People in Greater Melbourne who were born in Sri Lanka

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 7107
People 65,152
Male 51.6%
Female 48.4%
 null  null
Australian citizen 65.7%
Not an Australian citizen 33.9%
Families 26,812
Couples with children 16,012
Couples without children 8,461
One parent families 1,945
Other families 389
All private dwellings 31,978
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,123
Median weekly rent (a) $381

(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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 33,620 51.6 851,357 48.5 1,460,481 49.6 2,420,718 49.2
Female 31,529 48.4 904,272 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 2,663 4.1 90,291 5.1 767,270 26.0 891,585 18.1
15-24 years 5,839 9.0 155,391 8.9 423,253 14.4 603,243 12.3
25-34 years 12,781 19.6 331,367 18.9 418,733 14.2 788,689 16.0
35-44 years 15,189 23.3 357,386 20.4 346,126 11.7 735,102 14.9
45-54 years 10,300 15.8 242,296 13.8 361,365 12.3 629,107 12.8
55-64 years 8,440 13.0 222,132 12.7 286,585 9.7 529,975 10.8
65 years and over 9,936 15.3 356,767 20.3 343,817 11.7 740,045 15.0
Median age 42 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 43,214 69.2 973,330 58.4 848,007 38.9 1,892,523 47.0
Separated 1,383 2.2 49,159 3.0 59,617 2.7 115,627 2.9
Divorced 2,763 4.4 120,630 7.2 169,586 7.8 307,429 7.6
Widowed 2,289 3.7 93,081 5.6 76,469 3.5 181,240 4.5
Never married 12,844 20.6 429,147 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka 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 1,434 2.2 51,621 2.9 344,550 11.7 397,053 8.1
Secondary 2,405 3.7 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) 2,232 3.4 61,252 3.5 59,873 2.0 121,479 2.5
Tertiary - University or other higher education 5,954 9.1 110,872 6.3 171,915 5.8 283,275 5.8
Tertiary - Total (a) 8,206 12.6 172,468 9.8 232,033 7.9 405,351 8.2
Other 1,008 1.5 35,087 2.0 23,587 0.8 58,929 1.2
Institution attended, type not stated 488 0.7 19,728 1.1 28,518 1.0 231,108 4.7
Not attending an educational institution 51,437 78.9 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 27,693 44.3 661,896 39.7 654,906 30.0 1,319,895 32.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 10,591 16.9 174,764 10.5 224,235 10.3 400,602 9.9
Certificate level IV 1,393 2.2 35,319 2.1 86,118 4.0 121,849 3.0
Certificate level III 3,641 5.8 112,358 6.7 265,196 12.2 380,352 9.4
Year 12 10,169 16.3 256,858 15.4 376,763 17.3 637,407 15.8
Year 11 1,803 2.9 52,957 3.2 150,528 6.9 205,015 5.1
Year 10 2,477 4.0 80,652 4.8 169,264 7.8 252,499 6.3
Certificate level II 5 0.0 915 0.1 1,058 0.0 2,002 0.0
Certificate level I 0 0.0 265 0.0 190 0.0 467 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,142 1.8 144,634 8.7 141,340 6.5 290,056 7.2
Inadequately described 1,643 2.6 40,041 2.4 45,727 2.1 86,391 2.1
No educational attainment 178 0.3 45,997 2.8 6,114 0.3 52,974 1.3
Not stated 1,744 2.8 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 62 0.1 14,330 0.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 333 0.5 70,609 4.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 1,657 2.5 132,252 7.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 2,887 4.4 118,419 6.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 7,738 11.9 183,914 10.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 8,854 13.6 186,540 10.6 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 18,896 29.0 399,203 22.7 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 10,823 16.6 268,533 15.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 13,050 20.0 345,130 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 42,828 65.7 1,059,796 60.4 2,900,883 98.4 3,987,668 81.1
Not an Australian citizen 22,087 33.9 687,270 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Sri Lankan 27,650 42.4 29,931 1.7 18,350 0.6 48,413 1.0
Sinhalese 22,917 35.2 23,887 1.4 6,754 0.2 30,705 0.6
English 3,561 5.5 221,933 12.6 1,027,837 34.9 1,257,388 25.6
Dutch 1,897 2.9 18,685 1.1 54,199 1.8 73,201 1.5
Burgher 1,478 2.3 1,553 0.1 699 0.0 2,261 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 39,190 91.9 819,631 78.9 204,207 18.8 1,026,588 48.0
Spouse or partner born in Australia 2,972 7.0 204,206 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Buddhism 31,662 48.6 146,605 8.4 43,016 1.5 190,454 3.9
Catholic 14,036 21.5 344,365 19.6 672,151 22.8 1,024,099 20.8
Hinduism 7,028 10.8 161,788 9.2 40,950 1.4 203,192 4.1
No Religion, (so described) 2,688 4.1 467,482 26.6 1,337,618 45.4 1,812,815 36.9
Islam 2,553 3.9 155,103 8.8 100,833 3.4 258,250 5.3

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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 14,504 22.3 518,616 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 47,442 72.8 1,008,261 57.4 406,074 13.8 1,422,909 28.9
Not well or not at all 2,974 4.6 220,112 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 45,599 73.0 1,041,370 62.5 1,531,080 70.2 2,581,742 64.1
Not in the labour force 16,236 26.0 602,001 36.1 630,560 28.9 1,248,587 31.0
Not stated 657 1.1 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 26,736 58.6 592,676 56.9 872,994 57.0 1,469,932 56.9
Worked part-time 14,372 31.5 325,844 31.3 486,651 31.8 815,265 31.6
Away from work (a) 2,200 4.8 59,197 5.7 99,017 6.5 159,793 6.2
Unemployed 2,291 5.0 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 1,261 2.9 38,982 4.0 80,061 5.5 119,571 4.9
1-19 hours 5,285 12.2 122,439 12.5 220,165 15.1 343,764 14.1
20-29 hours 5,857 13.5 126,790 13.0 156,639 10.7 284,420 11.6
30-34 hours 3,236 7.5 76,617 7.8 109,849 7.5 187,083 7.7
35-39 hours 12,022 27.8 240,384 24.6 283,697 19.4 525,690 21.5
40-44 hours 9,855 22.8 226,648 23.2 317,927 21.8 546,173 22.3
45 hours or more 4,857 11.2 125,646 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 12,215 28.2 271,928 27.8 383,187 26.3 656,333 26.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 5,905 13.6 110,126 11.3 203,548 14.0 314,570 12.9
Labourers 5,737 13.2 94,751 9.7 95,461 6.5 191,239 7.8
Managers 4,983 11.5 124,229 12.7 212,822 14.6 337,829 13.8
Community and Personal Service Workers 4,321 10.0 107,496 11.0 147,832 10.1 256,199 10.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 4,279 9.9 110,231 11.3 184,551 12.7 296,021 12.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,904 6.7 75,320 7.7 66,171 4.5 142,288 5.8
Sales Workers 2,142 4.9 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2,235 5.2 18,826 1.9 9,580 0.7 28,577 1.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,920 4.4 44,582 4.6 60,996 4.2 105,851 4.3
Aged Care Residential Services 1,692 3.9 29,384 3.0 16,332 1.1 45,906 1.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,633 3.8 36,363 3.7 26,415 1.8 62,856 2.6
Banking 1,232 2.8 22,450 2.3 21,833 1.5 44,359 1.8

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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $892 N/A $761 N/A $915 N/A $841 N/A
Family (c) $2,275 N/A $2,108 N/A $2,434 N/A $2,243 N/A
Household (d) $2,202 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 24,400 56.3 491,209 50.2 722,354 49.5 1,218,586 49.8
By bus and/or train, only 1,725 4.0 45,794 4.7 30,102 2.1 76,223 3.1
Other (b) 2,065 4.8 78,822 8.1 81,870 5.6 161,350 6.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 11,759 27.2 271,007 27.7 432,944 29.7 705,329 28.8
Did not go to work 3,145 7.3 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 39,262 62.8 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) 18,592 29.8 483,339 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) 6,376 10.2 177,414 10.7 324,902 14.9 505,817 12.6
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 7,271 11.6 168,222 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 9,691 15.5 275,922 16.6 542,853 24.9 822,153 20.4
5 to 14 hours 15,089 24.1 415,350 24.9 670,270 30.7 1,089,712 27.1
15 to 29 hours 7,551 12.1 192,826 11.6 260,451 11.9 455,417 11.3
30 hours or more 6,933 11.1 147,290 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 3,495 5.4 135,406 7.7 201,483 6.8 341,688 6.9
Asthma 4,366 6.7 91,668 5.2 292,521 9.9 386,347 7.9
Cancer (including remission) 993 1.5 45,868 2.6 75,268 2.6 122,573 2.5
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 355 0.5 17,495 1.0 14,775 0.5 33,093 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 7,291 11.2 125,280 7.1 91,962 3.1 219,919 4.5
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 3,029 4.6 74,130 4.2 87,303 3.0 163,847 3.3
Kidney disease 599 0.9 18,704 1.1 20,711 0.7 40,033 0.8
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 378 0.6 20,359 1.2 37,523 1.3 58,925 1.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 2,170 3.3 93,731 5.3 301,665 10.2 398,275 8.1
Stroke 401 0.6 18,479 1.1 21,182 0.7 40,395 0.8
Any other long-term health condition(s) 4,167 6.4 137,216 7.8 241,801 8.2 381,454 7.8
No long-term health condition(s) 44,703 68.6 1,206,469 68.7 1,899,091 64.4 3,119,688 63.4
Not stated 1,690 2.6 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 47,007 72.1 1,279,029 72.9 2,023,188 68.6 3,317,293 67.5
One condition 11,838 18.2 290,241 16.5 585,817 19.9 882,728 17.9
Two conditions 3,217 4.9 89,526 5.1 160,083 5.4 252,509 5.1
Three or more conditions 1,397 2.1 49,104 2.8 68,798 2.3 119,880 2.4
Not stated 1,690 2.6 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 8,461 31.6 261,634 35.6 193,073 34.9 459,470 35.4
Couple family with children 16,012 59.7 373,024 50.7 245,630 44.4 621,573 47.8
One parent family 1,945 7.3 89,211 12.1 103,403 18.7 194,963 15.0
Other family 389 1.5 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 5,081 19.0 132,877 18.1 88,249 15.9 222,156 17.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 11,839 44.2 298,105 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 6,714 27.4 144,737 22.8 113,418 25.9 258,644 23.9
Both employed, worked part-time 1,456 6.0 32,989 5.2 19,491 4.4 52,662 4.9
One employed full-time, one part-time 5,475 22.4 120,822 19.0 119,322 27.2 240,731 22.3
One employed full-time, other not working 4,137 16.9 99,099 15.6 53,329 12.2 152,950 14.1
One employed part-time, other not working 1,604 6.6 44,893 7.1 23,102 5.3 68,362 6.3
Both not working 3,019 12.3 133,341 21.0 63,763 14.5 200,036 18.5
Other (includes away from work) 1,387 5.7 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) 683 2.8 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 23,837 74.5 626,414 67.6 569,386 68.0 1,207,906 67.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4,443 13.9 145,048 15.7 140,265 16.8 288,524 16.2
Flat or apartment 3,636 11.4 151,146 16.3 123,904 14.8 277,512 15.6
Other dwelling 30 0.1 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 92 0.3 3,081 0.3 2,819 0.3 6,095 0.3
1 bedroom 1,228 3.8 49,654 5.4 53,061 6.3 103,819 5.8
2 bedrooms 4,495 14.1 176,859 19.1 182,130 21.8 362,606 20.4
3 bedrooms 11,060 34.6 356,648 38.5 338,991 40.5 702,182 39.4
4 or more bedrooms 14,762 46.2 328,984 35.5 252,376 30.1 584,535 32.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 339 1.1 10,889 1.2 7,894 0.9 22,106 1.2

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Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 25,555 79.9 688,637 74.4 530,798 63.4 1,229,378 69.0
Multiple family households 848 2.7 27,565 3.0 6,466 0.8 34,220 1.9
Single (or lone) person households 3,845 12.0 165,741 17.9 268,467 32.1 441,138 24.8
Group households 1,726 5.4 44,171 4.8 31,547 3.8 76,606 4.3

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Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 5,413 16.9 265,762 28.7 256,977 30.7 529,570 29.7
Owned with a mortgage (a) 15,964 49.9 342,323 37.0 315,243 37.7 660,251 37.1
Rented (b) 9,942 31.1 292,706 31.6 241,054 28.8 537,865 30.2
Other tenure type (c) 301 0.9 12,877 1.4 15,814 1.9 29,257 1.6
Not stated 357 1.1 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.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,123 N/A $2,000 N/A $1,950 N/A $2,000 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $381 N/A $391 N/A $390 N/A $390 N/A

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

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