People in Western Australia who were born in Japan

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,566 people in Western Australia who were born in Japan. Of these 30.4% were male and 69.6% were female.

Of the population born in Japan who usually live in Western Australia, 11.4% were aged 0 - 14 years and 5.5% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Western Australia who were born in Japan was 36 years.

Of people in Western Australia aged 15 years and over who were born in Japan, 60.7% were married, 2.0% were separated, and 6.6% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Western Australia and who were born in Japan the median age of married people was 40 years. Of people never married, the median age was 28 years.

Of the population born in Japan who usually live in Western Australia, 26.2% were attending an educational institution. There were 5.6% in primary school, 3.5% in secondary school and 11.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Western Australia of people who were born in Japan, 35.5% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 21.0% from 2001 - 2005.

In Western Australia of people who were born in Japan, 16.7% were Australian citizens.

In Western Australia of people who were born in Japan and had a spouse or partner, 62.5% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 32.7% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Western Australia of people who were born in Japan, the most common responses to the religion question were No Religion 52.0%, Buddhism 28.1%, Catholic 3.8%, Japanese Religions 2.7% and Anglican 1.7%.

In Western Australia of people who were born in Japan, 17.2% spoke English only at home. A further 64.5% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Western Australia of people who were born in Japan and who were in the labour force, 53.1% worked full-time, 36.8% worked part-time and 5.9% were unemployed.

In Western Australia of people who were born in Japan and who were employed, 40.7% worked 40 hours or more per week and 15.8% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Western Australia of people who were born in Japan the median age for those who were employed full-time was 37, while the median age for those employed part-time was 36.

In Western Australia of people who were born in Japan, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 23.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 19.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.1% and Labourers 10.7%.

In Western Australia of people who were born in Japan, the most common responses for industry of employment were Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 19.7%, School Education 5.4%, Accommodation 3.9%, Oil and Gas Extraction 3.7% and Tertiary Education 3.1%.

In Western Australia of people who were born in Japan, the personal weekly median income was $414. Family median weekly income was $1,569 and Household median weekly income was $1,504.

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 Western Australia 52.6% of employed people who were born in Japan, travelled to work on census day by car, while 18.2% travelled by bus or train.

In Western Australia 72.8% of people who were born in Japan did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 34.9% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Western Australia of people who were born in Japan and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.1% 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 Western 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, 51.9% were couple families with children, 41.0% were couple families without children and 6.8% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Western 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 $1,798 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,103.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Western 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, 15.5% of families had both parents working full-time, 19.6% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 9.0% 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 Western Australia. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Japan, 64.2% were a separate house, 20.2% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 15.3% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Western Australia. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Japan, 18.4% had two bedrooms, 42.3% had three bedrooms and 31.9% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Western Australia. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Japan, 21.0% were owned outright, 32.8% were owned with a mortgage and 44.4% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000 and the median weekly rent paid was $350.

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 Western Australia where at least one person was born in Japan. Of those households, 78.9% were one family households and 12.1% were lone person households.