People in Australia who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 25,682 people in Australia who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female.

Of the population born in Bosnia and Herzegovina who usually live in Australia, 1.4% were aged 0 - 14 years and 13.3% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Australia who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 46 years.

Of people in Australia aged 15 years and over who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 60.8% were married, 3.3% were separated, and 6.2% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Australia and who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina the median age of married people was 49 years. Of people never married, the median age was 24 years.

Of the population born in Bosnia and Herzegovina who usually live in Australia, 15.9% were attending an educational institution. There were 0.4% in primary school, 2.6% in secondary school and 9.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Australia of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3.2% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 9.9% from 2001 - 2005.

In Australia of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 94.6% were Australian citizens.

In Australia of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and had a spouse or partner, 89.0% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 8.5% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Australia of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the most common responses to the religion question were Islam 29.6%, Eastern Orthodox 27.5%, Catholic 21.7%, No Religion 15.1% and Christian, nfd 0.3%.

In Australia of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6.0% spoke English only at home. A further 71.1% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Australia of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and who were in the labour force, 60.0% worked full-time, 26.2% worked part-time and 6.2% were unemployed.

In Australia of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and who were employed, 41.0% worked 40 hours or more per week and 22.9% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Australia of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina the median age for those who were employed full-time was 41, while the median age for those employed part-time was 39.

In Australia of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the most common responses for occupation were Technicians and Trades Workers 21.7%, Labourers 17.0%, Professionals 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.4%.

In Australia of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the most common responses for industry of employment were Building Completion Services 7.6%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 5.3%, Residential Building Construction 4.2%, Hospitals 3.1% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.9%.

In Australia of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the personal weekly median income was $430. Family median weekly income was $1,337 and Household median weekly income was $1,224.

Family and Household are determined for the selected country of birth, 'All overseas born' and 'Australian born' by the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. See explanatory notes for more information.

In Australia 71.6% of employed people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, travelled to work on census day by car, while 8.7% travelled by bus or train.

In Australia 61.8% of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 25.4% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Australia of people who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 22.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

For important information on how migrant families are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for families in Australia. They are for families where the reference person was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Of these families, 57.9% were couple families with children, 29.1% were couple families without children and 11.8% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Australia. They are for families where the reference person was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $1,987 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,135.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Australia. They are for families where the reference person was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Of these families, 20.4% of families had both parents working full-time, 14.9% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 27.3% of families stated that both parents were not working.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

For important information on how migrant households are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Australia. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 64.5% were a separate house, 21.9% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 13.3% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Australia. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 20.7% had two bedrooms, 44.3% had three bedrooms and 27.6% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Australia. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21.8% were owned outright, 47.4% were owned with a mortgage and 27.0% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733 and the median weekly rent paid was $250.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in Bosnia and Herzegovina' includes households in Australia where at least one person was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Of those households, 79.9% were one family households and 14.3% were lone person households.