People in Australia who were born in South Africa

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Australia by Country of Birth of Person
Area code AUS by 9225
People 189,207
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
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Australian citizen 75.8%
Not an Australian citizen 23.8%
Families 96,113
Couples with children 51,500
Couples without children 36,357
One parent families 7,638
Other families 622
All private dwellings 115,690
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,200
Median weekly rent (a) $462

(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 92,953 49.1 3,402,657 48.3 8,439,389 49.6 12,545,154 49.3
Female 96,255 50.9 3,641,050 51.7 8,581,034 50.4 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Place of usual residence (PURP), Country of birth of person (BPLP), Sex (SEXP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 11,815 6.2 356,398 5.1 4,074,420 23.9 4,638,004 18.2
15-24 years 20,334 10.7 582,328 8.3 2,304,028 13.5 3,037,348 11.9
25-34 years 26,986 14.3 1,223,677 17.4 2,192,088 12.9 3,624,760 14.3
35-44 years 34,456 18.2 1,336,494 19.0 1,965,654 11.5 3,487,670 13.7
45-54 years 40,265 21.3 1,034,100 14.7 2,044,555 12.0 3,246,908 12.8
55-64 years 27,128 14.3 990,573 14.1 1,861,530 10.9 3,010,014 11.8
65 years and over 28,224 14.9 1,520,133 21.6 2,578,145 15.1 4,378,092 17.2
Median age 45 N/A 45 N/A 34 N/A 38 N/A

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over		 Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 107,528 60.6 3,855,455 57.7 5,359,775 41.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 4,380 2.5 211,874 3.2 415,057 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 13,436 7.6 554,556 8.3 1,154,063 8.9 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 5,375 3.0 369,789 5.5 581,182 4.5 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 46,670 26.3 1,695,640 25.4 5,435,925 42.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
All people 		Born in 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 811 0.4 23,467 0.3 459,920 2.7 484,185 1.9
Primary 6,577 3.5 200,224 2.8 1,869,486 11.0 2,075,224 8.2
Secondary 9,412 5.0 247,522 3.5 1,377,355 8.1 1,629,624 6.4
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 5,168 2.7 242,847 3.4 356,840 2.1 601,901 2.4
Tertiary - University or other higher education 12,518 6.6 406,347 5.8 776,479 4.6 1,185,450 4.7
Tertiary - Total (a) 17,700 9.4 650,568 9.2 1,134,506 6.7 1,789,994 7.0
Other 1,629 0.9 115,704 1.6 125,945 0.7 242,821 1.0
Institution attended, type not stated 1,117 0.6 88,710 1.3 224,585 1.3 1,456,618 5.7
Not attending an educational institution 151,959 80.3 5,717,505 81.2 11,828,632 69.5 17,744,325 69.8

(a) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 76,612 43.2 2,505,433 37.5 2,943,161 22.7 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 26,678 15.0 714,077 10.7 1,222,353 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 5,492 3.1 159,326 2.4 556,932 4.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 17,868 10.1 589,957 8.8 2,003,455 15.5 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 29,015 16.4 1,037,580 15.5 2,044,418 15.8 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 3,506 2.0 203,615 3.0 745,842 5.8 958,803 4.6
Year 10 5,633 3.2 431,799 6.5 1,624,637 12.5 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 23 0.0 3,685 0.1 9,838 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.0 1,022 0.0 1,557 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,347 1.9 459,998 6.9 1,001,243 7.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 5,124 2.9 186,626 2.8 315,214 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 83 0.0 140,060 2.1 32,635 0.3 175,844 0.8
Not stated 3,980 2.2 253,286 3.8 442,198 3.4 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Year of arrival
All people 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 178 0.1 70,483 1.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 853 0.5 274,018 3.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 3,249 1.7 558,641 7.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 11,589 6.1 545,150 7.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 20,673 10.9 787,899 11.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 28,485 15.1 793,266 11.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 67,512 35.7 1,557,332 22.1 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 25,849 13.7 1,019,922 14.5 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 28,327 15.0 1,265,544 18.0 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 17,020,422 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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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 143,432 75.8 4,359,648 61.9 16,761,128 98.5 21,306,662 83.8
Not an Australian citizen 44,965 23.8 2,641,453 37.5 153,407 0.9 2,808,214 11.0

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
South African 79,889 42.2 90,513 1.3 53,747 0.3 144,666 0.6
English 62,808 33.2 1,453,111 20.6 6,856,899 40.3 8,385,928 33.0
Dutch 18,697 9.9 108,083 1.5 271,878 1.6 381,948 1.5
German 16,932 8.9 175,473 2.5 843,293 5.0 1,026,138 4.0
Scottish 16,487 8.7 355,421 5.0 1,807,366 10.6 2,176,777 8.6

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 86,749 72.9 3,049,642 73.3 1,030,879 15.5 4,094,978 37.5
Spouse or partner born in Australia 29,942 25.2 1,030,877 24.8 5,477,061 82.5 6,519,145 59.7

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP), Spouse/partner indicator (SPIP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined' 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
No Religion, (so described) 48,692 25.7 2,110,919 30.0 7,594,714 44.6 9,767,448 38.4
Christianity, nfd 23,920 12.6 266,874 3.8 416,631 2.4 688,440 2.7
Anglican 20,566 10.9 465,324 6.6 1,997,751 11.7 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 20,400 10.8 1,371,350 19.5 3,658,370 21.5 5,075,907 20.0
Judaism 13,133 6.9 43,576 0.6 55,860 0.3 99,956 0.4

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 139,215 73.6 2,847,274 40.4 15,316,963 90.0 18,303,662 72.0
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 49,064 25.9 3,451,232 49.0 1,375,134 8.1 4,857,672 19.1
Not well or not at all 337 0.2 701,539 10.0 162,830 1.0 872,213 3.4

More information on Proficiency in spoken English (ENGLP), Language used at home (LANP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 135,225 76.2 4,131,747 61.8 8,497,648 65.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 41,077 23.2 2,465,673 36.9 4,310,156 33.3 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 1,089 0.6 89,893 1.3 138,196 1.1 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 86,690 64.1 2,317,987 56.1 4,746,039 55.9 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 36,288 26.8 1,273,732 30.8 2,668,497 31.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 6,879 5.1 306,960 7.4 674,400 7.9 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 5,362 4.0 233,066 5.6 408,703 4.8 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 years and over who stated they were in the labour force.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 5,550 4.3 231,904 5.9 551,503 6.8 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 15,308 11.8 494,636 12.7 1,178,048 14.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 12,324 9.5 483,745 12.4 882,605 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 8,656 6.7 295,349 7.6 607,856 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 25,482 19.6 911,816 23.4 1,564,691 19.3 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 32,319 24.9 838,940 21.5 1,599,059 19.8 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 28,890 22.2 567,229 14.5 1,582,294 19.6 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 46,050 35.5 1,060,914 27.2 1,818,658 22.5 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 23,810 18.3 504,524 12.9 1,133,858 14.0 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 16,789 12.9 442,152 11.3 1,077,967 13.3 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 14,292 11.0 446,641 11.5 1,099,040 13.6 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 10,884 8.4 457,586 11.7 917,350 11.3 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 7,620 5.9 250,222 6.4 732,006 9.0 986,433 8.2
Labourers 5,311 4.1 394,251 10.1 682,656 8.4 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3,377 2.6 263,396 6.8 486,282 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5,822 4.5 196,113 5.0 346,944 4.3 545,158 4.5
Computer System Design and Related Services 4,607 3.5 118,020 3.0 103,366 1.3 221,712 1.8
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 3,003 2.3 33,557 0.9 112,990 1.4 146,993 1.2
Primary Education 2,916 2.2 42,470 1.1 221,939 2.7 265,249 2.2
Accounting Services 2,791 2.1 54,802 1.4 91,471 1.1 146,553 1.2

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) $1,229 N/A $784 N/A $823 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $3,071 N/A $2,131 N/A $2,128 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,839 N/A $1,936 N/A $1,635 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Family for the selected country of birth is determined by the response of any family member to country of birth. Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.
(d) Household for the selected country of birth is determined by the response of any household member (enumerated in the dwelling) to country of birth. Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal median weekly income data based on place of usual residence
Family and household median weekly income data based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 70,388 54.2 2,064,873 53.0 4,733,828 58.5 6,837,699 56.7
By bus and/or train, only 4,536 3.5 218,142 5.6 177,987 2.2 397,924 3.3
Other (b) 7,176 5.5 301,955 7.7 498,763 6.2 805,921 6.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 36,940 28.4 912,371 23.4 1,611,612 19.9 2,531,262 21.0
Did not go to work 10,495 8.1 382,505 9.8 1,029,802 12.7 1,417,449 11.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of transport to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who travelled to work by car only, as the driver and/or as the passenger.
(b) Includes all other singular and multi-modal methods of travel to work.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in 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) 141,930 80.0 4,320,499 64.6 9,666,086 74.7 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 56,897 32.1 1,894,196 28.3 3,548,977 27.4 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 16,619 9.4 681,582 10.2 1,771,125 13.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 32,951 18.6 795,926 11.9 2,118,782 16.4 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 44,121 24.9 1,133,335 16.9 2,960,017 22.9 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 63,151 35.6 1,746,834 26.1 3,884,743 30.0 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 21,848 12.3 819,760 12.3 1,673,837 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 12,815 7.2 620,570 9.3 1,147,488 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 12,440 6.6 603,968 8.6 1,508,195 8.9 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 12,900 6.8 370,156 5.3 1,680,155 9.9 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 5,630 3.0 210,527 3.0 510,761 3.0 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 932 0.5 70,476 1.0 112,877 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 8,208 4.3 473,456 6.7 705,538 4.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 6,512 3.4 318,878 4.5 661,353 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 1,253 0.7 74,048 1.1 152,876 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 1,844 1.0 110,277 1.6 320,950 1.9 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 14,736 7.8 394,410 5.6 1,816,564 10.7 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 1,155 0.6 75,772 1.1 153,349 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 15,537 8.2 561,604 8.0 1,463,556 8.6 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 126,467 66.8 4,743,435 67.3 10,457,824 61.4 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 4,674 2.5 205,770 2.9 686,884 4.0 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 135,597 71.7 5,038,530 71.5 11,166,604 65.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 36,880 19.5 1,210,091 17.2 3,531,980 20.8 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 8,723 4.6 380,932 5.4 1,087,504 6.4 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 3,333 1.8 208,387 3.0 547,454 3.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 4,674 2.5 205,770 2.9 686,884 4.0 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Families

Families tables count families within the area. The descriptions below explain what is counted in each column:

Born in [Country of birth] - counts families where at least one person in the family stated they were born in the selected country. (a)
Born overseas - counts families where at least one person in the family stated they were born overseas. This includes families counted in the ‘Born in the selected country of birth’ column. (b)
Born in Australia - counts families where all people in the family stated they were born in Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island. It excludes families where any member of the family did not state a country of birth. (c)
Total - counts all families in the selected area. It includes families where no one in the family stated a country of birth.

(a) This is different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where the reference person and their spouse/partner was born in the selected country. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.
(b) This different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where the reference person and their spouse/partner were born overseas. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.
(c) This different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where both the reference person and their spouse/partner were born in Australia. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.

Family composition
All families 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 36,357 37.8 1,198,120 39.2 1,374,082 38.2 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 51,500 53.6 1,467,681 48.0 1,457,518 40.5 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 7,638 7.9 349,130 11.4 701,915 19.5 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 622 0.6 39,581 1.3 66,502 1.8 108,941 1.6

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 15,531 16.2 506,674 16.6 570,851 15.9 1,084,722 16.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 40,525 42.2 1,181,030 38.7 1,396,766 38.8 2,597,103 38.6

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

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 27,242 31.0 574,561 21.6 655,579 23.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 3,710 4.2 136,663 5.1 125,991 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 22,082 25.1 490,075 18.4 660,481 23.3 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 12,806 14.6 381,652 14.3 307,313 10.9 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 4,066 4.6 183,108 6.9 154,257 5.4 339,960 6.1
Both not working 9,186 10.5 592,388 22.2 549,622 19.4 1,163,744 21.0
Other (includes away from work) 5,898 6.7 207,628 7.8 238,454 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 2,867 3.3 99,730 3.7 139,909 4.9 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Housing tables count occupied private dwellings in the area, excluding visitor only and other non-classifiable households. The descriptions below explain what is counted in each column:

Born in [Country of birth] - counts dwellings where at least one occupant stated they were born in the selected country.
Born overseas - counts dwellings where at least one occupant stated they were born overseas. It includes dwellings counted in the ‘Born in the selected country of birth’ column.
Born in Australia - counts dwellings where all people in the dwelling stated they were born in Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island. It excludes households where any occupant did not state a country of birth. (a)
Total - counts all dwellings in the selected area. It includes dwellings where no one in the family stated a country of birth.

(a) This is different from the 2016 definition, which was dwellings where at least one person was born in Australia. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 82,792 71.6 2,597,529 67.3 4,017,909 76.0 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15,218 13.2 516,632 13.4 632,768 12.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 17,026 14.7 716,684 18.6 587,872 11.1 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 449 0.4 18,285 0.5 33,985 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 356 0.3 18,536 0.5 24,918 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 4,379 3.8 212,333 5.5 267,670 5.1 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 17,979 15.5 770,462 20.0 971,309 18.4 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 38,712 33.5 1,392,729 36.1 2,175,684 41.2 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 53,493 46.2 1,418,204 36.8 1,781,574 33.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 773 0.7 45,883 1.2 63,711 1.2 130,989 1.4

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 93,160 80.5 2,874,594 74.5 3,415,594 64.6 6,362,995 68.6
Multiple family households 2,659 2.3 115,274 3.0 62,492 1.2 179,653 1.9
Single (or lone) person households 15,214 13.2 688,396 17.8 1,631,558 30.9 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 4,654 4.0 179,883 4.7 175,208 3.3 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 22,870 19.8 1,116,938 29.0 1,705,358 32.3 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 51,034 44.1 1,370,132 35.5 1,852,948 35.1 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 39,373 34.0 1,260,725 32.7 1,546,509 29.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 1,674 1.4 60,963 1.6 116,514 2.2 181,518 2.0
Not stated 739 0.6 49,383 1.3 63,525 1.2 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,200 N/A $2,000 N/A $1,733 N/A $1,863 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $462 N/A $400 N/A $350 N/A $375 N/A

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

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.