People in Rest of NSW who were born in Tanzania

Demographics & education

In the 2016 Census, there were 188 people in Rest of NSW who were born in Tanzania. Of these 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female.

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

Of the population born in Tanzania who usually live in Rest of NSW, 25.1% were aged 0 - 14 years and 18.3% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Rest of NSW who were born in Tanzania was 43 years.

Of people in Rest of NSW aged 15 years and over who were born in Tanzania, 51.1% were married, 2.2% were separated, and 16.3% were divorced.

Of the population born in Tanzania who usually live in Rest of NSW, 44.6% were attending an educational institution. There were 14.1% in primary school, 17.4% in secondary school and 8.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of the population born in Tanzania who usually live in Rest of NSW, 11.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Tanzania, 19.5% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 24.6% from 2006 - 2010.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Tanzania, 69.4% were Australian citizens.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Tanzania and had a spouse or partner, 47.5% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 47.5% 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 Rest of NSW of people who were born in Tanzania, the most common responses to the religion question were Catholic 24.0%, Anglican 20.1%, No Religion, so described 12.8%, Pentecostal 10.1% and Islam 7.3%.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Tanzania, 54.8% spoke English only at home. A further 41.5% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Tanzania and who were in the labour force, 47.6% worked full-time, 42.7% worked part-time and 9.8% 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 Rest of NSW of people who were born in Tanzania and who were employed, 47.0% worked 40 hours or more per week and 6.1% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Tanzania, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 39.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Managers 10.8% and Technicians and Trades Workers 10.8%.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Tanzania, the most common responses for industry of employment were General Practice Medical Services 24.3%, Child Care Services 18.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 8.1%, Computer System Design and Related Services 8.1% and Preschool Education 8.1%.

In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Tanzania, the personal weekly median income was $655. Family median weekly income was $1,937 and Household median weekly income was $1,481.

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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In Rest of NSW 66.7% of employed people who were born in Tanzania travelled to work on census day by car, while 3.7% travelled by bus or train.

In Rest of NSW 80.6% of people who were born in Tanzania did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 30.6% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

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In Rest of NSW of people who were born in Tanzania and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 35.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

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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 Tanzania. Of these families, 42.9% were couple families with children, 48.4% were couple families without children and 5.5% 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 Rest of NSW. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Tanzania. Of these families, 12.2% of families had both parents working full-time, 23.0% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 21.6% 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 Rest of NSW. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Tanzania, 78.7% were a separate house, 11.0% were a flat or apartment, and 10.3% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

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 Tanzania, 5.5% had two bedrooms, 41.4% had three bedrooms and 50.0% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

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 Tanzania, 37.4% were owned outright, 24.4% were owned with a mortgage and 35.9% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,842 and the median weekly rent paid was $320.

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 Tanzania' includes households in Rest of NSW where at least one person was born in Tanzania. Of those households, 82.0% were one family households and 12.2% were lone person households.