People in Australia who were born in Netherlands

2016 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Area code 0 by 2308
People 70,174
Male 35,406
Female 34,768
Australian citizen 73.3%
Not an Australian citizen 24.3%
Families 39,891
Couples with children 10,801
Couples without children 26,456
One parent families 2,396
Other families 241
All private dwellings 56,134
Median monthly mortgage repayment $1,517
Median weekly rent paid $321

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Male 35,406 50.5 2,997,173 48.6 7,735,362 49.5 11,546,638 49.3
Female 34,768 49.5 3,166,493 51.4 7,880,175 50.5 11,855,248 50.7

In the 2016 Census, there were 70,174 people in Australia who were born in Netherlands. Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female.

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Age
People
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
0-14 years 1,541 2.2 366,872 6.0 3,777,875 24.2 4,364,607 18.7
15-24 years 1,599 2.3 612,643 9.9 2,197,847 14.1 2,988,390 12.8
25-34 years 2,815 4.0 1,130,884 18.3 1,994,601 12.8 3,368,449 14.4
35-44 years 4,704 6.7 1,021,528 16.6 1,911,355 12.2 3,144,935 13.4
45-54 years 6,151 8.8 961,980 15.6 1,920,340 12.3 3,105,007 13.3
55-64 years 12,120 17.3 840,595 13.6 1,704,198 10.9 2,753,734 11.8
65 years and over 41,241 58.8 1,229,161 19.9 2,109,310 13.5 3,676,765 15.7
Median age 67 -- 44 -- 34 -- 38 --

Of the population born in Netherlands who usually live in Australia, 2.2% were aged 0 - 14 years and 58.8% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Australia who were born in Netherlands was 67 years.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Married 41,349 60.3 3,362,174 58.0 5,158,710 43.6 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,979 2.9 178,867 3.1 376,863 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 8,323 12.1 464,766 8.0 1,021,844 8.6 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 9,046 13.2 326,987 5.6 560,940 4.7 985,204 5.2
Never married 7,925 11.5 1,463,996 25.3 4,719,302 39.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Australia aged 15 years and over who were born in Netherlands, 60.3% were married, 2.9% were separated, and 12.1% were divorced.

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Education Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Pre-school 104 0.1 21,982 0.4 323,754 2.1 347,621 1.5
Primary 850 1.2 197,196 3.2 1,717,830 11.0 1,926,880 8.2
Secondary 920 1.3 224,770 3.6 1,211,676 7.8 1,446,506 6.2
University or tertiary institution 1,173 1.7 440,789 7.2 713,008 4.6 1,160,630 5.0
Technical or further education 402 0.6 152,909 2.5 267,689 1.7 424,870 1.8
Other 332 0.5 97,890 1.6 98,429 0.6 198,383 0.8
Institution attended, type not stated 1,885 2.7 117,292 1.9 329,449 2.1 1,707,023 7.3
Not attending an educational institution 64,500 91.9 4,910,840 79.7 10,953,685 70.1 16,189,980 69.2

Of the population born in Netherlands who usually live in Australia, 8.1% were attending an educational institution. There were 1.2% in primary school, 1.3% in secondary school and 2.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 13,025 19.0 1,830,410 31.6 2,320,141 19.6 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 7,518 11.0 587,176 10.1 1,079,954 9.1 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,540 2.2 120,064 2.1 425,836 3.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 10,779 15.7 565,803 9.8 1,831,323 15.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 7,501 10.9 1,051,623 18.1 1,902,337 16.1 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,373 3.5 200,856 3.5 724,761 6.1 941,531 4.9
Year 10 7,379 10.8 418,929 7.2 1,588,715 13.4 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 57 0.1 3,313 0.1 9,848 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 8 0.0 863 0.0 1,266 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 9,164 13.4 458,176 7.9 1,027,299 8.7 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 266 0.4 114,870 2.0 26,748 0.2 145,844 0.8
Not stated 6,268 9.1 264,618 4.6 570,419 4.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of the population born in Netherlands who usually live in Australia, 10.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Year of arrival Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Before 1941 59 0.1 9,289 0.2 -- -- -- --
1941 - 1950 3,352 4.8 84,378 1.4 -- -- -- --
1951 - 1960 33,670 48.0 321,721 5.2 -- -- -- --
1961 - 1970 8,511 12.1 590,106 9.6 -- -- -- --
1971 - 1980 4,591 6.5 541,319 8.8 -- -- -- --
1981 - 1990 4,998 7.1 768,312 12.5 -- -- -- --
1991 - 2000 3,146 4.5 766,940 12.4 -- -- -- --
2001 - 2005 2,445 3.5 559,084 9.1 -- -- -- --
2006 - 2010 3,137 4.5 985,332 16.0 -- -- -- --
2011 - 2016 3,965 5.7 1,324,426 21.5 -- -- -- --
Born in Australia -- -- -- -- 15,615,531 -- -- --

In Australia of people who were born in Netherlands, 5.7% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 4.5% from 2006 - 2010.

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Citizenship Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Australian citizen 51,406 73.3 3,652,290 59.3 15,304,785 98.0 19,278,834 82.4
Not an Australian citizen 17,065 24.3 2,402,591 39.0 86,884 0.6 2,507,458 10.7

In Australia of people who were born in Netherlands, 73.3% were Australian citizens.

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Birthplace of spouse or partner Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 19,284 46.2 2,533,692 72.3 874,386 14.5 3,432,017 35.9
Spouse or partner born in Australia 21,515 51.6 874,386 25.0 4,975,104 82.7 5,872,893 61.4

In Australia of people who were born in Netherlands and had a spouse or partner, 46.2% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 51.6% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

Note: Total does not include those spouses or partners who did not state their country of birth.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined'
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
No Religion, so described 25,715 36.6 1,647,084 26.7 5,197,438 33.3 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 21,037 30.0 1,306,565 21.2 3,895,007 24.9 5,291,834 22.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 5,568 7.9 143,637 2.3 371,592 2.4 526,689 2.3
Uniting Church 2,819 4.0 95,717 1.6 757,618 4.9 870,183 3.7
Anglican 2,790 4.0 535,049 8.7 2,504,891 16.0 3,101,185 13.3

In Australia of people who were born in Netherlands, the most common responses to the religion question were No Religion, so described 36.6%, Catholic 30.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 7.9%, Uniting Church 4.0% and Anglican 4.0%.

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English language proficiency Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Speaks English only 45,913 65.4 2,581,282 41.9 14,190,672 90.9 17,020,421 72.7
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 23,279 33.2 2,885,219 46.8 1,122,966 7.2 4,068,598 17.4
Not well or not at all 404 0.6 648,470 10.5 157,704 1.0 819,925 3.5

In Australia of people who were born in Netherlands, 65.4% spoke English only at home. A further 33.2% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

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Employment

Employment
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Worked full-time 13,776 54.7 2,052,828 58.4 4,491,739 57.5 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 8,855 35.2 1,025,198 29.2 2,421,402 31.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,377 5.5 158,027 4.5 397,088 5.1 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,158 4.6 277,586 7.9 498,013 6.4 787,452 6.9
Not in the labour force 42,031 61.2 2,221,922 38.3 3,913,066 33.1 6,297,600 33.1

In Australia of people who were born in Netherlands and who were in the labour force, 54.7% worked full-time, 35.2% worked part-time and 4.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
1-15 hours per week 3,149 13.1 313,561 9.7 890,779 12.2 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 2,795 11.6 358,890 11.1 706,291 9.7 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,913 12.1 352,748 10.9 824,331 11.3 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3,753 15.6 705,848 21.8 1,300,092 17.8 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 10,025 41.8 1,346,985 41.6 3,191,643 43.7 4,591,801 43.0

In Australia of people who were born in Netherlands and who were employed, 41.8% worked 40 hours or more per week and 15.6% worked 35-39 hours per week.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Professionals 6,262 26.1 815,695 25.2 1,536,662 21.0 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 4,243 17.7 403,585 12.5 970,340 13.3 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3,057 12.7 393,619 12.2 1,040,953 14.2 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,001 12.5 405,055 12.5 1,021,688 14.0 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,354 9.8 351,854 10.9 789,597 10.8 1,157,003 10.8

In Australia of people who were born in Netherlands, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 26.1%, Managers 17.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.5% and Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 940 3.9 141,550 4.4 265,609 3.6 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 647 2.7 61,774 1.9 93,269 1.3 155,985 1.5
Aged Care Residential Services 639 2.7 90,571 2.8 117,174 1.6 211,621 2.0
Computer System Design and Related Services 620 2.6 82,618 2.6 79,573 1.1 162,884 1.5
Other Social Assistance Services 493 2.1 44,886 1.4 110,902 1.5 158,230 1.5

In Australia of people who were born in Netherlands, the most common responses for industry of employment were Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Higher Education 2.7%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.7%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.6% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.1%.

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Median weekly income
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Personal 489 -- 615 -- 688 -- 662 --
Family 1,290 -- 1,725 -- 1,834 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,102 -- 1,562 -- 1,539 -- 1,438 --

In Australia of people who were born in Netherlands, the personal weekly median income was $489. Family median weekly income was $1,290 and Household median weekly income was $1,102.

Median personal weekly income for persons aged 15 years and over born in the selected country. Excludes those who did not state an income.

Family for the selected country of birth is determined by the reference person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. Median family income excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

Household for the selected country of birth is determined by the response of any household member (enumerated in the dwelling) to country of birth. Median household income excludes households where at least one member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

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Travel to work
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Car 14,197 59.1 1,986,872 61.4 5,009,484 68.5 7,090,101 66.4
Bus or train 1,510 6.3 453,292 14.0 454,116 6.2 915,328 8.6
Other 3,303 13.8 381,664 11.8 672,865 9.2 1,066,965 10.0

In Australia 59.1% of employed people who were born in Netherlands travelled to work on census day by car, while 6.3% travelled by bus or train.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 48,024 70.0 3,964,948 68.4 9,000,198 76.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 13,835 20.2 1,677,392 28.9 3,507,061 29.6 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 8,927 13.0 613,990 10.6 1,489,817 12.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 15,837 23.1 941,091 16.2 2,634,097 22.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Australia 70.0% of people who were born in Netherlands did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 20.2% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Less than 5 hours per week 11,396 16.6 1,234,900 21.3 3,013,177 25.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 18,630 27.1 1,509,217 26.0 3,371,602 28.5 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 10,173 14.8 678,501 11.7 1,479,061 12.5 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 7,822 11.4 542,335 9.4 1,136,359 9.6 1,710,970 9.0

In Australia of people who were born in Netherlands and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 27.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

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Family composition Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Couple family without children 26,456 66.3 1,012,440 39.3 1,240,422 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 10,801 27.1 1,248,241 48.4 1,434,939 42.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,396 6.0 282,463 11.0 648,590 19.1 959,543 15.8
Other family 241 0.6 34,059 1.3 65,896 1.9 102,559 1.7
Families with a child under 5 2,194 5.5 446,733 17.3 591,182 17.4 1,037,904 17.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 6,404 16.0 977,697 37.9 1,379,763 40.7 2,357,465 38.8

These statistics are for families in Australia. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Netherlands. Of these families, 27.1% were couple families with children, 66.3% were couple families without children and 6.0% were one parent families.

Note: Totals for families with a child under 5 and for families with a child aged 0-15 years does not include those families where the reference person and/or their spouse/partner did not state their country of birth.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 4,061 10.9 475,278 21.0 600,260 22.4 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,605 4.3 97,948 4.3 103,266 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 5,160 13.8 424,478 18.8 652,771 24.4 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3,997 10.7 390,307 17.3 352,203 13.2 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 2,937 7.9 156,274 6.9 141,852 5.3 302,037 6.0
Both not working 16,749 44.9 492,423 21.8 488,403 18.3 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,314 3.5 107,664 4.8 152,346 5.7 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,439 3.9 116,299 5.1 184,264 6.9 311,381 6.2

These statistics are for families in Australia. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Netherlands. Of these families, 10.9% of families had both parents working full-time, 13.8% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 44.9% of families stated that both parents were not working.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | mortgage & rent | household composition

Dwelling structure

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Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Separate house 44,168 78.7 2,212,954 67.1 5,074,866 76.9 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6,596 11.8 466,800 14.1 779,497 11.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 4,500 8.0 585,471 17.7 668,862 10.1 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 612 1.1 20,721 0.6 48,617 0.7 64,425 0.8

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 Netherlands, 78.7% were a separate house, 8.0% were a flat or apartment, and 11.8% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
None (includes bedsitters) 252 0.4 17,187 0.5 23,956 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 2,251 4.0 176,922 5.4 254,884 3.9 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 10,051 17.9 658,470 20.0 1,119,772 17.0 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 24,686 44.0 1,264,755 38.3 2,787,246 42.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 17,579 31.3 1,110,865 33.7 2,287,725 34.7 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,323 2.4 71,635 2.2 126,102 1.9 198,351 2.4

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 Netherlands, 17.9% had two bedrooms, 44.0% had three bedrooms and 31.3% had four or more bedrooms.

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Mortgage & rent

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Owned outright 29,963 53.4 970,425 29.4 2,013,505 30.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 12,804 22.8 1,122,252 34.0 2,474,999 37.5 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 10,852 19.3 1,099,840 33.3 1,907,007 28.9 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 939 1.7 25,380 0.8 59,681 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,581 2.8 81,928 2.5 144,494 2.2 224,869 2.7
Median monthly mortgage repayment 1,517 -- 1,950 -- 1,742 -- 1,755 --
Median weekly rent paid 321 -- 370 -- 330 -- 335 --

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 Netherlands, 53.4% were owned outright, 22.8% were owned with a mortgage and 19.3% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517 and the median weekly rent paid was $321.

Median monthly mortgage repayment relates only to occupied private dwellings that are owned with a mortgage (including those being purchased under a rent/buy scheme). It excludes 'visitor only' and 'other non-classifiable' households and dwellings that did not state a monthly repayment value.

Median weekly rent paid relates to occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation). It excludes 'visitor only' and 'other non-classifiable' households and dwellings that did not state a weekly payment value.

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Household composition

Household composition Born in Netherlands % Born in Netherlands All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
One family households 40,628 72.4 2,465,248 74.7 4,809,352 72.9 5,751,635 69.4
Multiple family households 1,120 2.0 101,470 3.1 137,593 2.1 155,992 1.9
Single (or lone) person households 12,560 22.4 559,665 17.0 1,403,935 21.3 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,825 3.3 173,452 5.3 248,803 3.8 354,917 4.3

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'Born in Netherlands' includes households in Australia where at least one person was born in Netherlands. Of those households, 72.4% were one family households and 22.4% were lone person households.

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Small random adjustments have been 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 the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.