People in New South Wales who were born in Fiji

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 1 by 1502
People 37,370
Male 46.7%
Female 53.3%
 null  null
Australian citizen 77.9%
Not an Australian citizen 21.3%
Families 18,269
Couples with children 9,954
Couples without children 5,282
One parent families 2,771
Other families 267
All private dwellings 21,012
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,400
Median weekly rent (a) $420

(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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 17,436 46.7 1,147,575 48.5 2,620,108 49.6 3,984,166 49.4
Female 19,934 53.3 1,219,373 51.5 2,657,480 50.4 4,087,995 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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 657 1.8 108,675 4.6 1,292,813 24.5 1,470,001 18.2
15-24 years 1,672 4.5 171,856 7.3 734,198 13.9 954,084 11.8
25-34 years 4,337 11.6 412,164 17.4 665,357 12.6 1,142,026 14.1
35-44 years 8,610 23.0 461,740 19.5 583,911 11.1 1,103,170 13.7
45-54 years 7,856 21.0 355,798 15.0 611,437 11.6 1,016,948 12.6
55-64 years 7,472 20.0 345,989 14.6 567,481 10.8 961,784 11.9
65 years and over 6,764 18.1 510,723 21.6 822,393 15.6 1,424,145 17.6
Median age 49 N/A 45 N/A 34 N/A 39 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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 23,074 62.9 1,326,600 58.7 1,655,846 41.6 3,124,151 47.3
Separated 1,949 5.3 71,710 3.2 123,402 3.1 209,657 3.2
Divorced 3,646 9.9 186,216 8.2 345,140 8.7 569,516 8.6
Widowed 2,248 6.1 123,158 5.5 190,584 4.8 339,990 5.1
Never married 5,794 15.8 550,587 24.4 1,669,808 41.9 2,358,844 35.7

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji 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 19 0.1 7,693 0.3 159,262 3.0 167,196 2.1
Primary 353 0.9 62,955 2.7 586,786 11.1 651,375 8.1
Secondary 577 1.5 68,565 2.9 442,222 8.4 512,195 6.3
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 897 2.4 83,300 3.5 123,571 2.3 207,586 2.6
Tertiary - University or other higher education 1,322 3.5 129,388 5.5 244,796 4.6 375,032 4.6
Tertiary - Total (a) 2,231 6.0 213,243 9.0 368,794 7.0 583,617 7.2
Other 260 0.7 43,053 1.8 30,881 0.6 74,331 0.9
Institution attended, type not stated 530 1.4 33,223 1.4 72,690 1.4 465,268 5.8
Not attending an educational institution 33,402 89.4 1,938,215 81.9 3,616,954 68.5 5,618,177 69.6

(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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 9,411 25.6 906,054 40.1 927,167 23.3 1,838,502 27.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 5,453 14.9 235,000 10.4 378,048 9.5 616,322 9.3
Certificate level IV 1,279 3.5 45,254 2.0 170,615 4.3 216,768 3.3
Certificate level III 4,120 11.2 161,946 7.2 601,581 15.1 771,009 11.7
Year 12 6,926 18.9 350,323 15.5 598,250 15.0 954,987 14.5
Year 11 1,132 3.1 46,478 2.1 164,237 4.1 212,538 3.2
Year 10 2,300 6.3 144,816 6.4 543,217 13.6 698,390 10.6
Certificate level II 19 0.1 1,175 0.1 3,470 0.1 4,703 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.0 316 0.0 442 0.0 764 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,375 6.5 157,595 7.0 320,857 8.1 487,855 7.4
Inadequately described 1,677 4.6 65,927 2.9 116,694 2.9 184,252 2.8
No educational attainment 437 1.2 54,647 2.4 9,080 0.2 64,827 1.0
Not stated 1,567 4.3 88,419 3.9 150,175 3.8 549,965 8.3

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 85 0.2 22,421 0.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 227 0.6 76,446 3.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 554 1.5 168,616 7.1 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 2,293 6.1 191,168 8.1 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 9,514 25.5 293,664 12.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 9,140 24.5 318,404 13.5 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 7,980 21.4 483,109 20.4 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 3,004 8.0 314,780 13.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 3,661 9.8 438,483 18.5 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 5,277,591 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 29,124 77.9 1,496,781 63.2 5,200,162 98.5 6,756,031 83.7
Not an Australian citizen 7,975 21.3 855,160 36.1 43,631 0.8 903,498 11.2

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Indian 17,467 46.7 194,199 8.2 66,425 1.3 261,103 3.2
Fijian 12,805 34.3 13,793 0.6 10,935 0.2 24,899 0.3
Fijian Indian 5,455 14.6 5,804 0.2 4,288 0.1 10,115 0.1
English 1,738 4.7 363,298 15.3 2,018,192 38.2 2,404,990 29.8
Australian 1,180 3.2 70,335 3.0 2,218,876 42.0 2,307,549 28.6

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 20,005 84.4 1,087,004 76.5 314,527 15.5 1,406,219 40.4
Spouse or partner born in Australia 3,314 14.0 314,523 22.1 1,681,767 83.0 1,999,863 57.4

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hinduism 17,277 46.2 218,801 9.2 54,165 1.0 273,780 3.4
Islam 4,805 12.9 192,704 8.1 153,899 2.9 349,240 4.3
Catholic 2,831 7.6 482,721 20.4 1,308,706 24.8 1,807,730 22.4
No Religion, (so described) 2,566 6.9 661,224 27.9 1,966,947 37.3 2,644,165 32.8
Christianity, nfd 1,954 5.2 78,870 3.3 113,399 2.1 193,728 2.4

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

English language proficiency
All people 		Born in Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 8,639 23.1 779,205 32.9 4,636,048 87.8 5,457,982 67.6
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 27,174 72.7 1,266,364 53.5 528,732 10.0 1,805,635 22.4
Not well or not at all 1,192 3.2 302,812 12.8 55,782 1.1 361,688 4.5

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 23,949 65.2 1,325,795 58.7 2,529,007 63.5 3,874,012 58.7
Not in the labour force 12,255 33.4 897,255 39.7 1,406,707 35.3 2,341,417 35.5
Not stated 518 1.4 35,223 1.6 49,062 1.2 386,728 5.9

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 15,289 63.8 736,361 55.5 1,391,678 55.0 2,136,610 55.2
Worked part-time 5,441 22.7 373,110 28.1 772,662 30.6 1,151,660 29.7
Away from work (a) 1,947 8.1 138,736 10.5 253,715 10.0 395,888 10.2
Unemployed 1,271 5.3 77,602 5.9 110,947 4.4 189,852 4.9

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 1,441 6.4 113,869 9.1 216,268 8.9 331,611 9.0
1-19 hours 2,077 9.2 153,596 12.3 348,024 14.4 504,158 13.7
20-29 hours 1,852 8.2 141,591 11.3 256,785 10.6 400,415 10.9
30-34 hours 1,512 6.7 77,924 6.2 167,852 6.9 247,088 6.7
35-39 hours 7,001 30.9 287,627 23.0 460,683 19.1 751,277 20.4
40-44 hours 5,372 23.7 282,028 22.6 483,115 20.0 768,161 20.9
45 hours or more 2,912 12.8 166,701 13.4 447,881 18.5 617,176 16.8

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 5,648 24.9 377,113 30.2 572,628 23.7 952,131 25.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3,656 16.1 151,368 12.1 327,657 13.6 480,612 13.0
Managers 2,745 12.1 182,100 14.6 352,530 14.6 536,820 14.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,565 11.3 122,807 9.8 265,959 11.0 390,779 10.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,236 9.9 79,058 6.3 141,447 5.8 222,186 6.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,210 9.7 121,564 9.7 312,726 12.9 436,589 11.9
Labourers 2,125 9.4 107,292 8.6 191,141 7.9 300,966 8.2
Sales Workers 987 4.4 80,907 6.5 212,724 8.8 294,889 8.0

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Aged Care Residential Services 1,460 6.4 39,812 3.2 40,412 1.7 80,859 2.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,454 6.4 57,179 4.6 95,409 3.9 153,159 4.2
Banking 854 3.8 35,611 2.9 35,303 1.5 71,055 1.9
Other Social Assistance Services 631 2.8 27,127 2.2 59,848 2.5 87,430 2.4
Secondary Education 569 2.5 11,580 0.9 52,843 2.2 64,612 1.8

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $951 N/A $802 N/A $827 N/A $813 N/A
Family (c) $2,379 N/A $2,223 N/A $2,169 N/A $2,185 N/A
Household (d) $2,295 N/A $2,060 N/A $1,669 N/A $1,829 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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 11,376 50.2 486,351 39.0 1,213,909 50.2 1,710,570 46.4
By bus and/or train, only 984 4.3 80,830 6.5 37,782 1.6 119,228 3.2
Other (b) 1,072 4.7 80,786 6.5 125,091 5.2 207,277 5.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 6,948 30.6 450,236 36.1 688,395 28.5 1,141,467 31.0
Did not go to work 2,176 9.6 143,944 11.5 342,007 14.1 487,646 13.2

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 23,982 65.3 1,423,082 63.0 2,941,913 73.8 4,392,869 66.5
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 9,916 27.0 617,492 27.3 1,044,017 26.2 1,669,763 25.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 4,530 12.3 223,170 9.9 528,798 13.3 759,383 11.5
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,411 9.3 235,432 10.4 616,806 15.5 857,891 13.0

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 5,905 16.1 355,103 15.7 882,026 22.1 1,244,306 18.8
5 to 14 hours 9,147 24.9 568,714 25.2 1,170,235 29.4 1,748,728 26.5
15 to 29 hours 4,653 12.7 280,804 12.4 525,192 13.2 811,397 12.3
30 hours or more 4,278 11.7 218,465 9.7 364,451 9.1 588,433 8.9

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 3,027 8.1 190,947 8.1 475,687 9.0 679,359 8.4
Asthma 2,182 5.8 110,326 4.7 509,948 9.7 625,835 7.8
Cancer (including remission) 704 1.9 66,750 2.8 157,750 3.0 227,981 2.8
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 267 0.7 23,432 1.0 37,509 0.7 62,706 0.8
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 5,386 14.4 165,853 7.0 216,342 4.1 388,747 4.8
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 2,331 6.2 103,876 4.4 206,902 3.9 316,840 3.9
Kidney disease 645 1.7 25,315 1.1 50,262 1.0 77,272 1.0
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 378 1.0 31,926 1.3 100,780 1.9 135,909 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,454 3.9 115,101 4.9 525,025 9.9 646,412 8.0
Stroke 378 1.0 24,025 1.0 47,505 0.9 73,269 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 2,731 7.3 188,453 8.0 433,197 8.2 626,827 7.8
No long-term health condition(s) 23,614 63.2 1,617,410 68.3 3,279,499 62.1 4,925,422 61.0
Not stated 1,309 3.5 70,400 3.0 215,262 4.1 654,833 8.1

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 24,960 66.8 1,719,355 72.6 3,490,436 66.1 5,240,109 64.9
One condition 7,446 19.9 392,582 16.6 1,072,206 20.3 1,480,498 18.3
Two conditions 2,361 6.3 120,529 5.1 329,000 6.2 456,604 5.7
Three or more conditions 1,300 3.5 64,090 2.7 170,679 3.2 240,117 3.0
Not stated 1,309 3.5 70,400 3.0 215,262 4.1 654,833 8.1

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 5,282 28.9 383,211 37.5 414,674 38.1 809,586 37.9
Couple family with children 9,954 54.5 505,142 49.4 443,484 40.7 954,588 44.7
One parent family 2,771 15.2 119,740 11.7 212,443 19.5 337,729 15.8
Other family 267 1.5 14,124 1.4 18,984 1.7 34,061 1.6

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 2,516 13.8 168,318 16.5 174,594 16.0 345,109 16.2
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 7,110 38.9 395,272 38.7 418,878 38.4 820,024 38.4

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 4,127 27.1 187,245 21.1 194,253 22.6 382,754 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 559 3.7 41,855 4.7 40,781 4.8 83,120 4.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,213 14.5 133,801 15.1 185,383 21.6 320,350 18.2
One employed full-time, other not working 2,632 17.3 125,981 14.2 90,295 10.5 217,325 12.3
One employed part-time, other not working 1,056 6.9 61,808 7.0 49,187 5.7 111,828 6.3
Both not working 2,642 17.3 217,551 24.5 178,502 20.8 403,262 22.9
Other (includes away from work) 1,481 9.7 93,212 10.5 86,701 10.1 181,101 10.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 523 3.4 26,898 3.0 33,062 3.9 64,433 3.7

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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 14,624 69.6 722,279 56.6 1,151,710 72.8 1,902,734 65.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,219 10.6 158,500 12.4 176,286 11.1 340,582 11.7
Flat or apartment 4,036 19.2 384,054 30.1 239,251 15.1 630,030 21.7
Other dwelling 68 0.3 7,037 0.6 11,633 0.7 19,374 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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 98 0.5 9,907 0.8 10,674 0.7 21,051 0.7
1 bedroom 879 4.2 93,863 7.4 93,956 5.9 190,792 6.6
2 bedrooms 3,822 18.2 329,852 25.9 318,503 20.1 657,578 22.7
3 bedrooms 5,903 28.1 394,978 31.0 596,526 37.7 1,006,121 34.7
4 or more bedrooms 9,987 47.5 431,370 33.8 543,947 34.4 983,314 33.9
Number of bedrooms not stated 327 1.6 15,379 1.2 19,326 1.2 41,623 1.4

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Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 16,268 77.4 948,161 74.3 1,026,071 64.8 1,997,317 68.9
Multiple family households 1,304 6.2 45,911 3.6 21,225 1.3 67,788 2.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,784 13.2 220,859 17.3 486,484 30.7 723,716 25.0
Group households 653 3.1 60,406 4.7 49,165 3.1 111,646 3.8

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Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 4,677 22.3 355,490 27.9 542,753 34.3 914,537 31.5
Owned with a mortgage (a) 8,335 39.7 419,347 32.9 518,006 32.7 942,804 32.5
Rented (b) 7,472 35.6 465,459 36.5 467,468 29.5 944,585 32.6
Other tenure type (c) 211 1.0 18,960 1.5 35,764 2.3 55,931 1.9
Not stated 313 1.5 16,097 1.3 18,950 1.2 42,613 1.5

(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 Fiji % Born in Fiji Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,400 N/A $2,383 N/A $1,988 N/A $2,167 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $420 N/A $460 N/A $390 N/A $420 N/A

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

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