People in Australian Capital Territory who were born in Samoa

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 8 by 1505
People 294
Male 50.3%
Female 49.7%
 null  null
Australian citizen 43.9%
Not an Australian citizen 56.5%
Families 155
Couples with children 93
Couples without children 38
One parent families 26
Other families 6
All private dwellings 167
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,202
Median weekly rent (a) $450

(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 149 50.3 63,013 48.2 152,580 49.7 224,361 49.4
Female 147 49.7 67,640 51.8 154,335 50.3 230,140 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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 19 6.5 7,151 5.5 73,436 23.9 82,936 18.2
15-24 years 48 16.3 12,466 9.5 45,343 14.8 60,606 13.3
25-34 years 44 15.0 28,504 21.8 46,013 15.0 77,747 17.1
35-44 years 42 14.3 26,514 20.3 40,456 13.2 69,387 15.3
45-54 years 50 17.0 17,641 13.5 36,782 12.0 56,207 12.4
55-64 years 58 19.7 15,269 11.7 28,633 9.3 45,406 10.0
65 years and over 30 10.2 23,121 17.7 36,245 11.8 62,208 13.7
Median age 44 N/A 40 N/A 32 N/A 35 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 156 56.3 73,544 59.5 94,789 40.6 173,618 46.7
Separated 12 4.3 2,973 2.4 6,057 2.6 9,482 2.6
Divorced 13 4.7 8,785 7.1 18,679 8.0 28,749 7.7
Widowed 8 2.9 5,504 4.5 7,463 3.2 13,771 3.7
Never married 90 32.5 32,700 26.5 106,487 45.6 145,939 39.3

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 0 0.0 460 0.4 8,381 2.7 8,841 1.9
Primary 3 1.0 4,094 3.1 34,133 11.1 38,255 8.4
Secondary 28 9.5 4,375 3.3 23,570 7.7 27,966 6.2
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 4 1.4 4,781 3.7 7,042 2.3 11,841 2.6
Tertiary - University or other higher education 9 3.1 12,260 9.4 23,953 7.8 36,264 8.0
Tertiary - Total (a) 14 4.8 17,062 13.1 31,024 10.1 48,160 10.6
Other 5 1.7 2,658 2.0 3,083 1.0 5,763 1.3
Institution attended, type not stated 9 3.1 1,112 0.9 1,966 0.6 18,244 4.0
Not attending an educational institution 233 79.3 100,899 77.2 204,754 66.7 307,258 67.6

(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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 22 7.9 67,584 54.7 91,680 39.3 159,540 42.9
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 28 10.1 11,543 9.3 22,760 9.7 34,410 9.3
Certificate level IV 11 4.0 2,241 1.8 9,624 4.1 11,887 3.2
Certificate level III 18 6.5 6,190 5.0 21,592 9.2 27,907 7.5
Year 12 102 36.8 16,776 13.6 43,602 18.7 60,564 16.3
Year 11 28 10.1 1,876 1.5 7,341 3.1 9,243 2.5
Year 10 25 9.0 5,151 4.2 17,469 7.5 22,786 6.1
Certificate level II 0 0.0 38 0.0 100 0.0 138 0.0
Certificate level I 0 0.0 12 0.0 15 0.0 27 0.0
Year 9 or below 15 5.4 4,921 4.0 10,121 4.3 15,185 4.1
Inadequately described 15 5.4 2,791 2.3 4,964 2.1 7,784 2.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 1,186 1.0 275 0.1 1,479 0.4
Not stated 12 4.3 3,185 2.6 3,916 1.7 20,574 5.5

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 0 0.0 1,456 1.1 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 0 0.0 4,610 3.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 3 1.0 9,415 7.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 4 1.4 9,488 7.3 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 54 18.4 12,410 9.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 48 16.3 13,103 10.0 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 46 15.6 28,236 21.6 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 82 27.9 22,112 16.9 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 46 15.6 27,340 20.9 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 306,909 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 129 43.9 85,523 65.5 303,033 98.7 390,014 85.8
Not an Australian citizen 166 56.5 44,609 34.1 2,728 0.9 47,526 10.5

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 256 87.1 560 0.4 491 0.2 1,054 0.2
English 23 7.8 21,278 16.3 123,607 40.3 145,294 32.0
German 18 6.1 3,550 2.7 15,506 5.1 19,098 4.2
Chinese 13 4.4 18,250 14.0 7,748 2.5 26,047 5.7
New Zealander 12 4.1 943 0.7 1,941 0.6 2,882 0.6

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 132 77.2 55,497 71.8 20,714 17.0 76,360 38.2
Spouse or partner born in Australia 38 22.2 20,715 26.8 99,703 81.7 120,524 60.2

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Christianity, nfd 73 24.8 4,268 3.3 6,338 2.1 10,642 2.3
Catholic 56 19.0 21,591 16.5 65,618 21.4 87,566 19.3
No Religion, (so described) 41 13.9 41,391 31.7 155,871 50.8 197,622 43.5
Pentecostal 20 6.8 1,589 1.2 2,620 0.9 4,219 0.9
Presbyterian and Reformed 19 6.5 1,878 1.4 4,331 1.4 6,243 1.4

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 45 15.3 45,613 34.9 277,382 90.4 323,854 71.3
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 223 75.9 76,233 58.3 24,625 8.0 101,247 22.3
Not well or not at all 19 6.5 8,307 6.4 2,956 1.0 11,340 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 175 63.2 86,207 69.8 171,819 73.6 258,562 69.6
Not in the labour force 92 33.2 36,141 29.3 60,607 26.0 97,524 26.2
Not stated 8 2.9 1,153 0.9 1,047 0.4 15,474 4.2

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 98 56.0 53,695 62.3 109,617 63.8 163,581 63.3
Worked part-time 57 32.6 24,690 28.6 46,541 27.1 71,381 27.6
Away from work (a) 13 7.4 3,996 4.6 9,564 5.6 13,639 5.3
Unemployed 16 9.1 3,821 4.4 6,105 3.6 9,956 3.9

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 Samoa % Born in Samoa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 5 3.1 2,730 3.3 8,258 5.0 11,003 4.4
1-19 hours 20 12.3 8,915 10.8 20,550 12.4 29,531 11.9
20-29 hours 24 14.8 9,911 12.0 14,918 9.0 24,870 10.0
30-34 hours 12 7.4 5,872 7.1 11,069 6.7 16,984 6.8
35-39 hours 44 27.2 24,644 29.9 39,308 23.7 64,068 25.8
40-44 hours 34 21.0 18,312 22.2 38,534 23.3 56,944 22.9
45 hours or more 20 12.3 10,742 13.0 31,775 19.2 42,565 17.1

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
Labourers 43 26.5 6,034 7.3 6,309 3.8 12,380 5.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 34 21.0 10,491 12.7 16,586 10.0 27,144 10.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers 20 12.3 2,532 3.1 3,450 2.1 6,016 2.4
Managers 16 9.9 11,530 14.0 32,820 19.8 44,389 17.9
Professionals 14 8.6 27,487 33.4 50,591 30.5 78,169 31.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 11 6.8 9,885 12.0 26,212 15.8 36,150 14.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 10 6.2 7,675 9.3 16,135 9.7 23,880 9.6
Sales Workers 7 4.3 4,921 6.0 10,261 6.2 15,209 6.1

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
Other Social Assistance Services 11 6.8 1,721 2.1 2,407 1.5 4,136 1.7
Urban Bus Transport (Including Tramway) 9 5.6 361 0.4 737 0.4 1,102 0.4
Defence 7 4.3 2,859 3.5 11,456 6.9 14,327 5.8
Bread Manufacturing (Factory based) 6 3.7 151 0.2 156 0.1 305 0.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6 3.7 2,040 2.5 2,254 1.4 4,301 1.7

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) $810 N/A $1,047 N/A $1,305 N/A $1,203 N/A
Family (c) $2,263 N/A $2,695 N/A $3,037 N/A $2,872 N/A
Household (d) $2,487 N/A $2,477 N/A $2,311 N/A $2,373 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) 127 78.4 53,383 64.8 106,097 64.0 159,821 64.3
By bus and/or train, only 12 7.4 4,111 5.0 5,035 3.0 9,176 3.7
Other (b) 7 4.3 9,948 12.1 17,185 10.4 27,173 10.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 7 4.3 8,434 10.2 18,738 11.3 27,211 10.9
Did not go to work 4 2.5 6,219 7.5 18,366 11.1 24,624 9.9

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)
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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) 161 58.1 85,030 68.8 194,465 83.3 280,169 75.4
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 102 36.8 37,106 30.0 67,832 29.1 105,113 28.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 31 11.2 12,674 10.3 31,580 13.5 44,449 12.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 41 14.8 18,837 15.3 49,466 21.2 68,443 18.4

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 53 19.1 22,720 18.4 62,678 26.8 85,626 23.0
5 to 14 hours 72 26.0 36,540 29.6 86,144 36.9 122,930 33.1
15 to 29 hours 19 6.9 16,024 13.0 30,873 13.2 47,011 12.7
30 hours or more 14 5.1 9,741 7.9 14,766 6.3 24,603 6.6

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)
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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 17 5.8 9,836 7.5 24,954 8.1 35,106 7.7
Asthma 9 3.1 6,924 5.3 33,787 11.0 40,839 9.0
Cancer (including remission) 0 0.0 3,467 2.7 8,621 2.8 12,182 2.7
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 994 0.8 1,486 0.5 2,634 0.6
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 35 11.9 7,370 5.6 9,986 3.3 17,501 3.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 12 4.1 4,765 3.6 9,186 3.0 14,098 3.1
Kidney disease 8 2.7 1,387 1.1 2,774 0.9 4,194 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 0 0.0 1,586 1.2 4,326 1.4 5,998 1.3
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 7 2.4 7,294 5.6 38,029 12.4 45,517 10.0
Stroke 4 1.4 1,145 0.9 2,023 0.7 3,237 0.7
Any other long-term health condition(s) 18 6.1 10,961 8.4 32,978 10.7 44,128 9.7
No long-term health condition(s) 203 69.0 91,098 69.7 185,455 60.4 277,197 61.0
Not stated 13 4.4 2,709 2.1 9,117 3.0 27,308 6.0

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 218 74.1 97,053 74.3 201,882 65.8 299,632 65.9
One condition 52 17.7 21,524 16.5 68,154 22.2 90,073 19.8
Two conditions 9 3.1 6,337 4.9 19,803 6.5 26,351 5.8
Three or more conditions 7 2.4 3,031 2.3 7,952 2.6 11,131 2.4
Not stated 13 4.4 2,709 2.1 9,117 3.0 27,308 6.0

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 38 24.5 22,787 40.4 24,028 38.2 47,064 39.3
Couple family with children 93 60.0 27,585 48.9 26,573 42.3 54,271 45.3
One parent family 26 16.8 5,381 9.5 11,171 17.8 16,650 13.9
Other family 6 3.9 659 1.2 1,086 1.7 1,773 1.5

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 42 27.1 10,153 18.0 10,236 16.3 20,440 17.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 88 56.8 23,064 40.9 25,076 39.9 48,259 40.3

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 33 25.8 15,683 31.1 17,866 35.3 33,585 33.1
Both employed, worked part-time 5 3.9 2,397 4.8 1,824 3.6 4,231 4.2
One employed full-time, one part-time 20 15.6 10,030 19.9 10,901 21.5 20,954 20.7
One employed full-time, other not working 18 14.1 6,741 13.4 4,590 9.1 11,354 11.2
One employed part-time, other not working 26 20.3 2,786 5.5 2,100 4.2 4,904 4.8
Both not working 14 10.9 8,488 16.8 7,754 15.3 16,372 16.2
Other (includes away from work) 5 3.9 2,839 5.6 3,897 7.7 6,749 6.7
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 2.3 1,413 2.8 1,662 3.3 3,178 3.1

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 127 76.0 44,536 62.6 61,295 63.7 106,433 63.2
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 20 12.0 11,940 16.8 16,752 17.4 28,921 17.2
Flat or apartment 21 12.6 14,547 20.4 17,953 18.7 32,669 19.4
Other dwelling 0 0.0 48 0.1 105 0.1 168 0.1

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) 0 0.0 169 0.2 241 0.3 415 0.2
1 bedroom 10 6.0 5,808 8.2 8,308 8.6 14,185 8.4
2 bedrooms 8 4.8 12,427 17.5 16,837 17.5 29,482 17.5
3 bedrooms 63 37.7 24,859 34.9 37,340 38.8 62,527 37.1
4 or more bedrooms 78 46.7 27,269 38.3 32,910 34.2 60,359 35.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 1.8 648 0.9 559 0.6 1,429 0.8

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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 125 74.9 53,598 75.3 60,690 63.1 114,756 68.1
Multiple family households 22 13.2 1,780 2.5 668 0.7 2,453 1.5
Single (or lone) person households 15 9.0 11,970 16.8 30,918 32.1 43,338 25.7
Group households 4 2.4 3,839 5.4 3,915 4.1 7,850 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 8 4.8 18,942 26.6 25,588 26.6 44,831 26.6
Owned with a mortgage (a) 43 25.7 27,560 38.7 40,051 41.6 67,754 40.2
Rented (b) 111 66.5 22,991 32.3 28,399 29.5 51,681 30.7
Other tenure type (c) 0 0.0 1,013 1.4 1,626 1.7 2,675 1.6
Not stated 0 0.0 681 1.0 538 0.6 1,456 0.9

(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 $2,202 N/A $2,167 N/A $2,006 N/A $2,080 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $450 N/A $460 N/A $450 N/A $450 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

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