People in Greater Sydney who were born in Israel

2016 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Area code 1GSYD by 4205
People 3,222
Male 1,786
Female 1,436
Australian citizen 80.9%
Not an Australian citizen 16.9%
Families 1,812
Couples with children 1,060
Couples without children 596
One parent families 144
Other families 17
All private dwellings 2,363
Median monthly mortgage repayment $2,500
Median weekly rent paid $600

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Male 1,786 55.4 862,759 48.6 1,365,474 49.6 2,376,766 49.3
Female 1,436 44.6 910,741 51.4 1,386,695 50.4 2,447,221 50.7

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,222 people in Greater Sydney who were born in Israel. Of these 55.4% were male and 44.6% were female.

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Age
People
Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
0-14 years 304 9.5 86,605 4.9 772,485 28.1 900,297 18.7
15-24 years 205 6.4 169,162 9.5 424,910 15.4 629,103 13.0
25-34 years 367 11.4 357,835 20.2 362,766 13.2 774,405 16.1
35-44 years 774 24.1 320,272 18.1 333,049 12.1 696,037 14.4
45-54 years 504 15.7 286,432 16.2 302,752 11.0 627,580 13.0
55-64 years 416 13.0 244,706 13.8 245,898 8.9 524,011 10.9
65 years and over 637 19.9 308,485 17.4 310,306 11.3 672,559 13.9
Median age 44 -- 43 -- 29 -- 36 --

Of the population born in Israel who usually live in Greater Sydney, 9.5% were aged 0 - 14 years and 19.9% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Greater Sydney who were born in Israel was 44 years.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Married 1,804 62.0 997,933 59.2 823,877 41.6 1,934,132 49.3
Separated 79 2.7 49,653 2.9 53,089 2.7 111,495 2.8
Divorced 289 9.9 124,745 7.4 150,149 7.6 298,436 7.6
Widowed 121 4.2 84,892 5.0 84,645 4.3 185,646 4.7
Never married 618 21.2 429,669 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 Israel, 62.0% were married, 2.7% were separated, and 9.9% were divorced.

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Education Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Pre-school 31 1.0 5,886 0.3 77,584 2.8 83,920 1.7
Primary 160 5.0 45,248 2.6 343,605 12.5 391,438 8.1
Secondary 176 5.5 54,387 3.1 247,369 9.0 303,797 6.3
University or tertiary institution 151 4.7 132,746 7.5 159,654 5.8 294,022 6.1
Technical or further education 46 1.4 45,636 2.6 46,376 1.7 92,778 1.9
Other 23 0.7 33,740 1.9 16,104 0.6 50,247 1.0
Institution attended, type not stated 42 1.3 29,497 1.7 49,081 1.8 313,981 6.5
Not attending an educational institution 2,586 80.4 1,426,351 80.4 1,812,384 65.9 3,293,820 68.3

Of the population born in Israel who usually live in Greater Sydney, 19.6% were attending an educational institution. There were 5.0% in primary school, 5.5% in secondary school and 6.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,192 40.9 610,982 36.2 493,022 24.9 1,110,999 28.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 278 9.5 164,742 9.8 197,483 10.0 365,989 9.3
Certificate level IV 50 1.7 27,312 1.6 64,874 3.3 92,906 2.4
Certificate level III 240 8.2 119,077 7.1 254,350 12.8 379,732 9.7
Year 12 547 18.8 323,231 19.2 347,883 17.6 678,975 17.3
Year 11 68 2.3 37,465 2.2 81,053 4.1 120,047 3.1
Year 10 145 5.0 111,426 6.6 248,510 12.6 366,932 9.4
Certificate level II 0 0.0 826 0.0 1,277 0.1 2,142 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 188 0.0 145 0.0 336 0.0
Year 9 or below 124 4.3 130,533 7.7 140,516 7.1 277,300 7.1
No educational attainment 11 0.4 42,344 2.5 3,941 0.2 47,465 1.2
Not stated 134 4.6 65,877 3.9 78,995 4.0 358,653 9.1

Of the population born in Israel who usually live in Greater Sydney, 18.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Year of arrival Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Before 1941 4 0.1 2,297 0.1 -- -- -- --
1941 - 1950 24 0.7 17,294 1.0 -- -- -- --
1951 - 1960 206 6.4 59,361 3.3 -- -- -- --
1961 - 1970 279 8.7 127,789 7.2 -- -- -- --
1971 - 1980 358 11.1 153,149 8.6 -- -- -- --
1981 - 1990 609 18.9 255,978 14.4 -- -- -- --
1991 - 2000 364 11.3 284,326 16.0 -- -- -- --
2001 - 2005 444 13.8 176,759 10.0 -- -- -- --
2006 - 2010 358 11.1 257,628 14.5 -- -- -- --
2011 - 2016 503 15.6 379,584 21.4 -- -- -- --
Born in Australia -- -- -- -- 2,752,169 -- -- --

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Israel, 15.6% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 11.1% from 2006 - 2010.

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Citizenship Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Australian citizen 2,603 80.9 1,089,417 61.4 2,692,002 97.8 3,835,026 79.5
Not an Australian citizen 544 16.9 654,658 36.9 20,867 0.8 680,121 14.1

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Israel, 80.9% were Australian citizens.

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Birthplace of spouse or partner Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 1,335 68.1 816,825 79.2 189,870 20.0 1,011,345 50.8
Spouse or partner born in Australia 584 29.8 189,869 18.4 739,382 77.7 932,356 46.8

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Israel and had a spouse or partner, 68.1% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 29.8% 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 Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Judaism 1,934 60.4 17,602 1.0 17,165 0.6 35,196 0.7
No Religion, so described 449 14.0 450,206 25.4 727,074 26.4 1,188,280 24.6
Catholic 242 7.6 386,109 21.8 809,313 29.4 1,213,126 25.1
Eastern Orthodox 145 4.5 64,883 3.7 97,418 3.5 165,600 3.4
Oriental Orthodox 114 3.6 15,919 0.9 9,438 0.3 25,673 0.5

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Israel, the most common responses to the religion question were Judaism 60.4%, No Religion, so described 14.0%, Catholic 7.6%, Eastern Orthodox 4.5% and Oriental Orthodox 3.6%.

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English language proficiency Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Speaks English only 911 28.3 508,434 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 2,172 67.5 993,384 56.0 400,788 14.6 1,412,427 29.3
Not well or not at all 114 3.5 258,109 14.6 50,789 1.8 313,482 6.5

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Israel, 28.3% spoke English only at home. A further 67.5% 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 Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Worked full-time 1,205 61.5 643,999 61.5 822,456 61.0 1,480,218 61.2
Worked part-time 582 29.7 282,494 27.0 393,250 29.2 682,605 28.2
Away from work 73 3.7 44,866 4.3 62,558 4.6 109,892 4.5
Unemployed 99 5.1 74,976 7.2 69,509 5.2 146,187 6.0
Not in the labour force 925 31.7 624,205 37.0 615,924 31.1 1,266,780 32.3

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Israel and who were in the labour force, 61.5% worked full-time, 29.7% worked part-time and 5.1% 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 Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
1-15 hours per week 186 10.0 81,481 8.4 146,070 11.4 229,765 10.1
16-24 hours per week 201 10.8 110,760 11.4 122,462 9.6 235,495 10.4
25-34 hours per week 196 10.5 90,253 9.3 124,718 9.8 217,349 9.6
35-39 hours per week 229 12.3 217,395 22.4 217,896 17.0 439,866 19.4
40 hours or more per week 981 52.5 426,603 43.9 604,561 47.3 1,040,349 45.8

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Israel and who were employed, 52.5% worked 40 hours or more per week and 12.3% worked 35-39 hours per week.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Professionals 666 35.8 267,334 27.5 326,606 25.6 597,798 26.3
Managers 382 20.5 129,895 13.4 179,474 14.0 311,762 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 196 10.5 126,816 13.1 201,249 15.7 331,135 14.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 176 9.5 107,961 11.1 153,990 12.0 265,056 11.7
Sales Workers 145 7.8 74,347 7.7 128,590 10.1 205,051 9.0

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Israel, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 35.8%, Managers 20.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.5% and Sales Workers 7.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Computer System Design and Related Services 122 6.8 35,724 3.7 21,499 1.7 57,462 2.5
Cafes and Restaurants 64 3.6 36,113 3.7 20,871 1.6 57,398 2.5
Higher Education 57 3.2 15,380 1.6 17,110 1.3 32,654 1.4
Banking 42 2.3 28,536 2.9 27,727 2.2 56,599 2.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 42 2.3 36,255 3.7 39,608 3.1 76,600 3.4

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Israel, the most common responses for industry of employment were Computer System Design and Related Services 6.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.6%, Higher Education 3.2%, Banking 2.3% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.3%.

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Median weekly income
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Personal 952 -- 655 -- 780 -- 719 --
Family 2,476 -- 1,888 -- 2,239 -- 1,988 --
Household 2,281 -- 1,805 -- 1,945 -- 1,750 --

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Israel, the personal weekly median income was $952. Family median weekly income was $2,476 and Household median weekly income was $2,281.

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 Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Car 1,036 55.8 498,072 51.3 779,343 61.0 1,291,452 56.8
Bus or train 290 15.6 246,569 25.4 181,710 14.2 431,820 19.0
Other 248 13.3 117,542 12.1 133,413 10.4 253,083 11.1

In Greater Sydney 55.8% of employed people who were born in Israel travelled to work on census day by car, while 15.6% travelled by bus or train.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,061 70.7 1,116,619 66.2 1,484,636 75.0 2,628,461 67.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,097 37.7 492,638 29.2 568,669 28.7 1,073,085 27.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 310 10.6 181,074 10.7 248,166 12.5 435,993 11.1
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 560 19.2 240,902 14.3 407,311 20.6 653,910 16.7

In Greater Sydney 70.7% of people who were born in Israel did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 37.7% 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 Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Less than 5 hours per week 736 25.2 367,781 21.8 558,198 28.2 934,749 23.8
5 to 14 hours per week 807 27.7 414,846 24.6 542,343 27.4 966,678 24.6
15 to 29 hours per week 307 10.5 182,707 10.8 221,491 11.2 408,730 10.4
30 hours or more per week 211 7.2 151,288 9.0 162,598 8.2 318,303 8.1

In Greater Sydney of people who were born in Israel and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 27.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.2% 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 Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Couple family without children 596 32.9 248,233 34.3 162,998 32.2 416,588 33.4
Couple family with children 1,060 58.5 379,181 52.4 232,043 45.8 617,424 49.5
One parent family 144 7.9 85,758 11.8 99,641 19.7 190,048 15.2
Other family 17 0.9 10,987 1.5 11,500 2.3 22,992 1.8
Families with a child under 5 385 21.3 133,132 18.4 92,280 18.2 225,411 18.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 820 45.0 288,313 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 Israel. Of these families, 58.5% were couple families with children, 32.9% were couple families without children and 7.9% 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 Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 362 21.8 150,165 23.9 102,682 26.0 254,297 24.6
Both employed, worked part-time 83 5.0 25,055 4.0 13,168 3.3 38,580 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 422 25.4 108,863 17.4 98,265 24.9 208,421 20.2
One employed full-time, other not working 293 17.7 116,966 18.6 54,412 13.8 172,625 16.7
One employed part-time, other not working 111 6.7 42,288 6.7 19,033 4.8 61,943 6.0
Both not working 250 15.1 124,872 19.9 61,294 15.5 190,298 18.4
Other (includes away from work) 76 4.6 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) 62 3.7 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 Israel. Of these families, 21.8% of families had both parents working full-time, 25.4% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 15.1% 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 Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Separate house 1,064 45.0 465,541 52.0 749,432 63.3 924,225 56.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 373 15.8 125,630 14.0 166,719 14.1 227,235 14.0
Flat or apartment 905 38.3 294,775 32.9 257,416 21.7 456,231 28.1
Other dwelling 14 0.6 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 Israel, 45.0% were a separate house, 38.3% were a flat or apartment, and 15.8% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
None (includes bedsitters) 14 0.6 7,294 0.8 6,104 0.5 12,812 0.8
1 bedroom 173 7.3 66,976 7.5 61,993 5.2 118,881 7.3
2 bedrooms 611 25.7 240,576 26.9 252,576 21.3 402,675 24.8
3 bedrooms 810 34.1 285,866 31.9 423,356 35.8 548,987 33.8
4 or more bedrooms 727 30.6 273,749 30.6 418,594 35.4 501,256 30.9
Number of bedrooms not stated 39 1.6 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 Israel, 25.7% had two bedrooms, 34.1% had three bedrooms and 30.6% had four or more bedrooms.

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Mortgage & rent

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Owned outright 665 28.1 235,889 26.4 348,002 29.4 472,635 29.1
Owned with a mortgage 762 32.2 293,690 32.8 447,960 37.8 539,917 33.2
Rented 881 37.2 336,770 37.6 353,652 29.9 553,249 34.1
Other tenure type 11 0.5 5,759 0.6 9,965 0.8 14,183 0.9
Tenure type not stated 51 2.2 22,653 2.5 24,492 2.1 43,899 2.7
Median monthly mortgage repayment 2,500 -- 2,167 -- 2,167 -- 2,167 --
Median weekly rent paid 600 -- 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 Israel, 28.1% were owned outright, 32.2% were owned with a mortgage and 37.2% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500 and the median weekly rent paid was $600.

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 Israel % Born in Israel All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
One family households 1,956 82.4 670,232 74.9 892,593 75.4 1,146,625 70.6
Multiple family households 49 2.1 38,937 4.4 42,205 3.6 49,031 3.0
Single (or lone) person households 293 12.3 135,785 15.2 206,872 17.5 351,423 21.6
Group households 75 3.2 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 Israel' includes households in Greater Sydney where at least one person was born in Israel. Of those households, 82.4% were one family households and 12.3% 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.