 0.0 54 0.0 108 0.0
Not stated 27 3.2 2,643 2.0 5,461 1.8 23,557 5.2

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 218 25.6 45,554 34.9 277,047 90.4 323,454 71.3
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 581 68.4 76,183 58.4 24,597 8.0 101,167 22.3
Not well or not at all 47 5.5 8,305 6.4 2,962 1.0 11,334 2.5

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 520 68.5 86,148 69.8 171,620 73.6 258,296 69.6
Not in the labour force 236 31.1 36,099 29.3 60,483 25.9 97,350 26.2
Not stated 3 0.4 1,148 0.9 1,027 0.4 15,345 4.1

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 248 47.7 53,663 62.3 109,535 63.8 163,473 63.3
Worked part-time 230 44.2 24,674 28.6 46,483 27.1 71,301 27.6
Away from work (a) 25 4.8 3,992 4.6 9,544 5.6 13,620 5.3
Unemployed 14 2.7 3,814 4.4 6,062 3.5 9,905 3.8

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) 20 4.0 2,725 3.3 8,245 5.0 10,985 4.4
1-19 hours 110 22.0 8,903 10.8 20,519 12.4 29,491 11.9
20-29 hours 75 15.0 9,907 12.0 14,904 9.0 24,845 10.0
30-34 hours 49 9.8 5,867 7.1 11,057 6.7 16,967 6.8
35-39 hours 118 23.6 24,628 29.9 39,275 23.7 64,028 25.8
40-44 hours 82 16.4 18,306 22.2 38,504 23.3 56,912 22.9
45 hours or more 52 10.4 10,734 13.0 31,750 19.2 42,533 17.1

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 169 33.7 27,475 33.4 50,554 30.5 78,121 31.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 110 22.0 10,484 12.7 16,562 10.0 27,111 10.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 78 15.6 9,878 12.0 26,197 15.8 36,128 14.5
Managers 46 9.2 11,523 14.0 32,798 19.8 44,363 17.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 33 6.6 7,667 9.3 16,111 9.7 23,848 9.6
Sales Workers 31 6.2 4,915 6.0 10,246 6.2 15,185 6.1
Labourers 24 4.8 6,030 7.3 6,296 3.8 12,362 5.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3 0.6 2,528 3.1 3,449 2.1 6,002 2.4

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Central Government Administration 46 9.2 10,679 13.0 31,871 19.3 42,586 17.1
Higher Education 42 8.4 3,262 4.0 3,366 2.0 6,640 2.7
Cafes and Restaurants 38 7.6 3,517 4.3 2,820 1.7 6,342 2.6
Secondary Education 25 5.0 726 0.9 2,410 1.5 3,136 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 19 3.8 4,020 4.9 4,835 2.9 8,873 3.6

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $770 N/A $1,047 N/A $1,306 N/A $1,204 N/A
Family (c) $2,780 N/A $2,695 N/A $3,037 N/A $2,872 N/A
Household (d) $2,654 N/A $2,477 N/A $2,311 N/A $2,373 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) 283 56.5 53,364 64.8 106,008 64.0 159,704 64.3
By bus and/or train, only 21 4.2 4,109 5.0 5,029 3.0 9,163 3.7
Other (b) 79 15.8 9,935 12.1 17,159 10.4 27,135 10.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 66 13.2 8,429 10.2 18,721 11.3 27,189 10.9
Did not go to work 55 11.0 6,209 7.5 18,340 11.1 24,589 9.9

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) 632 83.3 84,956 68.9 194,241 83.3 279,870 75.4
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 276 36.4 37,085 30.1 67,762 29.1 105,013 28.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 72 9.5 12,665 10.3 31,528 13.5 44,384 12.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 160 21.1 18,817 15.2 49,420 21.2 68,383 18.4

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 130 17.1 22,694 18.4 62,588 26.8 85,498 23.0
5 to 14 hours 224 29.5 36,509 29.6 86,057 36.9 122,804 33.1
15 to 29 hours 173 22.8 16,013 13.0 30,845 13.2 46,976 12.7
30 hours or more 109 14.4 9,739 7.9 14,754 6.3 24,590 6.6

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)
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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 30 3.5 9,822 7.5 24,933 8.1 35,062 7.7
Asthma 45 5.3 6,910 5.3 33,743 11.0 40,783 9.0
Cancer (including remission) 12 1.4 3,460 2.7 8,616 2.8 12,166 2.7
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 4 0.5 988 0.8 1,485 0.5 2,627 0.6
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 22 2.6 7,363 5.6 9,970 3.3 17,480 3.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 13 1.5 4,762 3.6 9,169 3.0 14,081 3.1
Kidney disease 5 0.6 1,381 1.1 2,772 0.9 4,189 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 5 0.6 1,585 1.2 4,317 1.4 5,990 1.3
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 43 5.1 7,276 5.6 37,940 12.4 45,408 10.0
Stroke 0 0.0 1,142 0.9 2,020 0.7 3,231 0.7
Any other long-term health condition(s) 77 9.1 10,947 8.4 32,935 10.7 44,070 9.7
No long-term health condition(s) 649 76.4 91,030 69.7 185,274 60.4 276,945 61.0
Not stated 10 1.2 2,703 2.1 9,080 3.0 27,163 6.0

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 695 81.8 96,984 74.3 201,685 65.8 299,359 66.0
One condition 118 13.9 21,496 16.5 68,050 22.2 89,933 19.8
Two conditions 17 2.0 6,329 4.8 19,773 6.5 26,311 5.8
Three or more conditions 3 0.4 3,025 2.3 7,938 2.6 11,114 2.4
Not stated 10 1.2 2,703 2.1 9,080 3.0 27,163 6.0

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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 181 31.4 22,787 40.4 24,028 38.2 47,064 39.3
Couple family with children 323 56.0 27,585 48.9 26,573 42.3 54,271 45.3
One parent family 72 12.5 5,381 9.5 11,171 17.8 16,650 13.9
Other family 0 0.0 659 1.2 1,086 1.7 1,773 1.5

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 5 124 21.5 10,153 18.0 10,236 16.3 20,440 17.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 298 51.6 23,064 40.9 25,076 39.9 48,259 40.3

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 122 24.2 15,683 31.1 17,866 35.3 33,585 33.1
Both employed, worked part-time 22 4.4 2,397 4.8 1,824 3.6 4,231 4.2
One employed full-time, one part-time 144 28.5 10,030 19.9 10,901 21.5 20,954 20.7
One employed full-time, other not working 109 21.6 6,741 13.4 4,590 9.1 11,354 11.2
One employed part-time, other not working 19 3.8 2,786 5.5 2,100 4.2 4,904 4.8
Both not working 54 10.7 8,488 16.8 7,754 15.3 16,372 16.2
Other (includes away from work) 32 6.3 2,839 5.6 3,897 7.7 6,749 6.7
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 19 3.8 1,413 2.8 1,662 3.3 3,178 3.1

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)
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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 407 59.9 44,536 62.6 61,295 63.7 106,433 63.2
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 125 18.4 11,940 16.8 16,752 17.4 28,921 17.2
Flat or apartment 145 21.4 14,547 20.4 17,953 18.7 32,669 19.4
Other dwelling 0 0.0 48 0.1 105 0.1 168 0.1

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) 4 0.6 169 0.2 241 0.3 415 0.2
1 bedroom 53 7.8 5,808 8.2 8,308 8.6 14,185 8.4
2 bedrooms 132 19.4 12,427 17.5 16,837 17.5 29,482 17.5
3 bedrooms 254 37.4 24,859 34.9 37,340 38.8 62,527 37.1
4 or more bedrooms 236 34.8 27,269 38.3 32,910 34.2 60,359 35.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 648 0.9 559 0.6 1,429 0.8

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 569 83.8 53,598 75.3 60,690 63.1 114,756 68.1
Multiple family households 9 1.3 1,780 2.5 668 0.7 2,453 1.5
Single (or lone) person households 64 9.4 11,970 16.8 30,918 32.1 43,338 25.7
Group households 28 4.1 3,839 5.4 3,915 4.1 7,850 4.7

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 191 28.1 18,942 26.6 25,588 26.6 44,831 26.6
Owned with a mortgage (a) 280 41.2 27,560 38.7 40,051 41.6 67,754 40.2
Rented (b) 195 28.7 22,991 32.3 28,399 29.5 51,681 30.7
Other tenure type (c) 4 0.6 1,013 1.4 1,626 1.7 2,675 1.6
Not stated 3 0.4 681 1.0 538 0.6 1,456 0.9

(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 Japan % Born in Japan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950 N/A $2,167 N/A $2,006 N/A $2,080 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $470 N/A $460 N/A $450 N/A $450 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

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