People in Australia who were born in Japan

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 35,377 people in Australia who were born in Japan. Of these 31.7% were male and 68.3% were female.

Of the population born in Japan who usually live in Australia, 10.3% were aged 0 - 14 years and 5.4% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Australia who were born in Japan was 36 years.

Of people in Australia aged 15 years and over who were born in Japan, 57.3% were married, 2.0% were separated, and 6.2% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Australia and who were born in Japan the median age of married people was 41 years. Of people never married, the median age was 28 years.

Of the population born in Japan who usually live in Australia, 27.0% were attending an educational institution. There were 5.4% in primary school, 4.5% in secondary school and 11.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Australia of people who were born in Japan, 31.3% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 20.2% from 2001 - 2005.

In Australia of people who were born in Japan, 17.8% were Australian citizens.

In Australia of people who were born in Japan and had a spouse or partner, 59.8% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 37.2% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Australia of people who were born in Japan, the most common responses to the religion question were No Religion 52.6%, Buddhism 26.3%, Catholic 4.1%, Japanese Religions 2.5% and Anglican 2.2%.

In Australia of people who were born in Japan, 17.4% spoke English only at home. A further 65.6% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Australia of people who were born in Japan and who were in the labour force, 52.9% worked full-time, 36.0% worked part-time and 6.4% were unemployed.

In Australia of people who were born in Japan and who were employed, 38.5% worked 40 hours or more per week and 18.0% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Australia of people who were born in Japan the median age for those who were employed full-time was 38, while the median age for those employed part-time was 37.

In Australia of people who were born in Japan, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 25.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 18.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.3% and Managers 11.1%.

In Australia of people who were born in Japan, the most common responses for industry of employment were Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 15.3%, School Education 4.7%, Tertiary Education 3.3%, Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 3.2% and Accommodation 3.1%.

In Australia of people who were born in Japan, the personal weekly median income was $423. Family median weekly income was $1,456 and Household median weekly income was $1,414.

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 45.4% of employed people who were born in Japan, travelled to work on census day by car, while 19.5% travelled by bus or train.

In Australia 72.5% of people who were born in Japan did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 33.3% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Australia of people who were born in Japan and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.0% 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 Japan 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 Japan. Of these families, 50.8% were couple families with children, 41.4% were couple families without children and 7.4% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Australia. They are for families where the reference person was born in Japan 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 Japan. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $1,847 and for families with children the median weekly income was $1,926.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Australia. They are for families where the reference person was born in Japan 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 Japan. Of these families, 17.2% of families had both parents working full-time, 19.5% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 9.7% 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 Japan, 52.5% were a separate house, 33.7% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 13.1% 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 Japan, 28.3% had two bedrooms, 36.0% had three bedrooms and 24.5% 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 Japan, 21.7% were owned outright, 29.6% were owned with a mortgage and 46.7% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950 and the median weekly rent paid was $370.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in Japan' includes households in Australia where at least one person was born in Japan. Of those households, 76.9% were one family households and 12.4% were lone person households.