People in Greater Sydney who were born in Malta

2016 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Area code 1GSYD by 3105
People 12,316
Male 6,137
Female 6,179
Australian citizen 85.5%
Not an Australian citizen 12.6%
Families 6,470
Couples with children 2,038
Couples without children 3,674
One parent families 654
Other families 110
All private dwellings 9,020
Median monthly mortgage repayment $1,733
Median weekly rent paid $290

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Male 6,137 49.8 862,759 48.6 1,365,474 49.6 2,376,766 49.3
Female 6,179 50.2 910,741 51.4 1,386,695 50.4 2,447,221 50.7

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,316 people in Greater Sydney who were born in Malta. Of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female.

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Age
People
Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
0-14 years 24 0.2 86,605 4.9 772,485 28.1 900,297 18.7
15-24 years 75 0.6 169,162 9.5 424,910 15.4 629,103 13.0
25-34 years 113 0.9 357,835 20.2 362,766 13.2 774,405 16.1
35-44 years 317 2.6 320,272 18.1 333,049 12.1 696,037 14.4
45-54 years 766 6.2 286,432 16.2 302,752 11.0 627,580 13.0
55-64 years 2,756 22.4 244,706 13.8 245,898 8.9 524,011 10.9
65 years and over 8,271 67.1 308,485 17.4 310,306 11.3 672,559 13.9
Median age 69 -- 43 -- 29 -- 36 --

Of the population born in Malta who usually live in Greater Sydney, 0.2% were aged 0 - 14 years and 67.1% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Greater Sydney who were born in Malta was 69 years.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Married 7,990 65.0 997,933 59.2 823,877 41.6 1,934,132 49.3
Separated 364 3.0 49,653 2.9 53,089 2.7 111,495 2.8
Divorced 1,202 9.8 124,745 7.4 150,149 7.6 298,436 7.6
Widowed 1,855 15.1 84,892 5.0 84,645 4.3 185,646 4.7
Never married 880 7.2 429,669 25.5 867,919 43.8 1,393,987 35.5

Of people in Greater Sydney aged 15 years and over who were born in Malta, 65.0% were married, 3.0% were separated, and 9.8% were divorced.

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Education Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Pre-school 0 0.0 5,886 0.3 77,584 2.8 83,920 1.7
Primary 14 0.1 45,248 2.6 343,605 12.5 391,438 8.1
Secondary 39 0.3 54,387 3.1 247,369 9.0 303,797 6.3
University or tertiary institution 28 0.2 132,746 7.5 159,654 5.8 294,022 6.1
Technical or further education 22 0.2 45,636 2.6 46,376 1.7 92,778 1.9
Other 16 0.1 33,740 1.9 16,104 0.6 50,247 1.0
Institution attended, type not stated 487 4.0 29,497 1.7 49,081 1.8 313,981 6.5
Not attending an educational institution 11,708 95.1 1,426,351 80.4 1,812,384 65.9 3,293,820 68.3

Of the population born in Malta who usually live in Greater Sydney, 4.9% were attending an educational institution. There were 0.1% in primary school, 0.3% in secondary school and 0.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 517 4.2 610,982 36.2 493,022 24.9 1,110,999 28.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 415 3.4 164,742 9.8 197,483 10.0 365,989 9.3
Certificate level IV 138 1.1 27,312 1.6 64,874 3.3 92,906 2.4
Certificate level III 1,260 10.2 119,077 7.1 254,350 12.8 379,732 9.7
Year 12 780 6.3 323,231 19.2 347,883 17.6 678,975 17.3
Year 11 173 1.4 37,465 2.2 81,053 4.1 120,047 3.1
Year 10 2,057 16.7 111,426 6.6 248,510 12.6 366,932 9.4
Certificate level II 16 0.1 826 0.0 1,277 0.1 2,142 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.0 188 0.0 145 0.0 336 0.0
Year 9 or below 4,711 38.3 130,533 7.7 140,516 7.1 277,300 7.1
No educational attainment 605 4.9 42,344 2.5 3,941 0.2 47,465 1.2
Not stated 1,287 10.5 65,877 3.9 78,995 4.0 358,653 9.1

Of the population born in Malta who usually live in Greater Sydney, 6.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Year of arrival Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Before 1941 17 0.1 2,297 0.1 -- -- -- --
1941 - 1950 1,241 10.1 17,294 1.0 -- -- -- --
1951 - 1960 4,232 34.4 59,361 3.3 -- -- -- --
1961 - 1970 3,871 31.4 127,789 7.2 -- -- -- --
1971 - 1980 1,487 12.1 153,149 8.6 -- -- -- --
1981 - 1990 640 5.2 255,978 14.4 -- -- -- --
1991 - 2000 143 1.2 284,326 16.0 -- -- -- --
2001 - 2005 55 0.4 176,759 10.0 -- -- -- --
2006 - 2010 87 0.7 257,628 14.5 -- -- -- --
2011 - 2016 57 0.5 379,584 21.4 -- -- -- --
Born in Australia -- -- -- -- 2,752,169 -- -- --

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Malta, 0.5% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 0.7% from 2006 - 2010.

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Citizenship Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Australian citizen 10,528 85.5 1,089,417 61.4 2,692,002 97.8 3,835,026 79.5
Not an Australian citizen 1,552 12.6 654,658 36.9 20,867 0.8 680,121 14.1

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Malta, 85.5% were Australian citizens.

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Birthplace of spouse or partner Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 5,450 69.0 816,825 79.2 189,870 20.0 1,011,345 50.8
Spouse or partner born in Australia 2,333 29.5 189,869 18.4 739,382 77.7 932,356 46.8

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Malta and had a spouse or partner, 69.0% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 29.5% 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 Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Catholic 11,445 93.0 386,109 21.8 809,313 29.4 1,213,126 25.1
No Religion, so described 306 2.5 450,206 25.4 727,074 26.4 1,188,280 24.6
Anglican 70 0.6 100,561 5.7 471,178 17.1 580,341 12.0
Christian, nfd 66 0.5 51,128 2.9 55,491 2.0 108,213 2.2
Pentecostal 33 0.3 23,673 1.3 28,563 1.0 52,819 1.1

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Malta, the most common responses to the religion question were Catholic 93.0%, No Religion, so described 2.5%, Anglican 0.6%, Christian, nfd 0.5% and Pentecostal 0.3%.

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English language proficiency Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Speaks English only 4,783 38.8 508,434 28.7 2,275,954 82.7 2,816,815 58.4
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 6,634 53.9 993,384 56.0 400,788 14.6 1,412,427 29.3
Not well or not at all 750 6.1 258,109 14.6 50,789 1.8 313,482 6.5

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Malta, 38.8% spoke English only at home. A further 53.9% 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 Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Worked full-time 1,871 56.6 643,999 61.5 822,456 61.0 1,480,218 61.2
Worked part-time 1,124 34.0 282,494 27.0 393,250 29.2 682,605 28.2
Away from work 208 6.3 44,866 4.3 62,558 4.6 109,892 4.5
Unemployed 104 3.1 74,976 7.2 69,509 5.2 146,187 6.0
Not in the labour force 8,668 70.5 624,205 37.0 615,924 31.1 1,266,780 32.3

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Malta and who were in the labour force, 56.6% worked full-time, 34.0% worked part-time and 3.1% 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 Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
1-15 hours per week 374 11.7 81,481 8.4 146,070 11.4 229,765 10.1
16-24 hours per week 382 11.9 110,760 11.4 122,462 9.6 235,495 10.4
25-34 hours per week 375 11.7 90,253 9.3 124,718 9.8 217,349 9.6
35-39 hours per week 627 19.5 217,395 22.4 217,896 17.0 439,866 19.4
40 hours or more per week 1,245 38.8 426,603 43.9 604,561 47.3 1,040,349 45.8

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Malta and who were employed, 38.8% worked 40 hours or more per week and 19.5% worked 35-39 hours per week.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Labourers 524 16.4 90,100 9.3 78,831 6.2 171,450 7.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 486 15.2 126,816 13.1 201,249 15.7 331,135 14.6
Managers 485 15.2 129,895 13.4 179,474 14.0 311,762 13.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 415 13.0 63,019 6.5 62,941 4.9 128,020 5.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 372 11.6 107,961 11.1 153,990 12.0 265,056 11.7

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Malta, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers 16.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.2%, Managers 15.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.0% and Technicians and Trades Workers 11.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 88 2.8 36,255 3.7 39,608 3.1 76,600 3.4
Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 86 2.8 855 0.1 480 0.0 1,366 0.1
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 86 2.8 18,571 1.9 8,004 0.6 27,014 1.2
Aged Care Residential Services 80 2.6 23,019 2.4 13,333 1.0 36,849 1.6
Road Freight Transport 78 2.5 7,696 0.8 14,821 1.2 22,845 1.0

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Malta, the most common responses for industry of employment were Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.8%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 2.8%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.6% and Road Freight Transport 2.5%.

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Median weekly income
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Personal 426 -- 655 -- 780 -- 719 --
Family 1,207 -- 1,888 -- 2,239 -- 1,988 --
Household 1,007 -- 1,805 -- 1,945 -- 1,750 --

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Malta, the personal weekly median income was $426. Family median weekly income was $1,207 and Household median weekly income was $1,007.

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 Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Car 2,096 65.3 498,072 51.3 779,343 61.0 1,291,452 56.8
Bus or train 211 6.6 246,569 25.4 181,710 14.2 431,820 19.0
Other 307 9.6 117,542 12.1 133,413 10.4 253,083 11.1

In Greater Sydney 65.3% of employed people who were born in Malta travelled to work on census day by car, while 6.6% travelled by bus or train.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,517 61.1 1,116,619 66.2 1,484,636 75.0 2,628,461 67.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,134 17.4 492,638 29.2 568,669 28.7 1,073,085 27.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,616 13.1 181,074 10.7 248,166 12.5 435,993 11.1
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,094 8.9 240,902 14.3 407,311 20.6 653,910 16.7

In Greater Sydney 61.1% of people who were born in Malta did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 17.4% 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 Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Less than 5 hours per week 1,784 14.5 367,781 21.8 558,198 28.2 934,749 23.8
5 to 14 hours per week 2,593 21.1 414,846 24.6 542,343 27.4 966,678 24.6
15 to 29 hours per week 1,541 12.5 182,707 10.8 221,491 11.2 408,730 10.4
30 hours or more per week 1,592 13.0 151,288 9.0 162,598 8.2 318,303 8.1

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Malta and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 21.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.0% 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 Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Couple family without children 3,674 56.8 248,233 34.3 162,998 32.2 416,588 33.4
Couple family with children 2,038 31.5 379,181 52.4 232,043 45.8 617,424 49.5
One parent family 654 10.1 85,758 11.8 99,641 19.7 190,048 15.2
Other family 110 1.7 10,987 1.5 11,500 2.3 22,992 1.8
Families with a child under 5 159 2.5 133,132 18.4 92,280 18.2 225,411 18.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 552 8.5 288,313 39.8 211,928 41.9 500,245 40.1

These statistics are for families in Greater Sydney. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Malta. Of these families, 31.5% were couple families with children, 56.8% were couple families without children and 10.1% 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 Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 480 8.4 150,165 23.9 102,682 26.0 254,297 24.6
Both employed, worked part-time 183 3.2 25,055 4.0 13,168 3.3 38,580 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 610 10.6 108,863 17.4 98,265 24.9 208,421 20.2
One employed full-time, other not working 630 11.0 116,966 18.6 54,412 13.8 172,625 16.7
One employed part-time, other not working 430 7.5 42,288 6.7 19,033 4.8 61,943 6.0
Both not working 2,981 52.0 124,872 19.9 61,294 15.5 190,298 18.4
Other (includes away from work) 180 3.1 29,021 4.6 21,544 5.5 51,219 5.0
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 234 4.1 30,185 4.8 24,643 6.2 56,642 5.5

These statistics are for families in Greater Sydney. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Malta. Of these families, 8.4% of families had both parents working full-time, 10.6% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 52.0% 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 Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Separate house 7,465 82.8 465,541 52.0 749,432 63.3 924,225 56.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 904 10.0 125,630 14.0 166,719 14.1 227,235 14.0
Flat or apartment 597 6.6 294,775 32.9 257,416 21.7 456,231 28.1
Other dwelling 26 0.3 4,892 0.5 6,081 0.5 9,132 0.6

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Sydney. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Malta, 82.8% were a separate house, 6.6% were a flat or apartment, and 10.0% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
None (includes bedsitters) 21 0.2 7,294 0.8 6,104 0.5 12,812 0.8
1 bedroom 231 2.6 66,976 7.5 61,993 5.2 118,881 7.3
2 bedrooms 1,016 11.3 240,576 26.9 252,576 21.3 402,675 24.8
3 bedrooms 4,089 45.3 285,866 31.9 423,356 35.8 548,987 33.8
4 or more bedrooms 3,409 37.8 273,749 30.6 418,594 35.4 501,256 30.9
Number of bedrooms not stated 257 2.8 20,299 2.3 21,456 1.8 39,262 2.4

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Sydney. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Malta, 11.3% had two bedrooms, 45.3% had three bedrooms and 37.8% had four or more bedrooms.

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Mortgage & rent

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Owned outright 6,445 71.4 235,889 26.4 348,002 29.4 472,635 29.1
Owned with a mortgage 1,273 14.1 293,690 32.8 447,960 37.8 539,917 33.2
Rented 890 9.9 336,770 37.6 353,652 29.9 553,249 34.1
Other tenure type 72 0.8 5,759 0.6 9,965 0.8 14,183 0.9
Tenure type not stated 342 3.8 22,653 2.5 24,492 2.1 43,899 2.7
Median monthly mortgage repayment 1,733 -- 2,167 -- 2,167 -- 2,167 --
Median weekly rent paid 290 -- 460 -- 445 -- 440 --

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Sydney. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Malta, 71.4% were owned outright, 14.1% were owned with a mortgage and 9.9% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733 and the median weekly rent paid was $290.

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 Malta % Born in Malta All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
One family households 6,380 70.7 670,232 74.9 892,593 75.4 1,146,625 70.6
Multiple family households 363 4.0 38,937 4.4 42,205 3.6 49,031 3.0
Single (or lone) person households 2,109 23.4 135,785 15.2 206,872 17.5 351,423 21.6
Group households 167 1.9 49,819 5.6 42,400 3.6 76,795 4.7

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'Born in Malta' includes households in Greater Sydney where at least one person was born in Malta. Of those households, 70.7% were one family households and 23.4% were lone person households.

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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.