People in Rest of WA who were born in Nepal

2016 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Area code 5RWAU by 7105
People 143
Male 82
Female 61
Australian citizen 27.7%
Not an Australian citizen 70.2%
Families 50
Couples with children 38
Couples without children 15
One parent families 0
Other families 0
All private dwellings 47
Median monthly mortgage repayment $1,923
Median weekly rent paid $290

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Male 82 57.3 47,572 50.9 193,393 51.5 270,936 51.7
Female 61 42.7 45,924 49.1 182,469 48.5 253,230 48.3

In the 2016 Census, there were 143 people in Rest of WA who were born in Nepal. Of these 57.3% were male and 42.7% were female.

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Age
People
Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
0-14 years 12 9.1 6,045 6.5 91,835 24.4 105,965 20.2
15-24 years 3 2.3 6,254 6.7 44,826 11.9 56,089 10.7
25-34 years 69 52.3 14,223 15.2 48,454 12.9 71,057 13.6
35-44 years 37 28.0 15,183 16.2 48,239 12.8 71,401 13.6
45-54 years 8 6.1 17,435 18.6 49,160 13.1 75,202 14.3
55-64 years 0 0.0 14,785 15.8 45,539 12.1 68,053 13.0
65 years and over 3 2.3 19,571 20.9 47,817 12.7 76,405 14.6
Median age 32 -- 47 -- 35 -- 39 --

Of the population born in Nepal who usually live in Rest of WA, 9.1% were aged 0 - 14 years and 2.3% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Rest of WA who were born in Nepal was 32 years.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Married 114 93.4 49,937 57.1 131,516 46.3 202,985 48.5
Separated 0 0.0 3,274 3.7 10,068 3.5 15,244 3.6
Divorced 0 0.0 8,708 10.0 23,883 8.4 37,163 8.9
Widowed 0 0.0 4,444 5.1 12,106 4.3 18,950 4.5
Never married 8 6.6 21,075 24.1 106,460 37.5 143,849 34.4

Of people in Rest of WA aged 15 years and over who were born in Nepal, 93.4% were married, 0.0% were separated, and 0.0% were divorced.

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Education Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Pre-school 0 0.0 283 0.3 6,125 1.6 6,451 1.2
Primary 8 5.8 3,225 3.4 41,993 11.2 45,601 8.7
Secondary 7 5.1 3,424 3.7 27,708 7.4 31,475 6.0
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 1,824 2.0 5,181 1.4 7,084 1.4
Technical or further education 3 2.2 1,996 2.1 6,505 1.7 8,624 1.6
Other 0 0.0 636 0.7 1,813 0.5 2,492 0.5
Institution attended, type not stated 5 3.6 2,554 2.7 11,624 3.1 58,057 11.1
Not attending an educational institution 114 83.2 79,551 85.1 274,899 73.1 364,386 69.5

Of the population born in Nepal who usually live in Rest of WA, 16.8% were attending an educational institution. There were 5.8% in primary school, 5.1% in secondary school and 2.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 49 39.5 17,918 20.5 30,186 10.6 48,673 11.6
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 22 17.7 9,465 10.8 20,514 7.2 30,524 7.3
Certificate level IV 0 0.0 2,907 3.3 10,953 3.9 14,082 3.4
Certificate level III 7 5.6 14,810 16.9 54,245 19.1 70,589 16.9
Year 12 19 15.3 13,514 15.5 41,279 14.5 55,995 13.4
Year 11 0 0.0 4,487 5.1 21,925 7.7 27,086 6.5
Year 10 3 2.4 9,910 11.3 52,785 18.6 64,430 15.4
Certificate level II 0 0.0 30 0.0 225 0.1 255 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 10 0.0 40 0.0 53 0.0
Year 9 or below 0 0.0 4,823 5.5 24,714 8.7 30,562 7.3
No educational attainment 3 2.4 634 0.7 961 0.3 1,659 0.4
Not stated 10 8.1 5,722 6.5 18,482 6.5 63,101 15.1

Of the population born in Nepal who usually live in Rest of WA, 15.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 6.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 17.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Year of arrival Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Before 1941 0 0.0 212 0.2 -- -- -- --
1941 - 1950 0 0.0 1,784 1.9 -- -- -- --
1951 - 1960 0 0.0 4,748 5.1 -- -- -- --
1961 - 1970 0 0.0 12,453 13.3 -- -- -- --
1971 - 1980 0 0.0 10,130 10.8 -- -- -- --
1981 - 1990 0 0.0 10,451 11.2 -- -- -- --
1991 - 2000 0 0.0 7,878 8.4 -- -- -- --
2001 - 2005 0 0.0 6,761 7.2 -- -- -- --
2006 - 2010 81 61.8 16,181 17.3 -- -- -- --
2011 - 2016 38 29.0 18,628 19.9 -- -- -- --
Born in Australia -- -- -- -- 375,860 -- -- --

In Rest of WA of people who were born in Nepal, 29.0% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 61.8% from 2006 - 2010.

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Citizenship Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Australian citizen 39 27.7 51,700 55.3 368,466 98.0 429,591 82.0
Not an Australian citizen 99 70.2 40,155 42.9 1,695 0.5 42,251 8.1

In Rest of WA of people who were born in Nepal, 27.7% were Australian citizens.

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Birthplace of spouse or partner Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 84 92.3 28,971 57.0 19,676 13.1 49,479 24.5
Spouse or partner born in Australia 7 7.7 19,678 38.7 123,432 82.4 143,841 71.1

In Rest of WA of people who were born in Nepal and had a spouse or partner, 92.3% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 7.7% 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.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined'
Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Hinduism 114 79.7 1,582 1.7 402 0.1 2,014 0.4
Buddhism 9 6.3 2,689 2.9 2,263 0.6 5,062 1.0
No Religion, so described 4 2.8 28,363 30.3 145,370 38.7 177,283 33.8
Baptist 3 2.1 2,476 2.6 6,597 1.8 9,288 1.8
Catholic 3 2.1 19,389 20.7 79,468 21.1 101,115 19.3

In Rest of WA of people who were born in Nepal, the most common responses to the religion question were Hinduism 79.7%, Buddhism 6.3%, No Religion, so described 2.8%, Baptist 2.1% and Catholic 2.1%.

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English language proficiency Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Speaks English only 12 8.9 65,755 70.3 353,842 94.1 428,090 81.7
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 112 83.0 23,950 25.6 15,001 4.0 39,790 7.6
Not well or not at all 8 5.9 2,644 2.8 2,038 0.5 4,773 0.9

In Rest of WA of people who were born in Nepal, 8.9% spoke English only at home. A further 83.0% 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 Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Worked full-time 71 72.4 35,830 61.5 110,121 58.5 148,695 59.1
Worked part-time 21 21.4 15,812 27.1 52,641 28.0 69,864 27.8
Away from work 3 3.1 3,530 6.1 12,839 6.8 16,866 6.7
Unemployed 3 3.1 3,090 5.3 12,530 6.7 16,033 6.4
Not in the labour force 24 19.2 28,251 32.3 92,013 32.4 124,292 29.7

In Rest of WA of people who were born in Nepal and who were in the labour force, 72.4% worked full-time, 21.4% worked part-time and 3.1% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
1-15 hours per week 6 6.4 5,221 9.5 19,500 11.1 25,250 10.7
16-24 hours per week 4 4.3 4,671 8.5 14,903 8.5 19,959 8.5
25-34 hours per week 8 8.5 5,921 10.7 18,235 10.4 24,657 10.5
35-39 hours per week 39 41.5 8,004 14.5 23,080 13.1 31,651 13.4
40 hours or more per week 34 36.2 27,831 50.4 87,046 49.6 117,046 49.7

In Rest of WA of people who were born in Nepal and who were employed, 36.2% worked 40 hours or more per week and 41.5% worked 35-39 hours per week.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Technicians and Trades Workers 33 30.8 10,097 18.3 32,468 18.5 43,338 18.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 27 25.2 5,939 10.8 16,629 9.5 23,037 9.8
Labourers 17 15.9 8,436 15.3 20,595 11.7 29,749 12.6
Professionals 16 15.0 9,217 16.7 22,799 13.0 32,446 13.8
Managers 7 6.5 6,538 11.9 26,527 15.1 33,822 14.4

In Rest of WA of people who were born in Nepal, the most common responses for occupation were Technicians and Trades Workers 30.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 25.2%, Labourers 15.9%, Professionals 15.0% and Managers 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Cafes and Restaurants 19 24.1 1,295 2.3 2,386 1.4 3,751 1.6
Aged Care Residential Services 15 19.0 1,277 2.3 2,101 1.2 3,465 1.5
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 9 11.4 400 0.7 1,053 0.6 1,482 0.6
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7 8.9 1,392 2.5 4,563 2.6 6,063 2.6
Accommodation 5 6.3 1,719 3.1 3,121 1.8 4,953 2.1

In Rest of WA of people who were born in Nepal, the most common responses for industry of employment were Cafes and Restaurants 24.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 19.0%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 11.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.9% and Accommodation 6.3%.

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Median weekly income
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Personal 875 -- 770 -- 700 -- 713 --
Family 1,841 -- 1,822 -- 1,747 -- 1,730 --
Household 1,890 -- 1,590 -- 1,468 -- 1,415 --

In Rest of WA of people who were born in Nepal, the personal weekly median income was $875. Family median weekly income was $1,841 and Household median weekly income was $1,890.

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Car 61 67.0 36,402 66.0 117,243 66.8 156,734 66.6
Bus or train 0 0.0 3,533 6.4 6,956 4.0 10,616 4.5
Other 25 27.5 6,662 12.1 17,904 10.2 25,055 10.6

In Rest of WA 67.0% of employed people who were born in Nepal travelled to work on census day by car, while 0.0% travelled by bus or train.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 62 51.2 61,757 70.6 213,182 75.1 280,644 67.1
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 56 42.7 24,055 27.5 89,508 31.5 116,051 27.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 8 6.5 7,837 9.0 30,949 10.9 39,790 9.5
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 9 7.0 19,552 22.4 76,060 26.8 97,510 23.3

In Rest of WA 51.2% of people who were born in Nepal did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 42.7% 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 Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Less than 5 hours per week 18 14.5 16,603 19.0 62,551 22.0 80,637 19.3
5 to 14 hours per week 22 17.7 23,993 27.4 78,412 27.6 104,395 25.0
15 to 29 hours per week 16 12.9 11,467 13.1 37,478 13.2 50,015 12.0
30 hours or more per week 9 7.3 9,698 11.1 34,741 12.2 45,594 10.9

In Rest of WA of people who were born in Nepal and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 17.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.3% 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 Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Couple family without children 15 30.0 20,215 50.0 33,401 39.1 54,809 42.5
Couple family with children 38 76.0 16,982 42.0 35,678 41.8 53,618 41.6
One parent family 0 0.0 3,044 7.5 14,934 17.5 18,789 14.6
Other family 0 0.0 217 0.5 1,352 1.6 1,653 1.3
Families with a child under 5 20 42.6 6,282 15.5 16,531 19.4 22,815 17.7
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 32 64.0 14,461 35.7 37,282 43.7 51,735 40.1

These statistics are for families in Rest of WA. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Nepal. Of these families, 76.0% were couple families with children, 30.0% were couple families without children and 0.0% 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 Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 16 30.2 7,519 20.2 13,674 19.8 21,489 19.8
Both employed, worked part-time 7 13.2 1,808 4.9 2,810 4.1 4,690 4.3
One employed full-time, one part-time 10 18.9 7,769 20.9 15,557 22.5 23,640 21.8
One employed full-time, other not working 8 15.1 5,795 15.6 9,695 14.0 15,733 14.5
One employed part-time, other not working 3 5.7 2,254 6.1 3,594 5.2 5,968 5.5
Both not working 4 7.5 7,229 19.4 11,771 17.0 19,609 18.1
Other (includes away from work) 0 0.0 2,297 6.2 4,615 6.7 7,077 6.5
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 5 9.4 2,513 6.8 7,367 10.7 10,224 9.4

These statistics are for families in Rest of WA. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Nepal. Of these families, 30.2% of families had both parents working full-time, 18.9% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 7.5% 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 Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Separate house 32 68.1 45,987 86.3 132,620 89.4 154,990 87.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 12 25.5 4,223 7.9 9,093 6.1 12,413 7.0
Flat or apartment 3 6.4 1,363 2.6 2,524 1.7 3,665 2.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,283 2.4 3,044 2.1 4,088 2.3

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Rest of WA. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Nepal, 68.1% were a separate house, 6.4% were a flat or apartment, and 25.5% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 340 0.6 788 0.5 1,105 0.6
1 bedroom 3 6.0 2,144 4.0 4,952 3.3 6,902 3.9
2 bedrooms 17 34.0 7,207 13.5 17,303 11.7 22,481 12.7
3 bedrooms 19 38.0 21,314 40.0 60,959 41.1 72,293 41.0
4 or more bedrooms 11 22.0 21,114 39.6 61,081 41.2 69,026 39.1
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 1,159 2.2 3,254 2.2 4,692 2.7

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Rest of WA. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Nepal, 34.0% had two bedrooms, 38.0% had three bedrooms and 22.0% had four or more bedrooms.

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Mortgage & rent

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Owned outright 0 0.0 15,934 29.9 44,188 29.8 53,415 30.3
Owned with a mortgage 13 23.2 16,565 31.1 48,573 32.7 54,741 31.0
Rented 43 76.8 18,924 35.5 50,428 34.0 61,273 34.7
Other tenure type 0 0.0 526 1.0 1,497 1.0 1,864 1.1
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 1,323 2.5 3,650 2.5 5,197 2.9
Median monthly mortgage repayment 1,923 -- 1,733 -- 1,700 -- 1,700 --
Median weekly rent paid 290 -- 265 -- 240 -- 240 --

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Rest of WA. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Nepal, 0.0% were owned outright, 23.2% were owned with a mortgage and 76.8% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,923 and the median weekly rent paid was $290.

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
One family households 55 94.8 40,078 75.2 108,743 73.3 123,773 70.1
Multiple family households 0 0.0 871 1.6 2,335 1.6 2,467 1.4
Single (or lone) person households 3 5.2 10,389 19.5 33,175 22.4 45,207 25.6
Group households 0 0.0 1,945 3.7 4,082 2.8 5,050 2.9

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'Born in Nepal' includes households in Rest of WA where at least one person was born in Nepal. Of those households, 94.8% were one family households and 5.2% were lone person households.

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