People in Rest of NSW who were born in Poland

2016 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Area code 1RNSW by 3307
People 2,107
Male 886
Female 1,221
Australian citizen 88.8%
Not an Australian citizen 8.5%
Families 1,049
Couples with children 368
Couples without children 558
One parent families 115
Other families 9
All private dwellings 1,601
Median monthly mortgage repayment $1,733
Median weekly rent paid $293

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Male 886 42.1 143,260 48.4 1,055,655 49.3 1,301,717 49.2
Female 1,221 57.9 152,549 51.6 1,084,118 50.7 1,341,813 50.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,107 people in Rest of NSW who were born in Poland. Of these 42.1% were male and 57.9% were female.

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Age
People
Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
0-14 years 20 1.0 14,918 5.0 444,096 20.8 485,265 18.4
15-24 years 15 0.7 18,079 6.1 269,283 12.6 307,088 11.6
25-34 years 109 5.2 33,451 11.3 235,535 11.0 290,388 11.0
35-44 years 302 14.3 37,247 12.6 245,088 11.5 304,924 11.5
45-54 years 158 7.5 45,354 15.3 274,086 12.8 348,557 13.2
55-64 years 438 20.8 49,212 16.6 282,726 13.2 363,959 13.8
65 years and over 1,063 50.5 97,555 33.0 388,959 18.2 543,363 20.6
Median age 65 -- 54 -- 40 -- 43 --

Of the population born in Poland who usually live in Rest of NSW, 1.0% were aged 0 - 14 years and 50.5% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Rest of NSW who were born in Poland was 65 years.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Married 1,097 52.4 164,118 58.4 780,817 46.0 1,028,595 47.7
Separated 94 4.5 10,073 3.6 60,441 3.6 77,793 3.6
Divorced 257 12.3 30,458 10.8 161,587 9.5 212,270 9.8
Widowed 419 20.0 23,842 8.5 105,676 6.2 145,639 6.7
Never married 227 10.8 52,404 18.7 587,161 34.6 693,964 32.2

Of people in Rest of NSW aged 15 years and over who were born in Poland, 52.4% were married, 4.5% were separated, and 12.3% were divorced.

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Education Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Pre-school 3 0.1 1,028 0.3 46,808 2.2 48,072 1.8
Primary 15 0.7 8,244 2.8 205,820 9.6 215,480 8.2
Secondary 16 0.8 8,049 2.7 153,720 7.2 162,910 6.2
University or tertiary institution 42 2.0 14,145 4.8 66,894 3.1 81,645 3.1
Technical or further education 28 1.3 6,327 2.1 44,090 2.1 51,101 1.9
Other 12 0.6 2,298 0.8 10,815 0.5 13,288 0.5
Institution attended, type not stated 87 4.1 8,859 3.0 55,156 2.6 217,879 8.2
Not attending an educational institution 1,912 90.4 246,861 83.5 1,556,482 72.7 1,853,155 70.1

Of the population born in Poland who usually live in Rest of NSW, 9.6% were attending an educational institution. There were 0.7% in primary school, 0.8% in secondary school and 3.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 515 24.8 68,366 24.3 240,067 14.2 311,937 14.5
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 227 10.9 28,405 10.1 144,991 8.6 176,459 8.2
Certificate level IV 25 1.2 7,314 2.6 66,462 3.9 74,827 3.5
Certificate level III 292 14.1 37,805 13.5 303,593 17.9 349,511 16.2
Year 12 270 13.0 38,589 13.7 207,320 12.2 250,241 11.6
Year 11 25 1.2 7,848 2.8 73,701 4.3 83,188 3.9
Year 10 141 6.8 31,625 11.3 292,478 17.2 333,955 15.5
Certificate level II 0 0.0 243 0.1 2,375 0.1 2,693 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 53 0.0 222 0.0 286 0.0
Year 9 or below 264 12.7 26,603 9.5 199,934 11.8 235,039 10.9
No educational attainment 26 1.3 3,442 1.2 3,547 0.2 7,348 0.3
Not stated 222 10.7 19,963 7.1 105,393 6.2 265,131 12.3

Of the population born in Poland who usually live in Rest of NSW, 13.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Year of arrival Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Before 1941 4 0.2 1,105 0.4 -- -- -- --
1941 - 1950 382 18.1 9,860 3.3 -- -- -- --
1951 - 1960 166 7.9 31,676 10.7 -- -- -- --
1961 - 1970 245 11.6 51,293 17.3 -- -- -- --
1971 - 1980 210 9.9 37,822 12.8 -- -- -- --
1981 - 1990 600 28.4 31,503 10.6 -- -- -- --
1991 - 2000 125 5.9 25,420 8.6 -- -- -- --
2001 - 2005 73 3.5 18,347 6.2 -- -- -- --
2006 - 2010 87 4.1 30,984 10.5 -- -- -- --
2011 - 2016 101 4.8 43,888 14.8 -- -- -- --
Born in Australia -- -- -- -- 2,139,772 -- -- --

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Poland, 4.8% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 4.1% from 2006 - 2010.

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Citizenship Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Australian citizen 1,872 88.8 187,838 63.5 2,104,068 98.3 2,343,561 88.7
Not an Australian citizen 179 8.5 101,327 34.3 4,585 0.2 106,981 4.0

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Poland, 88.8% were Australian citizens.

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Birthplace of spouse or partner Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 651 57.7 87,436 51.6 77,296 8.7 167,427 15.7
Spouse or partner born in Australia 441 39.1 77,298 45.7 791,011 88.8 872,667 81.7

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Poland and had a spouse or partner, 57.7% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 39.1% 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 Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Catholic 1,493 70.9 65,222 22.0 551,940 25.8 631,564 23.9
No Religion, so described 291 13.8 77,905 26.3 597,135 27.9 687,760 26.0
Christian, nfd 32 1.5 10,265 3.5 45,474 2.1 56,848 2.2
Seventh-day Adventist 26 1.2 2,271 0.8 8,762 0.4 11,261 0.4
Eastern Orthodox 25 1.2 9,106 3.1 13,032 0.6 22,751 0.9

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Poland, the most common responses to the religion question were Catholic 70.9%, No Religion, so described 13.8%, Christian, nfd 1.5%, Seventh-day Adventist 1.2% and Eastern Orthodox 1.2%.

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English language proficiency Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Speaks English only 786 37.1 185,370 62.7 2,071,293 96.8 2,302,328 87.1
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 1,131 53.4 89,925 30.4 41,680 1.9 134,997 5.1
Not well or not at all 154 7.3 16,832 5.7 5,147 0.2 22,566 0.9

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Poland, 37.1% spoke English only at home. A further 53.4% 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 Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Worked full-time 434 54.9 76,918 54.6 564,222 55.3 652,283 55.2
Worked part-time 255 32.2 47,182 33.5 332,983 32.7 387,471 32.8
Away from work 46 5.8 7,031 5.0 55,331 5.4 64,405 5.4
Unemployed 56 7.1 9,785 6.9 67,006 6.6 78,414 6.6
Not in the labour force 1,222 58.4 135,231 48.1 653,785 38.6 817,222 37.9

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Poland and who were in the labour force, 54.9% worked full-time, 32.2% worked part-time and 7.1% 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 Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
1-15 hours per week 74 10.0 15,049 11.5 117,173 12.3 134,568 12.2
16-24 hours per week 88 11.9 15,290 11.7 99,320 10.4 116,929 10.6
25-34 hours per week 92 12.4 16,833 12.8 116,489 12.2 135,978 12.3
35-39 hours per week 152 20.5 25,577 19.5 175,931 18.5 204,953 18.6
40 hours or more per week 286 38.6 51,340 39.2 388,293 40.8 447,333 40.5

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Poland and who were employed, 38.6% worked 40 hours or more per week and 20.5% worked 35-39 hours per week.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Professionals 228 31.3 32,481 24.8 164,711 17.3 199,664 18.1
Managers 97 13.3 17,604 13.4 123,652 13.0 144,050 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 89 12.2 15,718 12.0 113,400 11.9 131,603 11.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 87 12.0 16,905 12.9 143,741 15.1 163,683 14.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 84 11.5 13,808 10.5 120,841 12.7 136,560 12.4

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Poland, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 31.3%, Managers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 39 6.2 7,292 5.6 34,677 3.6 42,655 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 34 5.4 5,495 4.2 24,023 2.5 30,314 2.7
Higher Education 29 4.6 3,338 2.5 10,102 1.1 13,555 1.2
Accommodation 19 3.0 2,845 2.2 13,526 1.4 16,733 1.5
General Practice Medical Services 18 2.9 2,890 2.2 8,157 0.9 11,199 1.0

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Poland, the most common responses for industry of employment were Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.4%, Higher Education 4.6%, Accommodation 3.0% and General Practice Medical Services 2.9%.

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Median weekly income
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Personal 460 -- 526 -- 597 -- 584 --
Family 1,234 -- 1,413 -- 1,484 -- 1,449 --
Household 957 -- 1,222 -- 1,222 -- 1,168 --

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Poland, the personal weekly median income was $460. Family median weekly income was $1,234 and Household median weekly income was $957.

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 Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Car 515 69.6 93,533 71.3 704,985 74.0 813,198 73.6
Bus or train 21 2.8 3,220 2.5 11,045 1.2 14,476 1.3
Other 66 8.9 12,032 9.2 69,552 7.3 83,240 7.5

In Rest of NSW 69.6% of employed people who were born in Poland travelled to work on census day by car, while 2.8% travelled by bus or train.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,400 67.0 199,345 71.0 1,265,861 74.7 1,494,531 69.2
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 432 20.7 72,499 25.8 500,407 29.5 584,706 27.1
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 277 13.3 33,980 12.1 231,280 13.6 272,486 12.6
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 306 14.7 56,461 20.1 383,700 22.6 448,524 20.8

In Rest of NSW 67.0% of people who were born in Poland did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 20.7% 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 Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Less than 5 hours per week 362 17.3 50,210 17.9 365,391 21.5 422,909 19.6
5 to 14 hours per week 561 26.8 77,397 27.6 475,079 28.0 562,884 26.1
15 to 29 hours per week 244 11.7 39,744 14.1 236,059 13.9 281,560 13.0
30 hours or more per week 237 11.3 31,990 11.4 189,333 11.2 227,176 10.5

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Poland and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 26.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% 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 Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Couple family without children 558 53.2 72,413 50.9 213,028 39.9 292,934 42.3
Couple family with children 368 35.1 55,860 39.3 209,413 39.2 269,939 38.9
One parent family 115 11.0 12,936 9.1 103,093 19.3 120,862 17.4
Other family 9 0.9 932 0.7 8,106 1.5 9,450 1.4
Families with a child under 5 130 12.4 18,243 12.8 87,653 16.4 105,897 15.3
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 263 25.1 43,550 30.6 206,240 38.6 249,785 36.0

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 Poland. Of these families, 35.1% were couple families with children, 53.2% were couple families without children and 11.0% 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 Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 117 12.7 20,079 15.7 85,196 20.2 106,618 18.9
Both employed, worked part-time 42 4.5 6,259 4.9 17,810 4.2 24,531 4.4
One employed full-time, one part-time 132 14.3 22,626 17.6 97,009 23.0 121,152 21.5
One employed full-time, other not working 116 12.6 17,123 13.3 49,316 11.7 67,460 12.0
One employed part-time, other not working 59 6.4 9,736 7.6 24,561 5.8 34,991 6.2
Both not working 357 38.6 40,736 31.8 98,932 23.4 144,446 25.7
Other (includes away from work) 48 5.2 5,733 4.5 23,314 5.5 29,686 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 53 5.7 5,984 4.7 26,304 6.2 33,989 6.0

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 Poland. Of these families, 12.7% of families had both parents working full-time, 14.3% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 38.6% 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 Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Separate house 1,272 79.5 151,735 78.7 734,465 83.6 805,591 82.2
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 198 12.4 20,504 10.6 75,696 8.6 90,212 9.2
Flat or apartment 114 7.1 15,912 8.3 50,448 5.7 63,144 6.4
Other dwelling 9 0.6 3,034 1.6 11,885 1.4 14,462 1.5

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 Poland, 79.5% were a separate house, 7.1% were a flat or apartment, and 12.4% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
None (includes bedsitters) 10 0.6 889 0.5 3,460 0.4 4,345 0.4
1 bedroom 68 4.2 7,677 4.0 30,766 3.5 38,319 3.9
2 bedrooms 293 18.3 36,306 18.8 148,322 16.9 175,002 17.8
3 bedrooms 746 46.6 79,566 41.3 381,094 43.4 421,014 42.9
4 or more bedrooms 439 27.4 63,713 33.1 294,941 33.6 315,146 32.1
Number of bedrooms not stated 44 2.8 4,565 2.4 19,864 2.3 26,623 2.7

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 Poland, 18.3% had two bedrooms, 46.6% had three bedrooms and 27.4% had four or more bedrooms.

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Mortgage & rent

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Owned outright 847 53.0 78,951 41.0 320,710 36.5 367,033 37.4
Owned with a mortgage 383 24.0 54,023 28.0 284,695 32.4 300,087 30.6
Rented 300 18.8 52,670 27.3 242,379 27.6 273,674 27.9
Other tenure type 6 0.4 1,890 1.0 8,331 0.9 9,788 1.0
Tenure type not stated 63 3.9 5,163 2.7 22,341 2.5 29,863 3.0
Median monthly mortgage repayment 1,733 -- 1,682 -- 1,600 -- 1,590 --
Median weekly rent paid 293 -- 300 -- 275 -- 270 --

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 Poland, 53.0% were owned outright, 24.0% were owned with a mortgage and 18.8% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733 and the median weekly rent paid was $293.

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 Poland % Born in Poland All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
One family households 1,079 67.7 141,188 73.3 616,979 70.2 664,901 67.8
Multiple family households 18 1.1 4,461 2.3 13,529 1.5 13,965 1.4
Single (or lone) person households 442 27.7 38,875 20.2 219,558 25.0 269,360 27.5
Group households 55 3.5 8,181 4.2 28,387 3.2 32,214 3.3

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'Born in Poland' includes households in Rest of NSW where at least one person was born in Poland. Of those households, 67.7% were one family households and 27.7% 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.