People in Western Australia who were born in Iran

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 5 by 4203
People 6,440
Male 52.3%
Female 47.7%
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Australian citizen 73.9%
Not an Australian citizen 25.4%
Families 2,760
Couples with children 1,602
Couples without children 815
One parent families 308
Other families 39
All private dwellings 3,527
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent (a) $350

(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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 3,366 52.3 413,674 48.2 824,158 50.0 1,322,855 49.7
Female 3,070 47.7 443,973 51.8 824,648 50.0 1,337,171 50.3

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 357 5.5 45,311 5.3 438,371 26.6 505,783 19.0
15-24 years 540 8.4 74,117 8.6 222,201 13.5 312,079 11.7
25-34 years 964 15.0 131,723 15.4 215,732 13.1 372,352 14.0
35-44 years 2,311 35.9 158,743 18.5 197,439 12.0 379,492 14.3
45-54 years 978 15.2 136,745 15.9 190,353 11.5 348,256 13.1
55-64 years 659 10.2 130,593 15.2 164,677 10.0 313,444 11.8
65 years and over 626 9.7 180,417 21.0 220,032 13.3 428,615 16.1
Median age 40 N/A 46 N/A 32 N/A 38 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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 3,867 63.6 469,914 57.8 496,618 41.0 1,018,971 47.3
Separated 252 4.1 26,053 3.2 39,930 3.3 71,509 3.3
Divorced 458 7.5 70,227 8.6 106,594 8.8 190,493 8.8
Widowed 126 2.1 40,875 5.0 46,827 3.9 95,601 4.4
Never married 1,378 22.7 205,259 25.3 520,450 43.0 777,668 36.1

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 Iran % Born in Iran 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 8 0.1 2,288 0.3 43,082 2.6 45,452 1.7
Primary 187 2.9 23,583 2.7 198,295 12.0 222,555 8.4
Secondary 339 5.3 35,977 4.2 139,325 8.5 175,841 6.6
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 341 5.3 25,909 3.0 33,782 2.0 59,897 2.3
Tertiary - University or other higher education 552 8.6 43,712 5.1 68,126 4.1 112,067 4.2
Tertiary - Total (a) 895 13.9 69,772 8.1 102,028 6.2 172,239 6.5
Other 125 1.9 9,146 1.1 14,593 0.9 23,856 0.9
Institution attended, type not stated 108 1.7 9,390 1.1 24,272 1.5 167,197 6.3
Not attending an educational institution 4,775 74.1 707,486 82.5 1,127,206 68.4 1,852,882 69.7

(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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,315 54.5 264,172 32.5 248,090 20.5 513,667 23.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 522 8.6 93,136 11.5 106,556 8.8 200,659 9.3
Certificate level IV 127 2.1 25,378 3.1 57,925 4.8 83,590 3.9
Certificate level III 362 6.0 99,924 12.3 196,334 16.2 298,459 13.9
Year 12 835 13.7 129,285 15.9 202,806 16.8 334,324 15.5
Year 11 136 2.2 31,096 3.8 75,821 6.3 107,799 5.0
Year 10 163 2.7 64,822 8.0 175,099 14.5 242,762 11.3
Certificate level II 4 0.1 388 0.0 649 0.1 1,044 0.0
Certificate level I 0 0.0 130 0.0 128 0.0 253 0.0
Year 9 or below 228 3.7 39,841 4.9 74,820 6.2 116,570 5.4
Inadequately described 110 1.8 24,883 3.1 29,442 2.4 54,719 2.5
No educational attainment 75 1.2 9,594 1.2 2,943 0.2 12,723 0.6
Not stated 201 3.3 29,536 3.6 39,456 3.3 187,134 8.7

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

Year of arrival
All people 		Born in Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 8 0.1 7,999 0.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 4 0.1 24,413 2.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 8 0.1 71,894 8.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 67 1.0 69,884 8.1 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 709 11.0 102,075 11.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 697 10.8 87,673 10.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 1,528 23.7 218,801 25.5 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 2,216 34.4 142,279 16.6 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 1,095 17.0 113,151 13.2 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 1,648,804 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 4,759 73.9 569,270 66.4 1,617,537 98.1 2,203,574 82.8
Not an Australian citizen 1,637 25.4 283,148 33.0 17,550 1.1 301,918 11.4

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Iranian 5,445 84.5 6,175 0.7 1,953 0.1 8,172 0.3
Afghan 259 4.0 3,553 0.4 1,561 0.1 5,180 0.2
Australian 135 2.1 24,804 2.9 759,434 46.1 789,282 29.7
Hazara 125 1.9 3,044 0.4 924 0.1 3,998 0.2
Kurdish 114 1.8 555 0.1 305 0.0 876 0.0

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 3,493 91.2 363,512 71.2 127,505 20.9 492,549 43.6
Spouse or partner born in Australia 249 6.5 127,503 25.0 456,568 74.9 585,073 51.8

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
No Religion, (so described) 2,498 38.8 278,281 32.4 845,484 51.3 1,130,094 42.5
Islam 1,808 28.1 43,271 5.0 22,924 1.4 66,764 2.5
Baha'i 1,185 18.4 1,619 0.2 754 0.0 2,373 0.1
Not stated 410 6.4 19,747 2.3 43,964 2.7 200,210 7.5
Christianity, nfd 102 1.6 40,510 4.7 48,874 3.0 89,919 3.4

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 507 7.9 481,922 56.2 1,507,873 91.5 2,002,771 75.3
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 5,192 80.6 326,695 38.1 107,887 6.5 437,388 16.4
Not well or not at all 670 10.4 44,521 5.2 15,157 0.9 60,124 2.3

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 4,331 71.2 541,391 66.6 828,314 68.4 1,376,251 63.9
Not in the labour force 1,699 27.9 262,591 32.3 370,043 30.6 641,842 29.8
Not stated 47 0.8 8,348 1.0 12,076 1.0 136,153 6.3

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 2,570 59.3 315,642 58.3 467,521 56.4 786,345 57.1
Worked part-time 1,245 28.7 172,609 31.9 265,453 32.0 439,984 32.0
Away from work (a) 181 4.2 27,767 5.1 51,155 6.2 79,916 5.8
Unemployed 337 7.8 25,370 4.7 44,181 5.3 70,001 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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 94 2.4 18,847 3.7 39,433 5.0 58,597 4.5
1-19 hours 525 13.1 67,664 13.1 120,658 15.4 189,147 14.5
20-29 hours 447 11.2 64,201 12.4 88,024 11.2 152,870 11.7
30-34 hours 274 6.9 40,744 7.9 56,772 7.2 97,968 7.5
35-39 hours 873 21.9 103,514 20.1 130,733 16.7 235,122 18.0
40-44 hours 1,048 26.2 107,574 20.8 147,040 18.8 255,631 19.6
45 hours or more 647 16.2 104,556 20.3 189,743 24.2 295,596 22.6

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 1,520 38.0 122,945 23.8 163,381 20.8 287,009 22.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 603 15.1 76,757 14.9 121,702 15.5 199,379 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 451 11.3 66,400 12.9 87,229 11.1 154,341 11.8
Managers 401 10.0 59,664 11.6 100,339 12.8 160,687 12.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers 256 6.4 38,183 7.4 61,488 7.8 100,392 7.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 253 6.3 57,363 11.1 99,756 12.7 157,610 12.1
Sales Workers 248 6.2 32,665 6.3 68,639 8.8 101,670 7.8
Labourers 188 4.7 53,481 10.4 68,581 8.7 122,961 9.4

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services 198 5.0 7,287 1.4 7,244 0.9 14,557 1.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 146 3.7 25,779 5.0 28,838 3.7 54,823 4.2
Higher Education 140 3.5 6,809 1.3 6,942 0.9 13,778 1.1
Iron Ore Mining 116 2.9 13,069 2.5 24,842 3.2 38,038 2.9
Dental Services 106 2.7 3,305 0.6 3,455 0.4 6,779 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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $848 N/A $854 N/A $851 N/A $848 N/A
Family (c) $2,198 N/A $2,247 N/A $2,186 N/A $2,214 N/A
Household (d) $2,035 N/A $1,999 N/A $1,655 N/A $1,815 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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 2,682 67.1 345,634 67.0 524,576 66.9 874,162 66.9
By bus and/or train, only 452 11.3 37,136 7.2 36,549 4.7 73,970 5.7
Other (b) 316 7.9 42,710 8.3 57,542 7.3 100,851 7.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 263 6.6 38,364 7.4 59,524 7.6 98,289 7.5
Did not go to work 261 6.5 49,864 9.7 102,400 13.1 152,794 11.7

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 3,193 52.5 551,916 67.9 903,420 74.6 1,463,667 67.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 1,921 31.6 249,919 30.8 361,751 29.9 614,554 28.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 608 10.0 78,423 9.7 151,075 12.5 231,378 10.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 796 13.1 118,019 14.5 223,683 18.5 343,566 15.9

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 838 13.8 153,832 18.9 291,290 24.1 447,351 20.8
5 to 14 hours 1,269 20.9 224,953 27.7 355,598 29.4 583,533 27.1
15 to 29 hours 576 9.5 97,544 12.0 146,301 12.1 245,381 11.4
30 hours or more 510 8.4 75,583 9.3 110,222 9.1 187,413 8.7

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 328 5.1 75,655 8.8 124,239 7.5 202,847 7.6
Asthma 180 2.8 46,799 5.5 147,129 8.9 195,300 7.3
Cancer (including remission) 89 1.4 27,324 3.2 44,590 2.7 72,864 2.7
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 28 0.4 7,645 0.9 9,259 0.6 17,612 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 256 4.0 51,773 6.0 63,757 3.9 117,182 4.4
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 170 2.6 38,071 4.4 54,933 3.3 94,523 3.6
Kidney disease 50 0.8 7,674 0.9 12,272 0.7 20,352 0.8
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 36 0.6 15,316 1.8 25,989 1.6 42,087 1.6
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 303 4.7 52,126 6.1 166,783 10.1 220,581 8.3
Stroke 37 0.6 8,658 1.0 12,439 0.8 21,573 0.8
Any other long-term health condition(s) 377 5.9 65,157 7.6 129,896 7.9 196,431 7.4
No long-term health condition(s) 4,916 76.3 571,185 66.6 1,049,200 63.6 1,629,249 61.2
Not stated 208 3.2 26,730 3.1 71,924 4.4 235,428 8.9

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 5,156 80.1 606,008 70.7 1,115,375 67.6 1,730,753 65.1
One condition 808 12.5 154,040 18.0 325,208 19.7 483,681 18.2
Two conditions 174 2.7 47,016 5.5 93,330 5.7 142,068 5.3
Three or more conditions 92 1.4 23,849 2.8 42,970 2.6 68,082 2.6
Not stated 208 3.2 26,730 3.1 71,924 4.4 235,428 8.9

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 815 29.5 151,004 40.4 118,434 36.7 272,493 38.8
Couple family with children 1,602 58.0 180,179 48.1 131,771 40.9 313,666 44.6
One parent family 308 11.2 39,151 10.5 65,416 20.3 106,035 15.1
Other family 39 1.4 3,896 1.0 6,796 2.1 10,930 1.6

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 677 24.5 62,571 16.7 55,693 17.3 118,985 16.9
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 1,366 49.5 145,737 38.9 133,647 41.5 281,254 40.0

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 527 21.9 70,776 21.4 53,290 21.3 124,472 21.2
Both employed, worked part-time 113 4.7 15,803 4.8 9,786 3.9 25,708 4.4
One employed full-time, one part-time 557 23.1 75,081 22.7 60,526 24.2 136,018 23.2
One employed full-time, other not working 514 21.3 49,006 14.8 29,622 11.8 78,931 13.5
One employed part-time, other not working 171 7.1 20,200 6.1 12,610 5.0 33,022 5.6
Both not working 304 12.6 59,944 18.1 41,361 16.5 102,945 17.6
Other (includes away from work) 127 5.3 19,022 5.7 17,413 7.0 36,730 6.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 110 4.6 21,344 6.4 25,602 10.2 48,325 8.2

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 2,383 67.6 375,289 79.3 385,260 80.3 769,038 79.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 650 18.4 60,965 12.9 62,383 13.0 125,450 13.0
Flat or apartment 479 13.6 33,983 7.2 27,708 5.8 62,360 6.5
Other dwelling 3 0.1 2,150 0.5 3,400 0.7 5,858 0.6

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 11 0.3 971 0.2 1,468 0.3 2,557 0.3
1 bedroom 199 5.6 15,982 3.4 18,541 3.9 35,236 3.7
2 bedrooms 518 14.7 55,935 11.8 63,515 13.2 121,450 12.6
3 bedrooms 1,313 37.2 169,795 35.9 187,552 39.1 361,327 37.5
4 or more bedrooms 1,428 40.5 225,453 47.6 202,949 42.3 431,241 44.7
Number of bedrooms not stated 53 1.5 5,025 1.1 5,919 1.2 12,919 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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 2,695 76.4 357,993 75.7 307,129 64.0 671,349 69.6
Multiple family households 65 1.8 10,602 2.2 4,811 1.0 15,598 1.6
Single (or lone) person households 613 17.4 87,643 18.5 152,961 31.9 245,193 25.4
Group households 157 4.5 16,937 3.6 15,038 3.1 32,591 3.4

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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 432 12.2 137,209 29.0 140,077 29.2 281,327 29.2
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,724 48.9 197,296 41.7 186,540 38.9 385,629 40.0
Rented (b) 1,272 36.1 125,153 26.4 135,534 28.2 263,826 27.3
Other tenure type (c) 29 0.8 8,304 1.8 11,892 2.5 20,648 2.1
Not stated 58 1.6 5,218 1.1 5,889 1.2 13,303 1.4

(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 Iran % Born in Iran Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000 N/A $1,927 N/A $1,768 N/A $1,842 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $350 N/A $350 N/A $320 N/A $340 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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