People in Greater Perth who were born in South Africa

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 9225
People 38,793
Male 48.7%
Female 51.3%
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Australian citizen 80.2%
Not an Australian citizen 19.4%
Families 18,961
Couples with children 10,500
Couples without children 6,683
One parent families 1,645
Other families 131
All private dwellings 22,434
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 18,883 48.7 366,641 48.2 625,249 49.7 1,045,169 49.4
Female 19,913 51.3 394,410 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 2,278 5.9 40,834 5.4 347,084 27.6 401,240 19.0
15-24 years 5,276 13.6 68,320 9.0 177,411 14.1 255,946 12.1
25-34 years 5,864 15.1 117,881 15.5 169,503 13.5 303,907 14.4
35-44 years 6,678 17.2 142,972 18.8 149,080 11.8 306,917 14.5
45-54 years 8,445 21.8 121,189 15.9 140,618 11.2 274,565 13.0
55-64 years 5,518 14.2 113,084 14.9 116,557 9.3 240,188 11.3
65 years and over 4,738 12.2 156,769 20.6 158,267 12.6 333,883 15.8
Median age 44 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 21,656 59.3 418,862 58.2 365,084 40.1 816,977 47.6
Separated 865 2.4 22,551 3.1 28,876 3.2 54,842 3.2
Divorced 2,649 7.3 60,685 8.4 79,684 8.7 149,272 8.7
Widowed 995 2.7 35,841 5.0 33,621 3.7 75,070 4.4
Never married 10,341 28.3 182,278 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa 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 97 0.3 2,034 0.3 34,863 2.8 36,950 1.7
Primary 1,133 2.9 21,331 2.8 156,630 12.4 178,400 8.4
Secondary 2,344 6.0 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) 1,144 2.9 23,464 3.1 25,613 2.0 49,233 2.3
Tertiary - University or other higher education 2,871 7.4 41,710 5.5 62,358 5.0 104,270 4.9
Tertiary - Total (a) 4,020 10.4 65,318 8.6 88,078 7.0 153,748 7.3
Other 362 0.9 8,502 1.1 11,866 0.9 20,456 1.0
Institution attended, type not stated 191 0.5 7,387 1.0 15,281 1.2 107,003 5.1
Not attending an educational institution 30,648 79.0 623,680 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 13,797 37.8 241,991 33.6 211,520 23.2 454,538 26.5
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 5,429 14.9 82,783 11.5 83,927 9.2 167,344 9.8
Certificate level IV 1,319 3.6 21,770 3.0 43,383 4.8 65,320 3.8
Certificate level III 4,507 12.3 85,443 11.9 138,519 15.2 225,295 13.1
Year 12 6,577 18.0 115,351 16.0 158,003 17.3 274,849 16.0
Year 11 933 2.6 26,825 3.7 53,620 5.9 80,953 4.7
Year 10 1,376 3.8 54,925 7.6 120,620 13.2 177,208 10.3
Certificate level II 9 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 714 2.0 34,980 4.9 51,325 5.6 87,446 5.1
Inadequately described 1,056 2.9 21,901 3.0 22,495 2.5 44,662 2.6
No educational attainment 19 0.1 8,833 1.2 1,903 0.2 10,891 0.6
Not stated 776 2.1 24,803 3.4 25,341 2.8 125,520 7.3

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 19 0.0 6,476 0.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 86 0.2 20,320 2.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 424 1.1 60,209 7.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 1,606 4.1 60,061 7.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 3,591 9.3 91,558 12.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 5,134 13.2 79,678 10.5 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 16,452 42.4 198,297 26.1 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 6,799 17.5 128,557 16.9 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 4,243 10.9 100,329 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 31,105 80.2 510,926 67.1 1,235,028 98.1 1,756,740 83.0
Not an Australian citizen 7,532 19.4 245,921 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
South African 17,114 44.1 19,442 2.6 9,401 0.7 28,910 1.4
English 12,695 32.7 237,878 31.3 542,840 43.1 784,948 37.1
Dutch 3,990 10.3 14,328 1.9 27,969 2.2 42,454 2.0
German 3,424 8.8 18,659 2.5 41,161 3.3 60,102 2.8
Scottish 3,318 8.6 56,953 7.5 126,030 10.0 183,804 8.7

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 18,278 77.0 333,596 73.1 106,054 23.4 440,729 48.1
Spouse or partner born in Australia 4,597 19.4 106,051 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
No Religion, (so described) 8,959 23.1 241,546 31.7 638,523 50.7 883,758 41.8
Christianity, nfd 6,297 16.2 35,586 4.7 36,951 2.9 72,877 3.4
Catholic 4,748 12.2 155,650 20.5 253,615 20.2 411,980 19.5
Anglican 3,830 9.9 77,953 10.2 129,039 10.3 208,870 9.9
Baptist 3,313 8.5 16,217 2.1 17,417 1.4 33,850 1.6

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 27,127 69.9 415,222 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 11,506 29.7 300,495 39.5 90,517 7.2 393,240 18.6
Not well or not at all 65 0.2 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 28,481 78.0 481,007 66.8 632,961 69.4 1,117,807 65.2
Not in the labour force 7,853 21.5 232,207 32.2 271,480 29.8 509,895 29.7
Not stated 180 0.5 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 17,909 62.9 278,747 58.0 354,305 56.0 634,850 56.8
Worked part-time 8,193 28.8 154,993 32.2 207,275 32.7 363,404 32.5
Away from work (a) 1,112 3.9 23,845 5.0 36,163 5.7 60,631 5.4
Unemployed 1,266 4.4 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 816 3.0 15,988 3.5 28,169 4.7 44,335 4.2
1-19 hours 3,568 13.1 60,665 13.3 95,165 15.9 156,300 14.8
20-29 hours 2,817 10.4 57,929 12.7 68,639 11.5 126,951 12.0
30-34 hours 1,808 6.6 36,401 8.0 43,467 7.3 80,149 7.6
35-39 hours 5,017 18.4 93,974 20.5 104,814 17.5 199,346 18.8
40-44 hours 6,545 24.1 96,986 21.2 115,503 19.3 213,085 20.1
45 hours or more 6,350 23.3 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 8,765 32.2 112,727 24.6 137,790 23.1 250,973 23.7
Managers 4,105 15.1 52,745 11.5 72,517 12.1 125,556 11.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,803 14.0 66,731 14.6 88,540 14.8 155,805 14.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3,629 13.3 52,145 11.4 79,667 13.3 132,123 12.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,709 10.0 59,156 12.9 67,654 11.3 127,252 12.0
Sales Workers 1,657 6.1 29,296 6.4 54,541 9.1 84,068 7.9
Labourers 1,315 4.8 44,590 9.7 46,786 7.8 91,834 8.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 892 3.3 32,564 7.1 40,724 6.8 73,685 7.0

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,097 4.0 23,224 5.1 22,901 3.8 46,257 4.4
Iron Ore Mining 747 2.7 10,512 2.3 16,506 2.8 27,060 2.6
Primary Education 719 2.6 7,799 1.7 18,647 3.1 26,489 2.5
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 690 2.5 4,804 1.0 8,242 1.4 13,069 1.2
Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services 659 2.4 6,967 1.5 6,543 1.1 13,522 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $1,175 N/A $850 N/A $873 N/A $859 N/A
Family (c) $3,039 N/A $2,265 N/A $2,263 N/A $2,259 N/A
Household (d) $2,811 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 18,296 67.2 305,925 66.9 397,320 66.5 705,591 66.6
By bus and/or train, only 1,933 7.1 35,313 7.7 32,581 5.5 68,111 6.4
Other (b) 1,767 6.5 35,952 7.9 40,646 6.8 76,911 7.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 2,875 10.6 34,548 7.6 45,914 7.7 80,658 7.6
Did not go to work 2,274 8.4 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 28,437 77.9 488,317 67.8 682,284 74.9 1,175,550 68.5
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 11,877 32.5 225,791 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) 3,242 8.9 69,789 9.7 115,343 12.7 186,312 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 7,071 19.4 100,629 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 9,496 26.0 137,600 19.1 227,484 25.0 366,499 21.4
5 to 14 hours 12,321 33.7 199,046 27.6 269,822 29.6 470,610 27.4
15 to 29 hours 4,028 11.0 85,669 11.9 107,121 11.8 193,669 11.3
30 hours or more 2,592 7.1 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 2,315 6.0 64,946 8.5 89,946 7.1 156,845 7.4
Asthma 2,456 6.3 40,932 5.4 113,226 9.0 155,026 7.3
Cancer (including remission) 1,063 2.7 23,760 3.1 33,075 2.6 57,454 2.7
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 176 0.5 6,724 0.9 6,910 0.5 14,172 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,552 4.0 45,747 6.0 44,711 3.6 91,560 4.3
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,143 2.9 33,236 4.4 40,076 3.2 74,326 3.5
Kidney disease 215 0.6 6,745 0.9 8,722 0.7 15,744 0.7
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 350 0.9 12,980 1.7 18,949 1.5 32,447 1.5
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 2,957 7.6 45,565 6.0 130,371 10.4 177,052 8.4
Stroke 212 0.5 7,477 1.0 9,105 0.7 16,912 0.8
Any other long-term health condition(s) 2,987 7.7 57,881 7.6 101,560 8.1 160,379 7.6
No long-term health condition(s) 26,548 68.4 510,231 67.0 806,115 64.1 1,321,842 62.4
Not stated 994 2.6 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 28,324 73.0 541,487 71.1 858,235 68.2 1,405,587 66.4
One condition 7,341 18.9 135,534 17.8 247,378 19.7 385,813 18.2
Two conditions 1,548 4.0 40,663 5.3 69,688 5.5 111,496 5.3
Three or more conditions 586 1.5 20,498 2.7 31,200 2.5 52,577 2.5
Not stated 994 2.6 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 6,683 35.2 128,932 39.0 83,275 35.4 214,131 37.6
Couple family with children 10,500 55.4 162,661 49.2 97,041 41.2 260,717 45.7
One parent family 1,645 8.7 35,591 10.8 49,623 21.1 86,096 15.1
Other family 131 0.7 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 3,085 16.3 56,186 17.0 40,791 17.3 97,394 17.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 8,030 42.4 130,761 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 5,005 29.1 62,340 21.4 38,605 21.4 101,143 21.3
Both employed, worked part-time 651 3.8 13,822 4.7 6,843 3.8 20,719 4.4
One employed full-time, one part-time 4,688 27.3 66,827 22.9 44,628 24.8 111,674 23.5
One employed full-time, other not working 2,656 15.5 43,874 15.0 21,775 12.1 65,827 13.9
One employed part-time, other not working 717 4.2 17,908 6.1 9,121 5.1 27,149 5.7
Both not working 1,507 8.8 51,980 17.8 28,860 16.0 81,938 17.3
Other (includes away from work) 950 5.5 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) 1,009 5.9 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 18,217 81.2 325,728 78.3 274,630 77.4 605,453 77.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,754 12.3 55,998 13.5 52,722 14.9 110,325 14.2
Flat or apartment 1,421 6.3 32,946 7.9 25,944 7.3 59,492 7.6
Other dwelling 25 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 21 0.1 695 0.2 801 0.2 1,552 0.2
1 bedroom 490 2.2 13,620 3.3 13,781 3.9 27,874 3.6
2 bedrooms 2,087 9.3 48,606 11.7 48,183 13.6 98,096 12.6
3 bedrooms 7,229 32.2 147,167 35.4 136,396 38.4 286,008 36.7
4 or more bedrooms 12,451 55.5 201,890 48.5 152,114 42.9 355,844 45.7
Number of bedrooms not stated 156 0.7 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 18,305 81.6 315,740 75.9 224,729 63.3 544,312 69.9
Multiple family households 511 2.3 9,560 2.3 3,053 0.9 12,692 1.6
Single (or lone) person households 2,845 12.7 75,951 18.2 115,125 32.4 194,168 24.9
Group households 770 3.4 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 4,037 18.0 118,689 28.5 100,324 28.3 221,616 28.5
Owned with a mortgage (a) 11,760 52.4 178,777 43.0 146,635 41.3 326,548 41.9
Rented (b) 6,211 27.7 108,283 26.0 97,226 27.4 207,464 26.6
Other tenure type (c) 270 1.2 6,071 1.5 7,192 2.0 13,561 1.7
Not stated 146 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.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167 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.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED)
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