People in Greater Sydney who were born in Papua New Guinea

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 1GSYD by 1302
People 3,536
Male 45.5%
Female 54.5%
 null  null
Australian citizen 89.6%
Not an Australian citizen 10.0%
Families 2,384
Couples with children 1,297
Couples without children 744
One parent families 308
Other families 33
All private dwellings 2,971
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,523
Median weekly rent (a) $500

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 1,612 45.5 981,239 48.6 1,482,743 49.9 2,585,238 49.4
Female 1,928 54.5 1,039,847 51.4 1,488,045 50.1 2,645,912 50.6

More information on Place of usual residence (PURP), Country of birth of person (BPLP), Sex (SEXP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 45 1.3 92,606 4.6 831,173 28.0 963,205 18.4
15-24 years 145 4.1 152,825 7.6 456,770 15.4 637,826 12.2
25-34 years 247 7.0 366,492 18.1 401,910 13.5 811,314 15.5
35-44 years 399 11.3 412,016 20.4 329,622 11.1 777,748 14.9
45-54 years 1,110 31.4 309,513 15.3 330,305 11.1 667,167 12.8
55-64 years 822 23.2 290,443 14.4 265,542 8.9 579,166 11.1
65 years and over 769 21.7 397,186 19.7 355,463 12.0 794,713 15.2
Median age 53 N/A 44 N/A 29 N/A 37 N/A

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over		 Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 1,886 54.0 1,138,466 59.0 844,455 39.5 2,062,160 48.3
Separated 134 3.8 60,214 3.1 57,860 2.7 125,769 2.9
Divorced 358 10.3 150,817 7.8 162,407 7.6 332,916 7.8
Widowed 171 4.9 97,055 5.0 81,915 3.8 191,863 4.5
Never married 940 26.9 481,935 25.0 992,967 46.4 1,555,230 36.4

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
All people 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Attending an educational institution:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Pre-school 3 0.1 6,425 0.3 101,956 3.4 108,505 2.1
Primary 22 0.6 53,872 2.7 372,754 12.5 427,508 8.2
Secondary 46 1.3 58,790 2.9 279,704 9.4 339,220 6.5
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 79 2.2 73,295 3.6 64,085 2.2 137,739 2.6
Tertiary - University or other higher education 141 4.0 115,851 5.7 172,301 5.8 288,727 5.5
Tertiary - Total (a) 221 6.2 189,635 9.4 236,685 8.0 427,287 8.2
Other 28 0.8 39,529 2.0 18,952 0.6 58,789 1.1
Institution attended, type not stated 34 1.0 26,450 1.3 35,658 1.2 269,743 5.2
Not attending an educational institution 3,188 90.2 1,646,374 81.5 1,925,069 64.8 3,600,099 68.8

(a) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,311 37.6 806,248 41.8 613,946 28.7 1,423,358 33.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 479 13.7 200,115 10.4 211,094 9.9 412,740 9.7
Certificate level IV 112 3.2 35,528 1.8 80,681 3.8 116,490 2.7
Certificate level III 314 9.0 121,838 6.3 264,857 12.4 389,224 9.1
Year 12 524 15.0 307,265 15.9 369,054 17.2 679,878 15.9
Year 11 59 1.7 37,798 2.0 86,633 4.0 125,161 2.9
Year 10 299 8.6 111,988 5.8 243,732 11.4 359,130 8.4
Certificate level II 0 0.0 899 0.0 1,201 0.1 2,110 0.0
Certificate level I 0 0.0 238 0.0 190 0.0 429 0.0
Year 9 or below 113 3.2 131,048 6.8 132,447 6.2 266,766 6.3
Inadequately described 140 4.0 54,542 2.8 63,721 3.0 119,016 2.8
No educational attainment 18 0.5 50,258 2.6 4,750 0.2 55,835 1.3
Not stated 106 3.0 70,492 3.7 66,832 3.1 317,095 7.4

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Year of arrival
All people 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 106 3.0 13,909 0.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 208 5.9 48,757 2.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 558 15.8 118,953 5.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 1,247 35.3 151,121 7.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 515 14.6 258,066 12.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 297 8.4 289,871 14.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 241 6.8 430,405 21.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 119 3.4 277,414 13.7 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 128 3.6 385,569 19.1 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 2,970,785 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 3,167 89.6 1,277,858 63.2 2,922,915 98.4 4,226,691 80.8
Not an Australian citizen 353 10.0 732,406 36.2 31,801 1.1 768,135 14.7

More information on Australian citizenship (CITP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
English 951 26.9 251,252 12.4 986,174 33.2 1,244,708 23.8
Chinese 917 25.9 390,959 19.3 159,798 5.4 552,680 10.6
Australian 821 23.2 54,114 2.7 1,108,087 37.3 1,167,625 22.3
Papua New Guinean 712 20.1 759 0.0 796 0.0 1,560 0.0
Irish 388 11.0 69,165 3.4 330,140 11.1 401,092 7.7

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry).

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Birthplace of spouse or partner
People aged 15 years and over, with a spouse or partner 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 869 41.4 980,882 80.5 222,079 21.4 1,206,083 53.1
Spouse or partner born in Australia 1,206 57.4 222,079 18.2 804,390 77.4 1,028,246 45.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP), Spouse/partner indicator (SPIP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined' 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Catholic 1,156 32.7 413,088 20.4 790,229 26.6 1,210,979 23.1
No Religion, (so described) 933 26.4 551,673 27.3 1,025,312 34.5 1,583,084 30.3
Anglican 431 12.2 91,106 4.5 383,852 12.9 478,777 9.2
Uniting Church 267 7.6 19,260 1.0 58,155 2.0 77,979 1.5
Christianity, nfd 130 3.7 65,892 3.3 65,096 2.2 131,784 2.5

Note: 'No Religion, (so described)' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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English language proficiency
All people 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 2,697 76.3 571,319 28.3 2,409,475 81.1 2,995,240 57.3
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 776 21.9 1,150,826 56.9 476,521 16.0 1,635,831 31.3
Not well or not at all 39 1.1 283,979 14.1 49,522 1.7 336,260 6.4

More information on Proficiency in spoken English (ENGLP), Language used at home (LANP)
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Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 2,228 63.8 1,147,945 59.5 1,404,278 65.6 2,560,242 60.0
Not in the labour force 1,233 35.3 750,780 38.9 710,171 33.2 1,477,147 34.6
Not stated 31 0.9 29,744 1.5 25,155 1.2 230,551 5.4

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, 15 years and over 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 1,323 59.4 641,954 55.9 776,012 55.3 1,421,283 55.5
Worked part-time 618 27.7 309,780 27.0 397,236 28.3 709,200 27.7
Away from work (a) 173 7.8 126,959 11.1 171,365 12.2 300,220 11.7
Unemployed 111 5.0 69,260 6.0 59,664 4.2 129,539 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 years and over who stated they were in the labour force.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 147 7.0 105,046 9.7 152,569 11.3 258,428 10.6
1-19 hours 253 12.0 127,965 11.9 186,113 13.8 315,046 13.0
20-29 hours 219 10.4 118,744 11.0 129,950 9.7 249,471 10.3
30-34 hours 139 6.6 63,064 5.8 81,171 6.0 144,687 6.0
35-39 hours 353 16.7 251,203 23.3 249,468 18.6 501,946 20.7
40-44 hours 491 23.2 250,018 23.2 280,893 20.9 532,150 21.9
45 hours or more 482 22.8 140,729 13.0 245,654 18.3 387,188 15.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 692 32.8 333,843 30.9 376,652 28.0 711,729 29.3
Managers 389 18.4 159,582 14.8 208,606 15.5 368,876 15.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 351 16.6 135,464 12.6 198,247 14.7 334,504 13.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 166 7.9 101,074 9.4 152,652 11.4 254,555 10.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 157 7.4 99,929 9.3 124,439 9.3 225,062 9.3
Sales Workers 137 6.5 70,670 6.6 117,350 8.7 188,556 7.8
Labourers 110 5.2 84,987 7.9 78,549 5.8 164,335 6.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 88 4.2 70,128 6.5 65,209 4.8 136,033 5.6

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 103 4.9 46,939 4.4 51,308 3.8 98,480 4.1
Computer System Design and Related Services 66 3.1 48,470 4.5 26,704 2.0 75,278 3.1
Legal Services 52 2.5 10,388 1.0 26,043 1.9 36,494 1.5
Aged Care Residential Services 52 2.5 30,615 2.8 13,876 1.0 44,673 1.8
Banking 49 2.3 34,731 3.2 28,529 2.1 63,367 2.6

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $1,143 N/A $827 N/A $941 N/A $881 N/A
Family (c) $3,049 N/A $2,302 N/A $2,510 N/A $2,374 N/A
Household (d) $2,679 N/A $2,158 N/A $1,982 N/A $2,077 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Family for the selected country of birth is determined by the response of any family member to country of birth. Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.
(d) Household for the selected country of birth is determined by the response of any household member (enumerated in the dwelling) to country of birth. Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal median weekly income data based on place of usual residence
Family and household median weekly income data based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 706 33.4 380,691 35.3 515,287 38.3 899,297 37.0
By bus and/or train, only 68 3.2 78,734 7.3 32,426 2.4 111,695 4.6
Other (b) 122 5.8 68,560 6.4 64,734 4.8 133,814 5.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 996 47.2 419,707 38.9 523,119 38.9 944,501 38.9
Did not go to work 210 9.9 125,935 11.7 204,399 15.2 331,200 13.6

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of transport to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who travelled to work by car only, as the driver and/or as the passenger.
(b) Includes all other singular and multi-modal methods of travel to work.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 2,821 80.8 1,197,717 62.1 1,586,485 74.1 2,794,701 65.5
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 1,009 28.9 536,663 27.8 534,486 25.0 1,074,352 25.2
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 524 15.0 185,531 9.6 266,134 12.4 454,470 10.6
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 649 18.6 185,993 9.6 308,526 14.4 496,302 11.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 720 20.6 301,976 15.7 507,446 23.7 812,421 19.0
5 to 14 hours 1,230 35.2 477,351 24.8 631,862 29.5 1,112,892 26.1
15 to 29 hours 525 15.0 234,423 12.2 266,401 12.5 502,735 11.8
30 hours or more 345 9.9 183,960 9.5 180,775 8.4 366,649 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 356 10.1 143,796 7.1 202,716 6.8 351,254 6.7
Asthma 263 7.4 88,518 4.4 263,188 8.9 353,656 6.8
Cancer (including remission) 140 4.0 51,219 2.5 73,629 2.5 126,140 2.4
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 33 0.9 18,173 0.9 16,727 0.6 35,663 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 263 7.4 140,072 6.9 95,317 3.2 238,127 4.6
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 185 5.2 81,444 4.0 91,526 3.1 175,348 3.4
Kidney disease 44 1.2 19,836 1.0 21,040 0.7 41,530 0.8
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 56 1.6 21,864 1.1 40,132 1.4 63,101 1.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 280 7.9 89,102 4.4 253,169 8.5 344,699 6.6
Stroke 47 1.3 18,497 0.9 19,938 0.7 39,140 0.7
Any other long-term health condition(s) 352 10.0 157,275 7.8 226,749 7.6 386,233 7.4
No long-term health condition(s) 2,085 59.0 1,413,931 70.0 1,977,280 66.6 3,404,909 65.1
Not stated 121 3.4 58,132 2.9 113,452 3.8 385,349 7.4

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 2,258 63.9 1,501,767 74.3 2,096,942 70.6 3,613,269 69.1
One condition 815 23.0 320,426 15.9 544,847 18.3 871,599 16.7
Two conditions 235 6.6 93,125 4.6 146,823 4.9 242,632 4.6
Three or more conditions 108 3.1 47,634 2.4 68,712 2.3 118,293 2.3
Not stated 121 3.4 58,132 2.9 113,452 3.8 385,349 7.4

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Families

Families tables count families within the area. The descriptions below explain what is counted in each column:

Born in [Country of birth] - counts families where at least one person in the family stated they were born in the selected country. (a)
Born overseas - counts families where at least one person in the family stated they were born overseas. This includes families counted in the ‘Born in the selected country of birth’ column. (b)
Born in Australia - counts families where all people in the family stated they were born in Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island. It excludes families where any member of the family did not state a country of birth. (c)
Total - counts all families in the selected area. It includes families where no one in the family stated a country of birth.

(a) This is different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where the reference person and their spouse/partner was born in the selected country. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.
(b) This different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where the reference person and their spouse/partner were born overseas. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.
(c) This different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where both the reference person and their spouse/partner were born in Australia. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.

Family composition
All families 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 744 31.2 297,377 34.9 178,664 34.5 480,444 34.8
Couple family with children 1,297 54.4 438,260 51.5 226,652 43.7 667,760 48.4
One parent family 308 12.9 103,480 12.1 102,703 19.8 208,478 15.1
Other family 33 1.4 12,689 1.5 10,380 2.0 23,497 1.7

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Families with children
All families 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 230 9.6 145,897 17.1 87,726 16.9 234,690 17.0
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 878 36.8 341,288 40.1 206,994 39.9 550,907 39.9

More information on Family composition (FMCF), Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 472 23.2 161,284 21.9 96,965 23.9 258,639 22.5
Both employed, worked part-time 99 4.9 32,827 4.5 19,205 4.7 52,202 4.5
One employed full-time, one part-time 404 19.8 105,929 14.4 83,344 20.6 189,592 16.5
One employed full-time, other not working 328 16.1 108,685 14.8 46,432 11.5 155,507 13.5
One employed part-time, other not working 138 6.8 50,084 6.8 22,601 5.6 72,963 6.4
Both not working 383 18.8 171,422 23.3 71,087 17.5 245,327 21.4
Other (includes away from work) 182 8.9 83,526 11.4 52,947 13.1 137,048 11.9
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 38 1.9 21,878 3.0 12,717 3.1 36,915 3.2

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Housing tables count occupied private dwellings in the area, excluding visitor only and other non-classifiable households. The descriptions below explain what is counted in each column:

Born in [Country of birth] - counts dwellings where at least one occupant stated they were born in the selected country.
Born overseas - counts dwellings where at least one occupant stated they were born overseas. It includes dwellings counted in the ‘Born in the selected country of birth’ column.
Born in Australia - counts dwellings where all people in the dwelling stated they were born in Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island. It excludes households where any occupant did not state a country of birth. (a)
Total - counts all dwellings in the selected area. It includes dwellings where no one in the family stated a country of birth.

(a) This is different from the 2016 definition, which was dwellings where at least one person was born in Australia. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 1,919 64.6 545,444 51.9 465,632 61.3 1,020,631 55.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 354 11.9 133,361 12.7 97,729 12.9 234,000 12.8
Flat or apartment 681 22.9 365,356 34.8 191,552 25.2 561,988 30.7
Other dwelling 17 0.6 4,557 0.4 3,492 0.5 8,216 0.4

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 23 0.8 8,862 0.8 7,073 0.9 16,194 0.9
1 bedroom 137 4.6 84,792 8.1 61,491 8.1 147,857 8.1
2 bedrooms 544 18.3 288,370 27.4 177,734 23.4 470,207 25.7
3 bedrooms 912 30.7 307,451 29.2 252,920 33.3 565,467 30.9
4 or more bedrooms 1,329 44.7 349,245 33.2 253,133 33.3 605,424 33.1
Number of bedrooms not stated 22 0.7 12,521 1.2 7,470 1.0 23,713 1.3

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD)
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Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 2,289 77.0 784,055 74.6 484,129 63.7 1,277,476 69.9
Multiple family households 91 3.1 40,139 3.8 9,677 1.3 50,111 2.7
Single (or lone) person households 488 16.4 176,606 16.8 240,857 31.7 424,713 23.2
Group households 97 3.3 50,430 4.8 25,152 3.3 76,558 4.2

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 1,074 36.1 265,044 25.2 236,948 31.2 507,635 27.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,035 34.8 354,363 33.7 252,332 33.2 608,735 33.3
Rented (b) 780 26.3 404,659 38.5 247,093 32.5 657,317 35.9
Other tenure type (c) 59 2.0 14,232 1.4 16,162 2.1 30,961 1.7
Not stated 21 0.7 12,936 1.2 7,282 1.0 24,207 1.3

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Papua New Guinea % Born in Papua New Guinea Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,523 N/A $2,500 N/A $2,308 N/A $2,427 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $500 N/A $480 N/A $450 N/A $470 N/A

(a) For 2021, median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent free.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED)
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