People in Rest of NSW who were born in Cyprus

Demographics & education

In the 2016 Census, there were 521 people in Rest of NSW who were born in Cyprus. Of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Country of birth of person (BPLP)

Of the population born in Cyprus who usually live in Rest of NSW, 2.3% were aged 0 - 14 years and 49.5% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Rest of NSW who were born in Cyprus was 64 years.

Of people in Rest of NSW aged 15 years and over who were born in Cyprus, 68.7% were married, 3.4% were separated, and 9.5% were divorced.

Of the population born in Cyprus who usually live in Rest of NSW, 6.7% were attending an educational institution. There were 1.0% in primary school, 1.3% in secondary school and 1.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of the population born in Cyprus who usually live in Rest of NSW, 12.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Cyprus, 1.3% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 1.3% from 2006 - 2010.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Cyprus, 92.0% were Australian citizens.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Cyprus and had a spouse or partner, 61.9% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 35.7% 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.

View the data quality statements for: Country of birth of person (BPLP) Relationship in household (RLHP) Family/household reference person indicator (RPIP)

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Cyprus, the most common responses to the religion question were Eastern Orthodox 63.0%, No Religion, so described 14.0%, Islam 9.2%, Anglican 3.6% and Catholic 2.1%.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Cyprus, 32.2% spoke English only at home. A further 58.9% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Cyprus and who were in the labour force, 56.2% worked full-time, 33.8% worked part-time and 4.0% 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.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Cyprus and who were employed, 40.5% worked 40 hours or more per week and 18.0% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Cyprus, the most common responses for occupation were Managers 18.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.2%, Professionals 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Cyprus, the most common responses for industry of employment were Cafes and Restaurants 10.2%, Takeaway Food Services 8.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.4%, Carpentry Services 3.6% and Real Estate Services 3.6%.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Cyprus, the personal weekly median income was $493. Family median weekly income was $1,284 and Household median weekly income was $1,172.

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.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Rest of NSW 76.0% of employed people who were born in Cyprus travelled to work on census day by car, while 0.0% travelled by bus or train.

In Rest of NSW 64.6% of people who were born in Cyprus did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 20.0% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Cyprus and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

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These statistics are for families in Rest of NSW. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Cyprus. Of these families, 35.0% were couple families with children, 52.2% were couple families without children and 10.8% 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.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Rest of NSW. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Cyprus. Of these families, 14.8% of families had both parents working full-time, 8.6% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 42.4% of families stated that both parents were not working.

Dwelling structure

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Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Rest of NSW. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Cyprus, 86.0% were a separate house, 7.5% were a flat or apartment, and 5.7% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Rest of NSW. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Cyprus, 9.7% had two bedrooms, 41.3% had three bedrooms and 43.2% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Rest of NSW. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Cyprus, 57.0% were owned outright, 25.7% were owned with a mortgage and 15.6% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517 and the median weekly rent paid was $300.

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.

View the data quality statements for: Tenure type (TEND) Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED)

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'Born in Cyprus' includes households in Rest of NSW where at least one person was born in Cyprus. Of those households, 77.6% were one family households and 17.7% were lone person households.