People in Greater Sydney who were born in Russian Federation

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 3308
People 8,053
Male 38.3%
Female 61.7%
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Australian citizen 72.9%
Not an Australian citizen 26.4%
Families 4,258
Couples with children 2,116
Couples without children 1,603
One parent families 516
Other families 23
All private dwellings 5,617
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,600
Median weekly rent (a) $515

(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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 3,087 38.3 981,239 48.6 1,482,743 49.9 2,585,238 49.4
Female 4,965 61.7 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 411 5.1 92,606 4.6 831,173 28.0 963,205 18.4
15-24 years 496 6.2 152,825 7.6 456,770 15.4 637,826 12.2
25-34 years 1,606 19.9 366,492 18.1 401,910 13.5 811,314 15.5
35-44 years 2,201 27.3 412,016 20.4 329,622 11.1 777,748 14.9
45-54 years 1,093 13.6 309,513 15.3 330,305 11.1 667,167 12.8
55-64 years 913 11.3 290,443 14.4 265,542 8.9 579,166 11.1
65 years and over 1,332 16.5 397,186 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 4,071 53.3 1,138,466 59.0 844,455 39.5 2,062,160 48.3
Separated 359 4.7 60,214 3.1 57,860 2.7 125,769 2.9
Divorced 952 12.5 150,817 7.8 162,407 7.6 332,916 7.8
Widowed 503 6.6 97,055 5.0 81,915 3.8 191,863 4.5
Never married 1,758 23.0 481,935 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation 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 17 0.2 6,425 0.3 101,956 3.4 108,505 2.1
Primary 243 3.0 53,872 2.7 372,754 12.5 427,508 8.2
Secondary 262 3.3 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) 285 3.5 73,295 3.6 64,085 2.2 137,739 2.6
Tertiary - University or other higher education 515 6.4 115,851 5.7 172,301 5.8 288,727 5.5
Tertiary - Total (a) 798 9.9 189,635 9.4 236,685 8.0 427,287 8.2
Other 108 1.3 39,529 2.0 18,952 0.6 58,789 1.1
Institution attended, type not stated 189 2.3 26,450 1.3 35,658 1.2 269,743 5.2
Not attending an educational institution 6,429 79.8 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)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,868 63.7 806,248 41.8 613,946 28.7 1,423,358 33.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 833 10.9 200,115 10.4 211,094 9.9 412,740 9.7
Certificate level IV 92 1.2 35,528 1.8 80,681 3.8 116,490 2.7
Certificate level III 248 3.2 121,838 6.3 264,857 12.4 389,224 9.1
Year 12 630 8.2 307,265 15.9 369,054 17.2 679,878 15.9
Year 11 88 1.2 37,798 2.0 86,633 4.0 125,161 2.9
Year 10 178 2.3 111,988 5.8 243,732 11.4 359,130 8.4
Certificate level II 0 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 102 1.3 131,048 6.8 132,447 6.2 266,766 6.3
Inadequately described 180 2.4 54,542 2.8 63,721 3.0 119,016 2.8
No educational attainment 37 0.5 50,258 2.6 4,750 0.2 55,835 1.3
Not stated 384 5.0 70,492 3.7 66,832 3.1 317,095 7.4

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

Year of arrival
All people 		Born in Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 65 0.8 13,909 0.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 40 0.5 48,757 2.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 50 0.6 118,953 5.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 256 3.2 151,121 7.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 251 3.1 258,066 12.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 2,021 25.1 289,871 14.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 2,061 25.6 430,405 21.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 1,582 19.6 277,414 13.7 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 1,461 18.1 385,569 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 5,873 72.9 1,277,858 63.2 2,922,915 98.4 4,226,691 80.8
Not an Australian citizen 2,127 26.4 732,406 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Russian 6,927 86.0 15,988 0.8 13,196 0.4 29,352 0.6
Jewish 406 5.0 4,601 0.2 4,144 0.1 8,775 0.2
Ukrainian 348 4.3 5,459 0.3 6,402 0.2 11,931 0.2
Australian 151 1.9 54,114 2.7 1,108,087 37.3 1,167,625 22.3
Polish 108 1.3 17,332 0.9 24,481 0.8 42,014 0.8

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)
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Birthplace of spouse or partner
People aged 15 years and over, with a spouse or partner 		Born in Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 3,750 79.4 980,882 80.5 222,079 21.4 1,206,083 53.1
Spouse or partner born in Australia 912 19.3 222,079 18.2 804,390 77.4 1,028,246 45.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP), Spouse/partner indicator (SPIP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined' 		Born in Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
No Religion, (so described) 3,488 43.3 551,673 27.3 1,025,312 34.5 1,583,084 30.3
Eastern Orthodox 2,392 29.7 67,084 3.3 108,945 3.7 177,380 3.4
Christianity, nfd 724 9.0 65,892 3.3 65,096 2.2 131,784 2.5
Judaism 481 6.0 18,078 0.9 19,637 0.7 37,879 0.7
Not stated 349 4.3 47,083 2.3 66,906 2.3 326,469 6.2

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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 1,346 16.7 571,319 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 5,699 70.8 1,150,826 56.9 476,521 16.0 1,635,831 31.3
Not well or not at all 848 10.5 283,979 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 5,035 65.9 1,147,945 59.5 1,404,278 65.6 2,560,242 60.0
Not in the labour force 2,400 31.4 750,780 38.9 710,171 33.2 1,477,147 34.6
Not stated 205 2.7 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 3,164 62.8 641,954 55.9 776,012 55.3 1,421,283 55.5
Worked part-time 1,149 22.8 309,780 27.0 397,236 28.3 709,200 27.7
Away from work (a) 398 7.9 126,959 11.1 171,365 12.2 300,220 11.7
Unemployed 319 6.3 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 312 6.6 105,046 9.7 152,569 11.3 258,428 10.6
1-19 hours 528 11.2 127,965 11.9 186,113 13.8 315,046 13.0
20-29 hours 401 8.5 118,744 11.0 129,950 9.7 249,471 10.3
30-34 hours 217 4.6 63,064 5.8 81,171 6.0 144,687 6.0
35-39 hours 1,147 24.3 251,203 23.3 249,468 18.6 501,946 20.7
40-44 hours 1,400 29.7 250,018 23.2 280,893 20.9 532,150 21.9
45 hours or more 621 13.2 140,729 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 2,218 47.0 333,843 30.9 376,652 28.0 711,729 29.3
Managers 729 15.4 159,582 14.8 208,606 15.5 368,876 15.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 572 12.1 135,464 12.6 198,247 14.7 334,504 13.8
Community and Personal Service Workers 361 7.6 99,929 9.3 124,439 9.3 225,062 9.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 308 6.5 101,074 9.4 152,652 11.4 254,555 10.5
Sales Workers 210 4.5 70,670 6.6 117,350 8.7 188,556 7.8
Labourers 107 2.3 84,987 7.9 78,549 5.8 164,335 6.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 106 2.2 70,128 6.5 65,209 4.8 136,033 5.6

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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Computer System Design and Related Services 513 10.9 48,470 4.5 26,704 2.0 75,278 3.1
Banking 176 3.7 34,731 3.2 28,529 2.1 63,367 2.6
Accounting Services 146 3.1 20,148 1.9 19,986 1.5 40,192 1.7
Higher Education 145 3.1 16,561 1.5 16,494 1.2 33,107 1.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 111 2.4 46,939 4.4 51,308 3.8 98,480 4.1

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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $1,051 N/A $827 N/A $941 N/A $881 N/A
Family (c) $2,877 N/A $2,302 N/A $2,510 N/A $2,374 N/A
Household (d) $2,466 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 991 21.0 380,691 35.3 515,287 38.3 899,297 37.0
By bus and/or train, only 244 5.2 78,734 7.3 32,426 2.4 111,695 4.6
Other (b) 305 6.5 68,560 6.4 64,734 4.8 133,814 5.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 2,756 58.4 419,707 38.9 523,119 38.9 944,501 38.9
Did not go to work 406 8.6 125,935 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)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 5,440 71.2 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) 2,533 33.2 536,663 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) 826 10.8 185,531 9.6 266,134 12.4 454,470 10.6
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 701 9.2 185,993 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 1,523 19.9 301,976 15.7 507,446 23.7 812,421 19.0
5 to 14 hours 2,336 30.6 477,351 24.8 631,862 29.5 1,112,892 26.1
15 to 29 hours 893 11.7 234,423 12.2 266,401 12.5 502,735 11.8
30 hours or more 689 9.0 183,960 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)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Born in Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 502 6.2 143,796 7.1 202,716 6.8 351,254 6.7
Asthma 202 2.5 88,518 4.4 263,188 8.9 353,656 6.8
Cancer (including remission) 209 2.6 51,219 2.5 73,629 2.5 126,140 2.4
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 79 1.0 18,173 0.9 16,727 0.6 35,663 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 294 3.7 140,072 6.9 95,317 3.2 238,127 4.6
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 298 3.7 81,444 4.0 91,526 3.1 175,348 3.4
Kidney disease 84 1.0 19,836 1.0 21,040 0.7 41,530 0.8
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 44 0.5 21,864 1.1 40,132 1.4 63,101 1.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 402 5.0 89,102 4.4 253,169 8.5 344,699 6.6
Stroke 62 0.8 18,497 0.9 19,938 0.7 39,140 0.7
Any other long-term health condition(s) 627 7.8 157,275 7.8 226,749 7.6 386,233 7.4
No long-term health condition(s) 5,897 73.2 1,413,931 70.0 1,977,280 66.6 3,404,909 65.1
Not stated 299 3.7 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 6,266 77.8 1,501,767 74.3 2,096,942 70.6 3,613,269 69.1
One condition 1,025 12.7 320,426 15.9 544,847 18.3 871,599 16.7
Two conditions 305 3.8 93,125 4.6 146,823 4.9 242,632 4.6
Three or more conditions 155 1.9 47,634 2.4 68,712 2.3 118,293 2.3
Not stated 299 3.7 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 1,603 37.6 297,377 34.9 178,664 34.5 480,444 34.8
Couple family with children 2,116 49.7 438,260 51.5 226,652 43.7 667,760 48.4
One parent family 516 12.1 103,480 12.1 102,703 19.8 208,478 15.1
Other family 23 0.5 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 918 21.6 145,897 17.1 87,726 16.9 234,690 17.0
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 1,987 46.7 341,288 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 1,149 30.9 161,284 21.9 96,965 23.9 258,639 22.5
Both employed, worked part-time 158 4.2 32,827 4.5 19,205 4.7 52,202 4.5
One employed full-time, one part-time 601 16.2 105,929 14.4 83,344 20.6 189,592 16.5
One employed full-time, other not working 674 18.1 108,685 14.8 46,432 11.5 155,507 13.5
One employed part-time, other not working 206 5.5 50,084 6.8 22,601 5.6 72,963 6.4
Both not working 477 12.8 171,422 23.3 71,087 17.5 245,327 21.4
Other (includes away from work) 362 9.7 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) 98 2.6 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 1,805 32.1 545,444 51.9 465,632 61.3 1,020,631 55.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 739 13.2 133,361 12.7 97,729 12.9 234,000 12.8
Flat or apartment 3,036 54.1 365,356 34.8 191,552 25.2 561,988 30.7
Other dwelling 26 0.5 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 100 1.8 8,862 0.8 7,073 0.9 16,194 0.9
1 bedroom 806 14.3 84,792 8.1 61,491 8.1 147,857 8.1
2 bedrooms 2,023 36.0 288,370 27.4 177,734 23.4 470,207 25.7
3 bedrooms 1,425 25.4 307,451 29.2 252,920 33.3 565,467 30.9
4 or more bedrooms 1,206 21.5 349,245 33.2 253,133 33.3 605,424 33.1
Number of bedrooms not stated 63 1.1 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 4,180 74.4 784,055 74.6 484,129 63.7 1,277,476 69.9
Multiple family households 119 2.1 40,139 3.8 9,677 1.3 50,111 2.7
Single (or lone) person households 1,070 19.0 176,606 16.8 240,857 31.7 424,713 23.2
Group households 252 4.5 50,430 4.8 25,152 3.3 76,558 4.2

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Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 933 16.6 265,044 25.2 236,948 31.2 507,635 27.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,788 31.8 354,363 33.7 252,332 33.2 608,735 33.3
Rented (b) 2,750 49.0 404,659 38.5 247,093 32.5 657,317 35.9
Other tenure type (c) 71 1.3 14,232 1.4 16,162 2.1 30,961 1.7
Not stated 66 1.2 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 Russian Federation % Born in Russian Federation Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,600 N/A $2,500 N/A $2,308 N/A $2,427 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $515 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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