People in Queensland who were born in Papua New Guinea

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 3 by 1302
People 17,085
Male 42.9%
Female 57.1%
 null  null
Australian citizen 75.8%
Not an Australian citizen 23.4%
Families 9,890
Couples with children 4,744
Couples without children 2,984
One parent families 1,945
Other families 216
All private dwellings 12,391
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,750
Median weekly rent (a) $350

(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 7,332 42.9 557,995 47.7 1,821,362 49.5 2,540,404 49.3
Female 9,749 57.1 612,331 52.3 1,858,645 50.5 2,615,736 50.7

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 783 4.6 66,485 5.7 851,260 23.1 964,322 18.7
15-24 years 1,886 11.0 107,291 9.2 493,850 13.4 637,250 12.4
25-34 years 1,706 10.0 191,889 16.4 462,318 12.6 701,724 13.6
35-44 years 2,563 15.0 213,042 18.2 433,422 11.8 687,817 13.3
45-54 years 4,593 26.9 186,095 15.9 448,417 12.2 674,132 13.1
55-64 years 3,180 18.6 167,473 14.3 411,697 11.2 615,299 11.9
65 years and over 2,365 13.8 238,058 20.3 579,049 15.7 875,598 17.0
Median age 48 N/A 45 N/A 35 N/A 38 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 7,028 43.1 601,501 54.5 1,187,729 42.0 1,885,416 45.0
Separated 863 5.3 38,922 3.5 100,667 3.6 151,093 3.6
Divorced 1,675 10.3 102,555 9.3 272,436 9.6 404,787 9.7
Widowed 782 4.8 54,493 4.9 128,404 4.5 198,827 4.7
Never married 5,948 36.5 306,377 27.8 1,139,512 40.3 1,551,691 37.0

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 38 0.2 4,036 0.3 80,362 2.2 84,535 1.6
Primary 411 2.4 34,920 3.0 390,096 10.6 426,110 8.3
Secondary 856 5.0 49,563 4.2 301,973 8.2 352,608 6.8
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 535 3.1 40,905 3.5 68,921 1.9 110,221 2.1
Tertiary - University or other higher education 975 5.7 65,026 5.6 158,239 4.3 223,779 4.3
Tertiary - Total (a) 1,519 8.9 106,117 9.1 227,379 6.2 334,418 6.5
Other 148 0.9 15,371 1.3 31,825 0.9 47,384 0.9
Institution attended, type not stated 210 1.2 13,833 1.2 49,189 1.3 326,067 6.3
Not attending an educational institution 13,900 81.4 946,487 80.9 2,599,195 70.6 3,585,020 69.5

(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 3,788 23.2 361,980 32.8 553,931 19.6 918,466 21.9
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 2,003 12.3 126,920 11.5 266,799 9.4 395,615 9.4
Certificate level IV 655 4.0 32,479 2.9 118,315 4.2 151,390 3.6
Certificate level III 2,300 14.1 134,397 12.2 501,296 17.7 640,878 15.3
Year 12 3,036 18.6 182,770 16.6 464,466 16.4 651,775 15.5
Year 11 541 3.3 37,342 3.4 125,582 4.4 164,314 3.9
Year 10 1,639 10.1 84,016 7.6 409,060 14.5 499,629 11.9
Certificate level II 20 0.1 617 0.1 2,294 0.1 2,945 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 139 0.0 385 0.0 534 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,065 6.5 54,124 4.9 221,699 7.8 281,370 6.7
Inadequately described 554 3.4 33,714 3.1 64,538 2.3 99,060 2.4
No educational attainment 151 0.9 12,758 1.2 6,831 0.2 20,032 0.5
Not stated 540 3.3 42,427 3.8 92,895 3.3 365,003 8.7

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

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 129 0.8 11,325 1.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 418 2.4 38,417 3.3 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 1,485 8.7 78,730 6.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 4,546 26.6 91,394 7.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 2,469 14.5 131,215 11.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 1,664 9.7 133,703 11.4 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 2,627 15.4 290,642 24.8 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 1,464 8.6 168,168 14.4 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 1,652 9.7 196,341 16.8 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 3,680,014 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 12,955 75.8 685,299 58.6 3,621,021 98.4 4,341,959 84.2
Not an Australian citizen 3,998 23.4 477,807 40.8 35,438 1.0 515,710 10.0

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
Papua New Guinean 7,904 46.3 8,106 0.7 7,211 0.2 15,422 0.3
Australian 3,898 22.8 47,310 4.0 1,665,467 45.3 1,724,657 33.4
English 3,609 21.1 358,676 30.6 1,585,113 43.1 1,959,880 38.0
Chinese 1,872 11.0 109,014 9.3 50,478 1.4 160,075 3.1
Irish 1,323 7.7 78,947 6.7 485,188 13.2 567,928 11.0

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 2,995 36.5 447,271 65.6 218,117 14.8 668,115 30.6
Spouse or partner born in Australia 4,914 59.8 218,117 32.0 1,223,101 82.8 1,443,626 66.2

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 5,098 29.8 207,974 17.8 745,224 20.3 961,469 18.6
No Religion, (so described) 3,863 22.6 425,630 36.4 1,661,434 45.1 2,099,765 40.7
Uniting Church 1,761 10.3 21,541 1.8 162,708 4.4 186,373 3.6
Anglican 1,479 8.7 105,536 9.0 469,064 12.7 581,373 11.3
Christianity, nfd 925 5.4 52,636 4.5 106,282 2.9 159,948 3.1

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 12,606 73.8 651,948 55.7 3,469,794 94.3 4,151,206 80.5
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 4,207 24.6 444,334 38.0 156,567 4.3 605,200 11.7
Not well or not at all 169 1.0 67,843 5.8 22,250 0.6 90,855 1.8

More information on Proficiency in spoken English (ENGLP), Language used at home (LANP)
Table based on place of usual residence

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 10,751 66.0 717,399 65.0 1,852,086 65.5 2,582,802 61.6
Not in the labour force 5,379 33.0 372,909 33.8 946,249 33.5 1,340,215 32.0
Not stated 169 1.0 13,534 1.2 30,414 1.1 268,794 6.4

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 5,808 54.0 395,986 55.2 1,040,118 56.2 1,442,451 55.8
Worked part-time 3,293 30.6 227,423 31.7 555,656 30.0 786,940 30.5
Away from work (a) 806 7.5 54,884 7.7 157,763 8.5 214,697 8.3
Unemployed 847 7.9 39,107 5.5 98,551 5.3 138,714 5.4

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) 643 6.5 42,338 6.2 128,763 7.3 171,840 7.0
1-19 hours 1,300 13.1 86,359 12.7 238,161 13.6 326,038 13.3
20-29 hours 1,138 11.5 84,131 12.4 184,990 10.5 270,483 11.1
30-34 hours 851 8.6 56,934 8.4 132,502 7.6 190,423 7.8
35-39 hours 2,056 20.8 157,076 23.2 347,469 19.8 506,685 20.7
40-44 hours 1,869 18.9 134,201 19.8 328,262 18.7 464,433 19.0
45 hours or more 1,879 19.0 104,706 15.4 364,392 20.8 471,333 19.3

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

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 2,058 20.8 166,158 24.5 355,991 20.3 523,395 21.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,545 15.6 90,145 13.3 209,425 11.9 301,039 12.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,393 14.1 74,787 11.0 233,631 13.3 309,376 12.7
Labourers 1,358 13.7 78,987 11.6 165,390 9.4 246,394 10.1
Managers 1,131 11.4 80,701 11.9 223,750 12.8 305,755 12.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 981 9.9 82,682 12.2 249,459 14.2 333,915 13.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 660 6.7 45,651 6.7 119,742 6.8 166,739 6.8
Sales Workers 619 6.2 46,226 6.8 164,364 9.4 211,439 8.7

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) 513 5.2 39,696 5.9 82,003 4.7 122,121 5.0
Aged Care Residential Services 411 4.1 23,761 3.5 29,340 1.7 53,478 2.2
Other Social Assistance Services 382 3.9 17,504 2.6 40,933 2.3 58,762 2.4
Primary Education 278 2.8 9,338 1.4 50,405 2.9 59,930 2.5
Accommodation 246 2.5 11,124 1.6 17,426 1.0 28,759 1.2

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) $785 N/A $791 N/A $791 N/A $787 N/A
Family (c) $2,148 N/A $2,072 N/A $2,003 N/A $2,024 N/A
Household (d) $1,980 N/A $1,893 N/A $1,569 N/A $1,675 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) 6,134 61.9 423,490 62.4 1,138,996 65.0 1,570,571 64.3
By bus and/or train, only 491 5.0 30,923 4.6 42,086 2.4 73,322 3.0
Other (b) 763 7.7 55,432 8.2 116,189 6.6 172,807 7.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 1,384 14.0 102,832 15.2 240,783 13.7 344,696 14.1
Did not go to work 1,070 10.8 62,259 9.2 207,209 11.8 270,387 11.1

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) 11,729 72.0 750,168 68.0 2,105,995 74.4 2,873,872 68.6
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 4,840 29.7 320,304 29.0 786,518 27.8 1,112,322 26.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 2,355 14.4 108,855 9.9 367,734 13.0 481,016 11.5
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,672 16.4 145,266 13.2 441,891 15.6 590,690 14.1

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 3,509 21.5 203,410 18.4 636,837 22.5 845,018 20.2
5 to 14 hours 4,791 29.4 308,190 27.9 847,252 30.0 1,161,729 27.7
15 to 29 hours 1,981 12.2 138,229 12.5 366,233 12.9 507,771 12.1
30 hours or more 1,449 8.9 100,342 9.1 255,675 9.0 359,358 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 1,440 8.4 103,240 8.8 345,448 9.4 456,139 8.8
Asthma 1,245 7.3 69,906 6.0 364,678 9.9 438,183 8.5
Cancer (including remission) 516 3.0 38,469 3.3 119,221 3.2 159,887 3.1
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 103 0.6 10,440 0.9 26,023 0.7 37,680 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,295 7.6 65,364 5.6 162,610 4.4 231,642 4.5
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 729 4.3 53,216 4.5 158,510 4.3 215,678 4.2
Kidney disease 200 1.2 11,789 1.0 34,942 0.9 47,737 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 277 1.6 22,867 2.0 81,921 2.2 106,989 2.1
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,251 7.3 75,314 6.4 417,275 11.3 496,662 9.6
Stroke 166 1.0 12,745 1.1 35,901 1.0 49,769 1.0
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,584 9.3 94,482 8.1 337,050 9.2 434,963 8.4
No long-term health condition(s) 10,835 63.4 775,458 66.3 2,208,300 60.0 3,001,387 58.2
Not stated 535 3.1 35,685 3.0 154,007 4.2 459,562 8.9

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 11,637 68.1 824,736 70.5 2,366,430 64.3 3,209,952 62.3
One condition 3,391 19.8 209,815 17.9 775,363 21.1 994,584 19.3
Two conditions 1,011 5.9 64,797 5.5 250,690 6.8 319,808 6.2
Three or more conditions 517 3.0 35,290 3.0 133,532 3.6 172,226 3.3
Not stated 535 3.1 35,685 3.0 154,007 4.2 459,562 8.9

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 2,984 30.2 221,198 41.8 322,679 39.3 551,069 40.3
Couple family with children 4,744 48.0 242,367 45.8 317,397 38.6 563,327 41.2
One parent family 1,945 19.7 60,572 11.4 166,021 20.2 230,026 16.8
Other family 216 2.2 5,624 1.1 15,983 1.9 22,230 1.6

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 1,198 12.1 84,722 16.0 127,306 15.5 213,513 15.6
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 4,003 40.5 206,916 39.1 319,448 38.9 530,405 38.8

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 1,758 22.7 102,211 22.0 152,483 23.8 255,660 22.9
Both employed, worked part-time 375 4.9 25,030 5.4 25,171 3.9 50,463 4.5
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,554 20.1 92,245 19.9 135,514 21.2 228,575 20.5
One employed full-time, other not working 1,177 15.2 63,597 13.7 69,513 10.9 133,752 12.0
One employed part-time, other not working 552 7.1 30,516 6.6 32,103 5.0 63,077 5.7
Both not working 1,328 17.2 93,054 20.1 131,717 20.6 228,892 20.5
Other (includes away from work) 623 8.1 38,104 8.2 55,071 8.6 93,843 8.4
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 374 4.8 18,803 4.1 38,506 6.0 60,129 5.4

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 9,724 78.5 477,124 71.4 902,319 76.8 1,397,920 74.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,216 9.8 86,537 13.0 128,066 10.9 218,546 11.7
Flat or apartment 1,359 11.0 98,211 14.7 132,292 11.3 233,531 12.5
Other dwelling 52 0.4 3,809 0.6 8,922 0.8 13,519 0.7

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) 59 0.5 2,965 0.4 6,223 0.5 9,560 0.5
1 bedroom 439 3.5 30,320 4.5 54,948 4.7 87,315 4.7
2 bedrooms 1,698 13.7 112,724 16.9 199,899 17.0 317,737 17.0
3 bedrooms 4,476 36.1 232,330 34.8 459,282 39.1 700,672 37.5
4 or more bedrooms 5,573 45.0 280,920 42.1 439,205 37.4 725,167 38.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 153 1.2 8,533 1.3 15,718 1.3 28,998 1.6

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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 9,450 76.3 502,998 75.3 773,316 65.8 1,290,613 69.0
Multiple family households 481 3.9 19,643 2.9 17,196 1.5 37,257 2.0
Single (or lone) person households 1,921 15.5 111,055 16.6 339,945 28.9 461,009 24.7
Group households 543 4.4 34,098 5.1 44,825 3.8 80,576 4.3

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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 3,297 26.6 179,321 26.9 354,787 30.2 543,285 29.1
Owned with a mortgage (a) 4,406 35.6 242,013 36.2 397,809 33.8 643,459 34.4
Rented (b) 4,395 35.5 227,616 34.1 383,173 32.6 618,442 33.1
Other tenure type (c) 158 1.3 10,070 1.5 24,267 2.1 35,170 1.9
Not stated 137 1.1 8,765 1.3 15,246 1.3 29,107 1.6

(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.

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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 $1,750 N/A $1,863 N/A $1,733 N/A $1,733 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $350 N/A $395 N/A $350 N/A $365 N/A

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

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