People in Greater Sydney who were born in Ireland

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 1GSYD by 2201
People 22,399
Male 53.6%
Female 46.4%
 null  null
Australian citizen 60.8%
Not an Australian citizen 38.7%
Families 13,023
Couples with children 6,458
Couples without children 5,698
One parent families 814
Other families 48
All private dwellings 16,745
Median monthly mortgage repayments $3,000
Median weekly rent (a) $620

(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 Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 11,995 53.6 981,239 48.6 1,482,743 49.9 2,585,238 49.4
Female 10,403 46.4 1,039,847 51.4 1,488,045 50.1 2,645,912 50.6

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

Age
All people 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 743 3.3 92,606 4.6 831,173 28.0 963,205 18.4
15-24 years 761 3.4 152,825 7.6 456,770 15.4 637,826 12.2
25-34 years 5,820 26.0 366,492 18.1 401,910 13.5 811,314 15.5
35-44 years 5,366 24.0 412,016 20.4 329,622 11.1 777,748 14.9
45-54 years 3,452 15.4 309,513 15.3 330,305 11.1 667,167 12.8
55-64 years 2,554 11.4 290,443 14.4 265,542 8.9 579,166 11.1
65 years and over 3,709 16.6 397,186 19.7 355,463 12.0 794,713 15.2
Median age 41 N/A 44 N/A 29 N/A 37 N/A

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

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over		 Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 9,789 45.2 1,138,466 59.0 844,455 39.5 2,062,160 48.3
Separated 503 2.3 60,214 3.1 57,860 2.7 125,769 2.9
Divorced 1,195 5.5 150,817 7.8 162,407 7.6 332,916 7.8
Widowed 830 3.8 97,055 5.0 81,915 3.8 191,863 4.5
Never married 9,345 43.1 481,935 25.0 992,967 46.4 1,555,230 36.4

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

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

Education

Type of educational institution attending
All people 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland 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 37 0.2 6,425 0.3 101,956 3.4 108,505 2.1
Primary 392 1.8 53,872 2.7 372,754 12.5 427,508 8.2
Secondary 470 2.1 58,790 2.9 279,704 9.4 339,220 6.5
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 355 1.6 73,295 3.6 64,085 2.2 137,739 2.6
Tertiary - University or other higher education 562 2.5 115,851 5.7 172,301 5.8 288,727 5.5
Tertiary - Total (a) 918 4.1 189,635 9.4 236,685 8.0 427,287 8.2
Other 157 0.7 39,529 2.0 18,952 0.6 58,789 1.1
Institution attended, type not stated 251 1.1 26,450 1.3 35,658 1.2 269,743 5.2
Not attending an educational institution 20,182 90.1 1,646,374 81.5 1,925,069 64.8 3,600,099 68.8

(a) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

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

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 9,429 43.5 806,248 41.8 613,946 28.7 1,423,358 33.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 2,364 10.9 200,115 10.4 211,094 9.9 412,740 9.7
Certificate level IV 430 2.0 35,528 1.8 80,681 3.8 116,490 2.7
Certificate level III 3,291 15.2 121,838 6.3 264,857 12.4 389,224 9.1
Year 12 2,665 12.3 307,265 15.9 369,054 17.2 679,878 15.9
Year 11 218 1.0 37,798 2.0 86,633 4.0 125,161 2.9
Year 10 1,027 4.7 111,988 5.8 243,732 11.4 359,130 8.4
Certificate level II 3 0.0 899 0.0 1,201 0.1 2,110 0.0
Certificate level I 0 0.0 238 0.0 190 0.0 429 0.0
Year 9 or below 722 3.3 131,048 6.8 132,447 6.2 266,766 6.3
Inadequately described 718 3.3 54,542 2.8 63,721 3.0 119,016 2.8
No educational attainment 35 0.2 50,258 2.6 4,750 0.2 55,835 1.3
Not stated 748 3.5 70,492 3.7 66,832 3.1 317,095 7.4

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 Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 67 0.3 13,909 0.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 323 1.4 48,757 2.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 1,448 6.5 118,953 5.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 1,607 7.2 151,121 7.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 2,902 13.0 258,066 12.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 2,309 10.3 289,871 14.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 4,727 21.1 430,405 21.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 4,260 19.0 277,414 13.7 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 4,387 19.6 385,569 19.1 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 2,970,785 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 13,612 60.8 1,277,858 63.2 2,922,915 98.4 4,226,691 80.8
Not an Australian citizen 8,658 38.7 732,406 36.2 31,801 1.1 768,135 14.7

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Irish 21,627 96.6 69,165 3.4 330,140 11.1 401,092 7.7
English 1,103 4.9 251,252 12.4 986,174 33.2 1,244,708 23.8
Scottish 378 1.7 56,494 2.8 257,946 8.7 315,681 6.0
Australian 345 1.5 54,114 2.7 1,108,087 37.3 1,167,625 22.3
Indian 212 0.9 177,503 8.8 59,322 2.0 237,222 4.5

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 Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 10,300 69.2 980,882 80.5 222,079 21.4 1,206,083 53.1
Spouse or partner born in Australia 4,393 29.5 222,079 18.2 804,390 77.4 1,028,246 45.2

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

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined' 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Catholic 16,118 72.0 413,088 20.4 790,229 26.6 1,210,979 23.1
No Religion, (so described) 4,695 21.0 551,673 27.3 1,025,312 34.5 1,583,084 30.3
Anglican 407 1.8 91,106 4.5 383,852 12.9 478,777 9.2
Not stated 381 1.7 47,083 2.3 66,906 2.3 326,469 6.2
Presbyterian and Reformed 139 0.6 34,814 1.7 44,844 1.5 80,273 1.5

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

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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English language proficiency
All people 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 21,291 95.1 571,319 28.3 2,409,475 81.1 2,995,240 57.3
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 960 4.3 1,150,826 56.9 476,521 16.0 1,635,831 31.3
Not well or not at all 14 0.1 283,979 14.1 49,522 1.7 336,260 6.4

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

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 16,458 76.0 1,147,945 59.5 1,404,278 65.6 2,560,242 60.0
Not in the labour force 4,883 22.5 750,780 38.9 710,171 33.2 1,477,147 34.6
Not stated 315 1.5 29,744 1.5 25,155 1.2 230,551 5.4

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

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

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, 15 years and over 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 11,189 68.0 641,954 55.9 776,012 55.3 1,421,283 55.5
Worked part-time 3,248 19.7 309,780 27.0 397,236 28.3 709,200 27.7
Away from work (a) 1,661 10.1 126,959 11.1 171,365 12.2 300,220 11.7
Unemployed 360 2.2 69,260 6.0 59,664 4.2 129,539 5.1

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

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

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

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 1,409 8.8 105,046 9.7 152,569 11.3 258,428 10.6
1-19 hours 1,133 7.0 127,965 11.9 186,113 13.8 315,046 13.0
20-29 hours 1,280 8.0 118,744 11.0 129,950 9.7 249,471 10.3
30-34 hours 834 5.2 63,064 5.8 81,171 6.0 144,687 6.0
35-39 hours 2,771 17.2 251,203 23.3 249,468 18.6 501,946 20.7
40-44 hours 4,290 26.7 250,018 23.2 280,893 20.9 532,150 21.9
45 hours or more 4,134 25.7 140,729 13.0 245,654 18.3 387,188 15.9

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

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 5,143 32.0 333,843 30.9 376,652 28.0 711,729 29.3
Managers 3,432 21.3 159,582 14.8 208,606 15.5 368,876 15.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,505 15.6 101,074 9.4 152,652 11.4 254,555 10.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,709 10.6 135,464 12.6 198,247 14.7 334,504 13.8
Labourers 1,041 6.5 84,987 7.9 78,549 5.8 164,335 6.8
Community and Personal Service Workers 823 5.1 99,929 9.3 124,439 9.3 225,062 9.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers 592 3.7 70,128 6.5 65,209 4.8 136,033 5.6
Sales Workers 575 3.6 70,670 6.6 117,350 8.7 188,556 7.8

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 Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 957 5.9 46,939 4.4 51,308 3.8 98,480 4.1
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 736 4.6 6,357 0.6 7,717 0.6 14,111 0.6
Computer System Design and Related Services 568 3.5 48,470 4.5 26,704 2.0 75,278 3.1
Banking 471 2.9 34,731 3.2 28,529 2.1 63,367 2.6
Carpentry Services 422 2.6 3,976 0.4 9,948 0.7 13,951 0.6

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $1,576 N/A $827 N/A $941 N/A $881 N/A
Family (c) $3,448 N/A $2,302 N/A $2,510 N/A $2,374 N/A
Household (d) $3,227 N/A $2,158 N/A $1,982 N/A $2,077 N/A

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

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

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 5,255 32.6 380,691 35.3 515,287 38.3 899,297 37.0
By bus and/or train, only 876 5.4 78,734 7.3 32,426 2.4 111,695 4.6
Other (b) 1,228 7.6 68,560 6.4 64,734 4.8 133,814 5.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 6,974 43.3 419,707 38.9 523,119 38.9 944,501 38.9
Did not go to work 1,705 10.6 125,935 11.7 204,399 15.2 331,200 13.6

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

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

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

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 16,463 76.0 1,197,717 62.1 1,586,485 74.1 2,794,701 65.5
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 6,477 29.9 536,663 27.8 534,486 25.0 1,074,352 25.2
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 1,337 6.2 185,531 9.6 266,134 12.4 454,470 10.6
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,554 11.8 185,993 9.6 308,526 14.4 496,302 11.6

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

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 5,092 23.5 301,976 15.7 507,446 23.7 812,421 19.0
5 to 14 hours 7,112 32.8 477,351 24.8 631,862 29.5 1,112,892 26.1
15 to 29 hours 2,628 12.1 234,423 12.2 266,401 12.5 502,735 11.8
30 hours or more 1,640 7.6 183,960 9.5 180,775 8.4 366,649 8.6

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

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

Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 1,439 6.4 143,796 7.1 202,716 6.8 351,254 6.7
Asthma 1,379 6.2 88,518 4.4 263,188 8.9 353,656 6.8
Cancer (including remission) 615 2.7 51,219 2.5 73,629 2.5 126,140 2.4
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 220 1.0 18,173 0.9 16,727 0.6 35,663 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 618 2.8 140,072 6.9 95,317 3.2 238,127 4.6
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 765 3.4 81,444 4.0 91,526 3.1 175,348 3.4
Kidney disease 125 0.6 19,836 1.0 21,040 0.7 41,530 0.8
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 313 1.4 21,864 1.1 40,132 1.4 63,101 1.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,098 4.9 89,102 4.4 253,169 8.5 344,699 6.6
Stroke 180 0.8 18,497 0.9 19,938 0.7 39,140 0.7
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,261 5.6 157,275 7.8 226,749 7.6 386,233 7.4
No long-term health condition(s) 16,095 71.9 1,413,931 70.0 1,977,280 66.6 3,404,909 65.1
Not stated 702 3.1 58,132 2.9 113,452 3.8 385,349 7.4

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

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

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 16,839 75.2 1,501,767 74.3 2,096,942 70.6 3,613,269 69.1
One condition 3,584 16.0 320,426 15.9 544,847 18.3 871,599 16.7
Two conditions 861 3.8 93,125 4.6 146,823 4.9 242,632 4.6
Three or more conditions 416 1.9 47,634 2.4 68,712 2.3 118,293 2.3
Not stated 702 3.1 58,132 2.9 113,452 3.8 385,349 7.4

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

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

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

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

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

Family composition
All families 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 5,698 43.8 297,377 34.9 178,664 34.5 480,444 34.8
Couple family with children 6,458 49.6 438,260 51.5 226,652 43.7 667,760 48.4
One parent family 814 6.3 103,480 12.1 102,703 19.8 208,478 15.1
Other family 48 0.4 12,689 1.5 10,380 2.0 23,497 1.7

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 2,589 19.9 145,897 17.1 87,726 16.9 234,690 17.0
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 5,354 41.1 341,288 40.1 206,994 39.9 550,907 39.9

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

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 3,954 32.5 161,284 21.9 96,965 23.9 258,639 22.5
Both employed, worked part-time 445 3.7 32,827 4.5 19,205 4.7 52,202 4.5
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,500 20.6 105,929 14.4 83,344 20.6 189,592 16.5
One employed full-time, other not working 1,419 11.7 108,685 14.8 46,432 11.5 155,507 13.5
One employed part-time, other not working 481 4.0 50,084 6.8 22,601 5.6 72,963 6.4
Both not working 1,483 12.2 171,422 23.3 71,087 17.5 245,327 21.4
Other (includes away from work) 1,588 13.1 83,526 11.4 52,947 13.1 137,048 11.9
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 278 2.3 21,878 3.0 12,717 3.1 36,915 3.2

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

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

Housing

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

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

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

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 7,493 44.7 545,444 51.9 465,632 61.3 1,020,631 55.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,412 14.4 133,361 12.7 97,729 12.9 234,000 12.8
Flat or apartment 6,755 40.3 365,356 34.8 191,552 25.2 561,988 30.7
Other dwelling 61 0.4 4,557 0.4 3,492 0.5 8,216 0.4

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

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 86 0.5 8,862 0.8 7,073 0.9 16,194 0.9
1 bedroom 1,610 9.6 84,792 8.1 61,491 8.1 147,857 8.1
2 bedrooms 5,248 31.3 288,370 27.4 177,734 23.4 470,207 25.7
3 bedrooms 4,651 27.8 307,451 29.2 252,920 33.3 565,467 30.9
4 or more bedrooms 5,014 29.9 349,245 33.2 253,133 33.3 605,424 33.1
Number of bedrooms not stated 136 0.8 12,521 1.2 7,470 1.0 23,713 1.3

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 Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 12,857 76.8 784,055 74.6 484,129 63.7 1,277,476 69.9
Multiple family households 257 1.5 40,139 3.8 9,677 1.3 50,111 2.7
Single (or lone) person households 2,447 14.6 176,606 16.8 240,857 31.7 424,713 23.2
Group households 1,193 7.1 50,430 4.8 25,152 3.3 76,558 4.2

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
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Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 3,461 20.7 265,044 25.2 236,948 31.2 507,635 27.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 4,945 29.5 354,363 33.7 252,332 33.2 608,735 33.3
Rented (b) 8,042 48.0 404,659 38.5 247,093 32.5 657,317 35.9
Other tenure type (c) 150 0.9 14,232 1.4 16,162 2.1 30,961 1.7
Not stated 147 0.9 12,936 1.2 7,282 1.0 24,207 1.3

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

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Ireland % Born in Ireland Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $3,000 N/A $2,500 N/A $2,308 N/A $2,427 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $620 N/A $480 N/A $450 N/A $470 N/A

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

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