People in Greater Brisbane who were born in Samoa

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 3GBRI by 1505
People 8,032
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
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Australian citizen 37.3%
Not an Australian citizen 62.0%
Families 4,347
Couples with children 2,860
Couples without children 770
One parent families 683
Other families 44
All private dwellings 4,458
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,802
Median weekly rent (a) $375

(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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 3,971 49.4 330,356 48.1 854,070 49.5 1,242,349 49.2
Female 4,066 50.6 356,368 51.9 872,591 50.5 1,283,890 50.8

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 374 4.7 41,164 6.0 423,983 24.6 484,145 19.2
15-24 years 690 8.6 69,592 10.1 247,829 14.4 331,761 13.1
25-34 years 907 11.3 120,746 17.6 234,178 13.6 374,070 14.8
35-44 years 1,379 17.2 135,505 19.7 208,857 12.1 360,339 14.3
45-54 years 1,684 21.0 109,563 16.0 206,019 11.9 329,053 13.0
55-64 years 1,665 20.7 91,623 13.3 171,029 9.9 273,801 10.8
65 years and over 1,328 16.5 118,525 17.3 234,765 13.6 373,070 14.8
Median age 49 N/A 43 N/A 33 N/A 36 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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 4,749 62.0 356,079 55.2 528,599 40.6 918,065 45.0
Separated 337 4.4 21,712 3.4 44,317 3.4 70,159 3.4
Divorced 352 4.6 53,618 8.3 117,793 9.0 181,704 8.9
Widowed 452 5.9 28,315 4.4 53,005 4.1 87,097 4.3
Never married 1,771 23.1 185,832 28.8 558,961 42.9 785,072 38.4

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa 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 7 0.1 2,481 0.4 42,421 2.5 44,957 1.8
Primary 167 2.1 21,580 3.1 192,761 11.2 214,799 8.5
Secondary 408 5.1 30,820 4.5 145,720 8.4 176,965 7.0
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 128 1.6 25,142 3.7 32,878 1.9 58,186 2.3
Tertiary - University or other higher education 86 1.1 44,426 6.5 94,198 5.5 138,872 5.5
Tertiary - Total (a) 215 2.7 69,684 10.1 127,183 7.4 197,281 7.8
Other 54 0.7 9,666 1.4 15,435 0.9 25,187 1.0
Institution attended, type not stated 169 2.1 7,540 1.1 20,857 1.2 125,563 5.0
Not attending an educational institution 7,014 87.3 544,949 79.4 1,182,275 68.5 1,741,485 68.9

(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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 447 5.8 233,261 36.1 316,416 24.3 550,809 27.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 602 7.9 71,382 11.1 128,393 9.9 200,443 9.8
Certificate level IV 224 2.9 17,540 2.7 52,437 4.0 70,156 3.4
Certificate level III 908 11.9 69,689 10.8 206,104 15.8 277,477 13.6
Year 12 2,706 35.3 108,313 16.8 225,831 17.3 335,842 16.4
Year 11 486 6.3 20,195 3.1 52,279 4.0 72,938 3.6
Year 10 730 9.5 44,585 6.9 163,883 12.6 210,511 10.3
Certificate level II 6 0.1 354 0.1 907 0.1 1,273 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 67 0.0 144 0.0 220 0.0
Year 9 or below 609 8.0 30,609 4.7 88,344 6.8 120,820 5.9
Inadequately described 295 3.9 18,507 2.9 29,174 2.2 47,959 2.3
No educational attainment 234 3.1 8,865 1.4 2,872 0.2 11,934 0.6
Not stated 423 5.5 22,094 3.4 35,476 2.7 141,204 6.9

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

Year of arrival
All people 		Born in Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 0 0.0 5,244 0.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 9 0.1 17,145 2.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 21 0.3 37,436 5.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 86 1.1 47,606 6.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 768 9.6 76,807 11.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 2,268 28.2 82,222 12.0 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 1,829 22.8 181,089 26.4 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 1,574 19.6 104,631 15.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 1,192 14.8 118,266 17.2 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 1,726,655 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 2,994 37.3 404,564 58.9 1,694,802 98.2 2,112,082 83.6
Not an Australian citizen 4,978 62.0 278,238 40.5 20,483 1.2 300,117 11.9

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Samoan 6,909 86.0 17,818 2.6 11,509 0.7 29,503 1.2
German 592 7.4 20,917 3.0 122,213 7.1 143,858 5.7
English 572 7.1 179,491 26.1 735,968 42.6 920,851 36.5
Chinese 537 6.7 82,676 12.0 34,443 2.0 117,497 4.7
New Zealander 172 2.1 15,543 2.3 19,891 1.2 35,523 1.4

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 4,601 89.5 279,785 69.6 114,497 17.1 395,458 36.6
Spouse or partner born in Australia 447 8.7 114,494 28.5 544,975 81.2 660,431 61.1

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP), Spouse/partner indicator (SPIP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined' 		Born in Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Catholic 1,503 18.7 120,350 17.5 346,926 20.1 470,193 18.6
Christianity, nfd 1,500 18.7 31,374 4.6 48,302 2.8 80,065 3.2
Latter-day Saints 1,207 15.0 5,888 0.9 7,471 0.4 13,446 0.5
Seventh-day Adventist 665 8.3 4,172 0.6 4,735 0.3 8,996 0.4
No Religion, (so described) 575 7.2 239,582 34.9 801,295 46.4 1,045,284 41.4

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)
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English language proficiency
All people 		Born in Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 1,145 14.3 338,958 49.4 1,603,673 92.9 1,952,518 77.3
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 5,825 72.5 295,959 43.1 93,432 5.4 391,639 15.5
Not well or not at all 964 12.0 48,215 7.0 13,911 0.8 62,592 2.5

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 4,466 58.3 431,692 66.9 880,701 67.6 1,316,910 64.5
Not in the labour force 3,014 39.4 206,786 32.0 410,599 31.5 624,953 30.6
Not stated 172 2.2 7,082 1.1 11,374 0.9 100,237 4.9

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 2,694 60.3 244,105 56.5 500,401 56.8 746,555 56.7
Worked part-time 1,075 24.1 129,891 30.1 252,788 28.7 383,943 29.2
Away from work (a) 339 7.6 33,006 7.6 80,461 9.1 114,282 8.7
Unemployed 364 8.2 24,687 5.7 47,050 5.3 72,132 5.5

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 156 3.8 25,713 6.3 69,170 8.3 95,168 7.6
1-19 hours 361 8.8 49,137 12.1 110,583 13.3 160,216 12.9
20-29 hours 351 8.5 48,775 12.0 83,492 10.0 132,706 10.7
30-34 hours 363 8.8 31,979 7.9 58,715 7.0 91,018 7.3
35-39 hours 1,295 31.5 99,312 24.4 174,773 21.0 274,893 22.1
40-44 hours 861 21.0 85,347 21.0 166,474 20.0 252,504 20.3
45 hours or more 537 13.1 59,450 14.6 159,153 19.1 219,164 17.6

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,202 29.3 29,924 7.4 48,424 5.8 78,764 6.3
Labourers 927 22.6 43,430 10.7 67,236 8.1 111,300 8.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 586 14.3 50,455 12.4 93,756 11.2 144,697 11.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers 395 9.6 47,491 11.7 120,516 14.5 168,351 13.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 312 7.6 46,313 11.4 106,184 12.7 153,068 12.3
Professionals 273 6.6 107,446 26.4 199,293 23.9 307,246 24.7
Managers 150 3.7 47,945 11.8 108,395 13.0 156,642 12.6
Sales Workers 110 2.7 26,054 6.4 75,950 9.1 102,284 8.2

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Aged Care Residential Services 173 4.2 12,955 3.2 12,170 1.5 25,235 2.0
Other Social Assistance Services 158 3.8 10,088 2.5 17,801 2.1 27,991 2.2
Other Warehousing and Storage Services 130 3.2 2,288 0.6 3,207 0.4 5,521 0.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 123 3.0 7,789 1.9 22,457 2.7 30,323 2.4
Meat Processing 114 2.8 3,170 0.8 2,705 0.3 5,911 0.5

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $691 N/A $828 N/A $854 N/A $842 N/A
Family (c) $1,923 N/A $2,188 N/A $2,174 N/A $2,175 N/A
Household (d) $2,104 N/A $2,038 N/A $1,724 N/A $1,849 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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 3,298 80.3 240,384 59.1 496,247 59.5 739,258 59.4
By bus and/or train, only 128 3.1 26,152 6.4 33,957 4.1 60,293 4.8
Other (b) 203 4.9 32,845 8.1 54,116 6.5 87,336 7.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 219 5.3 70,448 17.3 146,315 17.6 217,138 17.4
Did not go to work 230 5.6 35,372 8.7 100,083 12.0 135,774 10.9

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 3,699 48.3 437,118 67.7 991,053 76.1 1,433,992 70.2
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 2,754 36.0 199,568 30.9 366,221 28.1 567,706 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 969 12.7 63,169 9.8 170,522 13.1 235,221 11.5
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,209 15.8 83,330 12.9 198,176 15.2 282,612 13.8

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 1,167 15.2 119,978 18.6 309,822 23.8 431,403 21.1
5 to 14 hours 1,337 17.5 180,379 27.9 406,286 31.2 588,804 28.8
15 to 29 hours 589 7.7 79,228 12.3 167,320 12.8 247,617 12.1
30 hours or more 602 7.9 57,531 8.9 107,626 8.3 166,170 8.1

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 662 8.2 52,528 7.6 147,132 8.5 202,310 8.0
Asthma 365 4.5 40,671 5.9 182,163 10.6 224,233 8.9
Cancer (including remission) 185 2.3 19,724 2.9 52,744 3.1 73,272 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 90 1.1 5,287 0.8 10,794 0.6 16,502 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,236 15.4 39,170 5.7 71,519 4.1 112,055 4.4
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 375 4.7 28,373 4.1 68,075 3.9 97,929 3.9
Kidney disease 161 2.0 6,427 0.9 15,006 0.9 21,824 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 77 1.0 11,038 1.6 35,004 2.0 46,859 1.9
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 163 2.0 42,806 6.2 211,226 12.2 255,655 10.1
Stroke 132 1.6 6,565 1.0 14,998 0.9 21,974 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 503 6.3 55,057 8.0 166,981 9.7 223,394 8.8
No long-term health condition(s) 5,117 63.7 465,673 67.8 1,035,799 60.0 1,507,747 59.7
Not stated 343 4.3 20,020 2.9 68,997 4.0 188,976 7.5

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 5,349 66.6 495,205 72.1 1,114,893 64.6 1,616,802 64.0
One condition 1,612 20.1 118,124 17.2 367,457 21.3 488,827 19.3
Two conditions 483 6.0 34,931 5.1 115,774 6.7 152,322 6.0
Three or more conditions 247 3.1 18,448 2.7 59,539 3.4 79,317 3.1
Not stated 343 4.3 20,020 2.9 68,997 4.0 188,976 7.5

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 770 17.7 115,648 37.9 135,007 37.1 253,022 37.5
Couple family with children 2,860 65.8 149,924 49.1 145,095 39.9 296,285 43.9
One parent family 683 15.7 36,178 11.8 75,308 20.7 112,757 16.7
Other family 44 1.0 3,687 1.2 8,215 2.3 12,124 1.8

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 921 21.2 53,752 17.6 57,741 15.9 112,062 16.6
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 2,373 54.6 127,594 41.8 143,333 39.4 272,404 40.4

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 699 19.3 63,931 24.1 72,295 25.8 136,488 24.8
Both employed, worked part-time 119 3.3 13,209 5.0 10,430 3.7 23,704 4.3
One employed full-time, one part-time 474 13.1 53,215 20.0 60,531 21.6 113,986 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 857 23.6 39,676 14.9 32,131 11.5 72,023 13.1
One employed part-time, other not working 318 8.8 16,543 6.2 12,983 4.6 29,669 5.4
Both not working 679 18.7 46,716 17.6 52,340 18.7 100,435 18.3
Other (includes away from work) 280 7.7 22,767 8.6 27,090 9.7 50,093 9.1
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 194 5.4 9,517 3.6 12,306 4.4 22,904 4.2

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 3,736 83.8 272,217 71.9 390,704 74.5 669,242 73.4
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 537 12.0 45,094 11.9 56,931 10.9 103,557 11.4
Flat or apartment 172 3.9 59,167 15.6 73,408 14.0 133,894 14.7
Other dwelling 11 0.2 1,121 0.3 2,372 0.5 3,665 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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 5 0.1 1,373 0.4 2,224 0.4 3,703 0.4
1 bedroom 44 1.0 17,415 4.6 27,150 5.2 45,366 5.0
2 bedrooms 247 5.5 58,350 15.4 86,643 16.5 146,636 16.1
3 bedrooms 1,354 30.4 127,610 33.7 198,930 37.9 329,657 36.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,657 59.6 169,164 44.7 203,581 38.8 374,568 41.1
Number of bedrooms not stated 142 3.2 4,436 1.2 5,778 1.1 12,106 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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 3,463 77.7 287,771 76.1 341,983 65.2 634,696 69.6
Multiple family households 683 15.3 12,041 3.2 7,201 1.4 19,357 2.1
Single (or lone) person households 235 5.3 59,287 15.7 152,558 29.1 215,551 23.6
Group households 75 1.7 19,246 5.1 22,570 4.3 42,431 4.7

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 233 5.2 89,870 23.8 143,651 27.4 236,432 25.9
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,153 25.9 144,347 38.2 183,867 35.1 329,373 36.1
Rented (b) 2,899 65.0 134,976 35.7 182,346 34.8 320,356 35.1
Other tenure type (c) 25 0.6 4,630 1.2 8,874 1.7 13,780 1.5
Not stated 140 3.1 4,525 1.2 5,575 1.1 12,098 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,802 N/A $1,950 N/A $1,800 N/A $1,863 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $375 N/A $395 N/A $370 N/A $380 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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