People in Australian Capital Territory who were born in Bhutan

2016 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Area code 8ACTE by 7102
People 568
Male 284
Female 284
Australian citizen 0.5%
Not an Australian citizen 98.8%
Families 141
Couples with children 41
Couples without children 95
One parent families 9
Other families 3
All private dwellings 150
Median monthly mortgage repayment $2,000
Median weekly rent paid $340

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Male 284 50.0 50,552 48.1 133,811 49.6 195,432 49.2
Female 284 50.0 54,483 51.9 135,878 50.4 201,425 50.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 568 people in Australian Capital Territory who were born in Bhutan. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female.

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Age
People
Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
0-14 years 60 10.5 6,957 6.6 64,680 24.0 74,445 18.8
15-24 years 51 9.0 12,542 11.9 40,493 15.0 55,821 14.1
25-34 years 309 54.3 20,520 19.5 41,461 15.4 66,008 16.6
35-44 years 134 23.6 18,673 17.8 36,534 13.5 58,298 14.7
45-54 years 15 2.6 15,306 14.6 32,832 12.2 50,915 12.8
55-64 years 0 0.0 13,012 12.4 26,013 9.6 41,426 10.4
65 years and over 0 0.0 18,025 17.2 27,678 10.3 49,939 12.6
Median age 31 -- 41 -- 32 -- 35 --

Of the population born in Bhutan who usually live in Australian Capital Territory, 10.5% were aged 0 - 14 years and 0.0% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Australian Capital Territory who were born in Bhutan was 31 years.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Married 443 86.7 57,109 58.2 89,096 43.5 154,526 47.9
Separated 17 3.3 2,483 2.5 5,079 2.5 8,112 2.5
Divorced 9 1.8 7,204 7.3 16,331 8.0 25,267 7.8
Widowed 0 0.0 4,672 4.8 6,517 3.2 12,531 3.9
Never married 42 8.2 26,616 27.1 87,986 42.9 121,970 37.8

Of people in Australian Capital Territory aged 15 years and over who were born in Bhutan, 86.7% were married, 3.3% were separated, and 1.8% were divorced.

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Education Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Pre-school 3 0.5 473 0.5 5,415 2.0 5,901 1.5
Primary 33 5.9 3,887 3.7 28,804 10.7 32,804 8.3
Secondary 19 3.4 3,805 3.6 20,282 7.5 24,183 6.1
University or tertiary institution 163 28.9 13,288 12.7 20,827 7.7 34,226 8.6
Technical or further education 66 11.7 2,773 2.6 5,340 2.0 8,158 2.1
Other 6 1.1 1,248 1.2 1,895 0.7 3,163 0.8
Institution attended, type not stated 13 2.3 1,319 1.3 2,961 1.1 23,021 5.8
Not attending an educational institution 261 46.3 78,246 74.5 184,174 68.3 265,404 66.9

Of the population born in Bhutan who usually live in Australian Capital Territory, 53.7% were attending an educational institution. There were 5.9% in primary school, 3.4% in secondary school and 40.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 287 57.6 46,502 47.4 72,724 35.5 119,795 37.2
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 59 11.8 8,974 9.1 20,559 10.0 29,724 9.2
Certificate level IV 5 1.0 1,728 1.8 7,669 3.7 9,454 2.9
Certificate level III 3 0.6 5,794 5.9 19,652 9.6 25,710 8.0
Year 12 84 16.9 17,122 17.5 40,218 19.6 57,755 17.9
Year 11 9 1.8 1,786 1.8 7,014 3.4 8,880 2.8
Year 10 22 4.4 4,977 5.1 17,312 8.4 22,569 7.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 36 0.0 106 0.1 140 0.0
Certificate level I 0 0.0 5 0.0 22 0.0 30 0.0
Year 9 or below 14 2.8 4,729 4.8 9,567 4.7 14,545 4.5
No educational attainment 3 0.6 913 0.9 218 0.1 1,151 0.4
Not stated 11 2.2 2,854 2.9 4,874 2.4 24,832 7.7

Of the population born in Bhutan who usually live in Australian Capital Territory, 16.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 2.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Year of arrival Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Before 1941 0 0.0 121 0.1 -- -- -- --
1941 - 1950 0 0.0 1,607 1.5 -- -- -- --
1951 - 1960 0 0.0 5,206 5.0 -- -- -- --
1961 - 1970 0 0.0 9,936 9.5 -- -- -- --
1971 - 1980 0 0.0 9,268 8.8 -- -- -- --
1981 - 1990 0 0.0 11,978 11.4 -- -- -- --
1991 - 2000 0 0.0 12,353 11.8 -- -- -- --
2001 - 2005 6 1.1 9,678 9.2 -- -- -- --
2006 - 2010 23 4.1 16,069 15.3 -- -- -- --
2011 - 2016 531 94.3 25,923 24.7 -- -- -- --
Born in Australia -- -- -- -- 269,693 -- -- --

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Bhutan, 94.3% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 4.1% from 2006 - 2010.

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Citizenship Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Australian citizen 3 0.5 67,881 64.6 265,004 98.3 335,575 84.6
Not an Australian citizen 563 98.8 35,356 33.7 929 0.3 36,489 9.2

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Bhutan, 0.5% were Australian citizens.

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Birthplace of spouse or partner Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 244 98.8 40,061 68.0 17,139 16.0 57,406 34.4
Spouse or partner born in Australia 0 0.0 17,138 29.1 87,279 81.3 104,650 62.8

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Bhutan and had a spouse or partner, 98.8% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 0.0% 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 Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Buddhism 526 93.4 7,305 7.0 2,517 0.9 9,908 2.5
Hinduism 24 4.3 8,009 7.6 2,160 0.8 10,208 2.6

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Bhutan, the most common responses to the religion question were Buddhism 93.4% and Hinduism 4.3%.

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English language proficiency Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Speaks English only 25 4.4 39,730 37.8 247,015 91.6 288,639 72.7
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 526 92.3 57,094 54.4 18,350 6.8 76,179 19.2
Not well or not at all 13 2.3 7,600 7.2 2,828 1.0 10,552 2.7

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Bhutan, 4.4% spoke English only at home. A further 92.3% 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 Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Worked full-time 131 28.7 39,248 62.3 96,933 64.1 136,935 63.5
Worked part-time 289 63.2 16,809 26.7 39,841 26.3 57,001 26.4
Away from work 11 2.4 3,063 4.9 8,281 5.5 11,485 5.3
Unemployed 26 5.7 3,861 6.1 6,232 4.1 10,167 4.7
Not in the labour force 45 8.9 34,393 35.1 52,738 25.7 88,427 27.4

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Bhutan and who were in the labour force, 28.7% worked full-time, 63.2% worked part-time and 5.7% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
1-15 hours per week 71 16.2 5,543 9.4 14,909 10.3 20,570 10.0
16-24 hours per week 187 42.7 5,458 9.2 10,920 7.5 16,484 8.0
25-34 hours per week 37 8.4 5,809 9.8 14,009 9.7 19,945 9.7
35-39 hours per week 51 11.6 15,679 26.5 30,973 21.4 46,914 22.8
40 hours or more per week 81 18.5 23,570 39.9 65,961 45.5 90,022 43.8

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Bhutan and who were employed, 18.5% worked 40 hours or more per week and 11.6% worked 35-39 hours per week.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Labourers 359 83.1 4,413 7.5 5,816 4.0 10,337 5.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 30 6.9 6,772 11.5 14,741 10.2 21,657 10.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 15 3.5 5,192 8.8 14,282 9.8 19,620 9.6
Professionals 10 2.3 20,443 34.6 41,966 28.9 62,658 30.5
Sales Workers 7 1.6 3,531 6.0 10,321 7.1 13,941 6.8

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Bhutan, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers 83.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 3.5%, Professionals 2.3% and Sales Workers 1.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 281 69.4 1,463 2.5 872 0.6 2,369 1.2
Accommodation 23 5.7 975 1.7 987 0.7 1,979 1.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10 2.5 2,711 4.6 3,805 2.6 6,555 3.2
Aged Care Residential Services 10 2.5 1,324 2.2 943 0.6 2,298 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9 2.2 1,124 1.9 2,430 1.7 3,567 1.7

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Bhutan, the most common responses for industry of employment were Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 69.4%, Accommodation 5.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.5% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.2%.

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Median weekly income
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Personal 592 -- 820 -- 1,088 -- 1,000 --
Family 1,414 -- 2,301 -- 2,628 -- 2,445 --
Household 2,083 -- 2,094 -- 2,220 -- 2,070 --

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Bhutan, the personal weekly median income was $592. Family median weekly income was $1,414 and Household median weekly income was $2,083.

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 Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Car 355 81.4 40,473 68.5 102,240 70.5 143,594 69.9
Bus or train 43 9.9 4,996 8.5 7,312 5.0 12,380 6.0
Other 28 6.4 6,855 11.6 15,306 10.6 22,267 10.8

In Australian Capital Territory 81.4% of employed people who were born in Bhutan travelled to work on census day by car, while 9.9% travelled by bus or train.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 222 43.4 72,046 73.5 172,765 84.3 246,420 76.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 71 14.0 29,788 30.4 62,773 30.6 93,202 28.9
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 24 4.7 10,804 11.0 25,744 12.6 36,896 11.4
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 49 9.7 19,983 20.4 54,656 26.7 75,017 23.3

In Australian Capital Territory 43.4% of people who were born in Bhutan did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 14.0% 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 Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Less than 5 hours per week 132 25.7 21,738 22.2 60,150 29.3 82,357 25.5
5 to 14 hours per week 66 12.9 29,841 30.4 71,593 34.9 102,080 31.7
15 to 29 hours per week 16 3.1 12,422 12.7 26,695 13.0 39,392 12.2
30 hours or more per week 10 1.9 8,049 8.2 14,325 7.0 22,602 7.0

In Australian Capital Territory of people who were born in Bhutan and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 12.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 3.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 1.9% 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 Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Couple family without children 95 67.4 17,135 39.3 21,018 36.5 38,438 37.7
Couple family with children 41 29.1 21,936 50.3 25,801 44.8 48,008 47.1
One parent family 9 6.4 4,128 9.5 9,778 17.0 14,129 13.8
Other family 3 2.1 444 1.0 996 1.7 1,461 1.4
Families with a child under 5 13 8.8 8,427 19.3 10,955 19.0 19,385 19.0
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 47 32.4 17,656 40.4 24,192 42.0 41,845 41.0

These statistics are for families in Australian Capital Territory. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Bhutan. Of these families, 29.1% were couple families with children, 67.4% were couple families without children and 6.4% 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 Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 17 12.1 10,879 27.8 15,376 32.8 26,341 30.5
Both employed, worked part-time 52 37.1 1,476 3.8 1,481 3.2 2,981 3.4
One employed full-time, one part-time 36 25.7 7,375 18.9 10,459 22.3 17,892 20.7
One employed full-time, other not working 8 5.7 6,208 15.9 5,141 11.0 11,401 13.2
One employed part-time, other not working 11 7.9 2,225 5.7 1,799 3.8 4,054 4.7
Both not working 8 5.7 6,766 17.3 6,078 13.0 13,020 15.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 2.9 2,180 5.6 3,303 7.1 5,516 6.4
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 4 2.9 1,974 5.1 3,171 6.8 5,231 6.1

These statistics are for families in Australian Capital Territory. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Bhutan. Of these families, 12.1% of families had both parents working full-time, 25.7% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 5.7% 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 Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Separate house 47 31.3 37,431 65.4 81,488 70.2 95,520 67.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 41 27.3 10,288 18.0 19,482 16.8 25,280 17.7
Flat or apartment 62 41.3 9,335 16.3 14,837 12.8 21,405 15.0
Other dwelling 0 0.0 48 0.1 155 0.1 194 0.1

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Australian Capital Territory. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Bhutan, 31.3% were a separate house, 41.3% were a flat or apartment, and 27.3% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 127 0.2 199 0.2 301 0.2
1 bedroom 16 11.0 4,142 7.2 6,719 5.8 10,198 7.1
2 bedrooms 60 41.4 8,796 15.4 15,575 13.4 21,301 14.9
3 bedrooms 41 28.3 21,330 37.3 47,118 40.6 56,674 39.7
4 or more bedrooms 23 15.9 21,774 38.0 44,855 38.6 51,557 36.1
Number of bedrooms not stated 5 3.4 1,065 1.9 1,684 1.4 2,637 1.8

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Australian Capital Territory. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Bhutan, 41.4% had two bedrooms, 28.3% had three bedrooms and 15.9% had four or more bedrooms.

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Mortgage & rent

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Owned outright 3 2.0 15,873 27.7 30,404 26.2 38,555 27.0
Owned with a mortgage 8 5.4 20,743 36.2 48,664 41.9 54,832 38.4
Rented 132 89.2 19,084 33.3 34,420 29.6 45,346 31.8
Other tenure type 0 0.0 339 0.6 706 0.6 952 0.7
Tenure type not stated 5 3.4 1,192 2.1 1,949 1.7 2,984 2.1
Median monthly mortgage repayment 2,000 -- 2,110 -- 2,100 -- 2,058 --
Median weekly rent paid 340 -- 388 -- 390 -- 380 --

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Australian Capital Territory. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Bhutan, 2.0% were owned outright, 5.4% were owned with a mortgage and 89.2% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000 and the median weekly rent paid was $340.

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 Bhutan % Born in Bhutan All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
One family households 108 73.5 43,043 75.2 84,351 72.6 98,633 69.1
Multiple family households 20 13.6 1,177 2.1 1,461 1.3 1,678 1.2
Single (or lone) person households 3 2.0 9,774 17.1 25,057 21.6 35,413 24.8
Group households 16 10.9 3,241 5.7 5,282 4.5 6,938 4.9

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'Born in Bhutan' includes households in Australian Capital Territory where at least one person was born in Bhutan. Of those households, 73.5% were one family households and 2.0% 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.