People in New South Wales who were born in Hungary

Demographics & education

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,422 people in New South Wales who were born in Hungary. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female.

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

Of the population born in Hungary who usually live in New South Wales, 1.8% were aged 0 - 14 years and 57.8% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in New South Wales who were born in Hungary was 68 years.

Of people in New South Wales aged 15 years and over who were born in Hungary, 51.8% were married, 3.2% were separated, and 15.1% were divorced.

Of the population born in Hungary who usually live in New South Wales, 10.5% were attending an educational institution. There were 1.2% in primary school, 0.9% in secondary school and 3.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of the population born in Hungary who usually live in New South Wales, 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

In New South Wales of people who were born in Hungary, 8.5% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 5.8% from 2006 - 2010.

In New South Wales of people who were born in Hungary, 84.6% were Australian citizens.

In New South Wales of people who were born in Hungary and had a spouse or partner, 68.8% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 28.7% 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 New South Wales of people who were born in Hungary, the most common responses to the religion question were Catholic 47.4%, No Religion, so described 21.5%, Judaism 9.9%, Presbyterian and Reformed 5.0% and Anglican 1.7%.

In New South Wales of people who were born in Hungary, 37.8% spoke English only at home. A further 55.6% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In New South Wales of people who were born in Hungary and who were in the labour force, 54.9% worked full-time, 34.7% worked part-time and 5.2% 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 New South Wales of people who were born in Hungary and who were employed, 38.8% worked 40 hours or more per week and 18.9% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In New South Wales of people who were born in Hungary, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 29.4%, Managers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%.

In New South Wales of people who were born in Hungary, the most common responses for industry of employment were Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.0% and Higher Education 2.8%.

In New South Wales of people who were born in Hungary, the personal weekly median income was $548. Family median weekly income was $1,642 and Household median weekly income was $1,272.

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 New South Wales 53.7% of employed people who were born in Hungary travelled to work on census day by car, while 16.6% travelled by bus or train.

In New South Wales 65.7% of people who were born in Hungary did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 19.1% 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 New South Wales of people who were born in Hungary and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

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These statistics are for families in New South Wales. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Hungary. Of these families, 27.6% were couple families with children, 61.1% were couple families without children and 10.6% 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 New South Wales. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Hungary. Of these families, 14.6% of families had both parents working full-time, 13.5% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 38.1% 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 New South Wales. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Hungary, 54.1% were a separate house, 30.9% were a flat or apartment, and 13.4% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in New South Wales. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Hungary, 27.3% had two bedrooms, 36.2% had three bedrooms and 23.8% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in New South Wales. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Hungary, 49.2% were owned outright, 18.1% were owned with a mortgage and 27.8% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950 and the median weekly rent paid was $420.

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 Hungary' includes households in New South Wales where at least one person was born in Hungary. Of those households, 66.2% were one family households and 27.6% were lone person households.