People in South Australia who were born in Saudi Arabia

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 4 by 4213
People 717
Male 57.5%
Female 42.5%
 null  null
Australian citizen 34.9%
Not an Australian citizen 64.6%
Families 358
Couples with children 280
Couples without children 38
One parent families 23
Other families 15
All private dwellings 431
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,826
Median weekly rent (a) $415

(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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 412 57.5 206,176 48.1 631,392 49.6 878,592 49.3
Female 305 42.5 222,331 51.9 641,961 50.4 902,924 50.7

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 187 26.1 21,942 5.1 270,527 21.2 303,138 17.0
15-24 years 158 22.0 38,432 9.0 161,833 12.7 208,326 11.7
25-34 years 219 30.5 65,108 15.2 159,812 12.6 235,287 13.2
35-44 years 122 17.0 67,742 15.8 149,075 11.7 226,660 12.7
45-54 years 20 2.8 54,923 12.8 159,499 12.5 224,641 12.6
55-64 years 9 1.3 62,632 14.6 154,082 12.1 227,147 12.8
65 years and over 3 0.4 117,726 27.5 218,541 17.2 356,321 20.0
Median age 25 N/A 48 N/A 37 N/A 41 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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 256 48.4 232,567 57.2 421,872 42.1 682,265 46.1
Separated 5 0.9 12,540 3.1 32,019 3.2 47,368 3.2
Divorced 8 1.5 36,529 9.0 96,186 9.6 140,501 9.5
Widowed 3 0.6 30,749 7.6 48,526 4.8 84,682 5.7
Never married 255 48.2 94,177 23.2 404,219 40.3 523,561 35.4

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia 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 14 2.0 1,365 0.3 26,401 2.1 27,838 1.6
Primary 130 18.1 13,675 3.2 135,675 10.7 149,797 8.4
Secondary 62 8.6 15,472 3.6 86,930 6.8 102,747 5.8
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 17 2.4 14,580 3.4 23,131 1.8 37,885 2.1
Tertiary - University or other higher education 222 31.0 28,191 6.6 54,863 4.3 83,262 4.7
Tertiary - Total (a) 241 33.6 42,847 10.0 78,059 6.1 121,296 6.8
Other 22 3.1 5,323 1.2 8,872 0.7 14,269 0.8
Institution attended, type not stated 13 1.8 5,131 1.2 15,162 1.2 82,819 4.6
Not attending an educational institution 239 33.3 344,684 80.4 922,266 72.4 1,282,755 72.0

(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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 291 55.0 133,788 32.9 200,235 20.0 335,213 22.7
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 44 8.3 39,556 9.7 87,350 8.7 127,698 8.6
Certificate level IV 7 1.3 9,712 2.4 42,930 4.3 52,930 3.6
Certificate level III 9 1.7 42,624 10.5 161,814 16.1 206,490 14.0
Year 12 115 21.7 60,319 14.8 162,330 16.2 224,573 15.2
Year 11 16 3.0 21,675 5.3 105,131 10.5 128,350 8.7
Year 10 18 3.4 28,399 7.0 108,541 10.8 139,299 9.4
Certificate level II 0 0.0 256 0.1 749 0.1 1,021 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 108 0.0 89 0.0 194 0.0
Year 9 or below 13 2.5 33,723 8.3 75,496 7.5 111,696 7.6
Inadequately described 4 0.8 10,555 2.6 23,699 2.4 34,612 2.3
No educational attainment 3 0.6 10,422 2.6 2,279 0.2 12,943 0.9
Not stated 12 2.3 15,391 3.8 32,023 3.2 103,153 7.0

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

Year of arrival
All people 		Born in Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 0 0.0 6,412 1.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 0 0.0 32,210 7.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 0 0.0 58,395 13.6 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 4 0.6 35,181 8.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 13 1.8 36,393 8.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 31 4.3 31,226 7.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 120 16.7 82,968 19.4 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 121 16.9 56,481 13.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 403 56.2 78,728 18.4 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 1,273,356 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 250 34.9 276,206 64.5 1,257,432 98.7 1,549,097 87.0
Not an Australian citizen 463 64.6 149,597 34.9 8,479 0.7 158,763 8.9

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Indian 110 15.3 33,961 7.9 9,556 0.8 43,598 2.4
Saudi Arabian 92 12.8 106 0.0 12 0.0 120 0.0
Pakistani 70 9.8 3,856 0.9 1,117 0.1 4,999 0.3
Egyptian 35 4.9 1,267 0.3 693 0.1 1,963 0.1
English 29 4.0 114,895 26.8 554,937 43.6 676,550 38.0

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)
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Birthplace of spouse or partner
People aged 15 years and over, with a spouse or partner 		Born in Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 225 86.9 168,682 69.1 70,694 13.7 240,321 31.2
Spouse or partner born in Australia 29 11.2 70,697 28.9 436,059 84.3 507,571 65.9

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Islam 521 72.7 29,625 6.9 10,304 0.8 40,302 2.3
Catholic 61 8.5 76,753 17.9 196,038 15.4 275,849 15.5
No Religion, (so described) 48 6.7 129,547 30.2 670,244 52.6 806,165 45.3
Druse 15 2.1 556 0.1 690 0.1 1,259 0.1
Not stated 14 2.0 10,285 2.4 33,327 2.6 107,189 6.0

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 102 14.2 193,775 45.2 1,177,051 92.4 1,382,951 77.6
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 554 77.3 195,019 45.5 76,150 6.0 273,488 15.4
Not well or not at all 52 7.3 37,704 8.8 9,626 0.8 47,818 2.7

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 290 54.8 232,937 57.3 648,667 64.7 887,193 60.0
Not in the labour force 242 45.7 168,962 41.6 345,693 34.5 524,448 35.5
Not stated 0 0.0 4,654 1.1 8,471 0.8 66,736 4.5

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 130 44.8 122,797 52.7 354,678 54.7 480,100 54.1
Worked part-time 110 37.9 84,945 36.5 223,879 34.5 310,668 35.0
Away from work (a) 15 5.2 11,464 4.9 36,484 5.6 48,643 5.5
Unemployed 34 11.7 13,733 5.9 33,621 5.2 47,778 5.4

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 6 2.4 7,842 3.6 28,184 4.6 36,281 4.3
1-19 hours 63 25.1 31,378 14.3 94,472 15.4 126,576 15.1
20-29 hours 28 11.2 32,563 14.9 75,838 12.3 109,027 13.0
30-34 hours 16 6.4 21,003 9.6 53,574 8.7 75,063 8.9
35-39 hours 72 28.7 56,950 26.0 131,563 21.4 189,501 22.6
40-44 hours 35 13.9 37,155 16.9 111,528 18.1 149,477 17.8
45 hours or more 25 10.0 28,696 13.1 111,584 18.1 141,126 16.8

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 90 35.9 53,335 24.3 126,581 20.6 180,460 21.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 32 12.7 34,097 15.6 74,728 12.2 109,523 13.0
Managers 29 11.6 24,213 11.0 84,540 13.7 109,406 13.0
Sales Workers 29 11.6 13,108 6.0 57,536 9.4 71,002 8.5
Labourers 22 8.8 27,419 12.5 59,858 9.7 88,086 10.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 18 7.2 22,832 10.4 81,707 13.3 104,955 12.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 17 6.8 26,817 12.2 82,936 13.5 110,462 13.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 11 4.4 13,327 6.1 36,826 6.0 50,680 6.0

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 21 8.4 13,090 6.0 28,969 4.7 42,242 5.0
Takeaway Food Services 18 7.2 3,973 1.8 11,752 1.9 15,775 1.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 12 4.8 4,565 2.1 20,213 3.3 24,877 3.0
Higher Education 9 3.6 4,231 1.9 7,146 1.2 11,397 1.4
Child Care Services 7 2.8 2,219 1.0 4,633 0.8 6,885 0.8

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $717 N/A $659 N/A $769 N/A $734 N/A
Family (c) $2,077 N/A $1,797 N/A $1,969 N/A $1,889 N/A
Household (d) $2,063 N/A $1,511 N/A $1,440 N/A $1,455 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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 155 61.8 147,419 67.3 423,358 68.8 574,428 68.4
By bus and/or train, only 23 9.2 14,264 6.5 18,286 3.0 32,670 3.9
Other (b) 25 10.0 17,350 7.9 39,421 6.4 57,135 6.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 17 6.8 20,416 9.3 59,706 9.7 80,513 9.6
Did not go to work 26 10.4 18,708 8.5 71,419 11.6 90,496 10.8

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 298 56.3 269,714 66.3 761,330 75.9 1,039,235 70.3
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 171 32.3 108,638 26.7 280,365 28.0 391,531 26.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 40 7.6 46,661 11.5 144,842 14.4 193,639 13.1
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 112 21.2 57,157 14.1 191,583 19.1 250,655 17.0

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 102 19.3 69,998 17.2 228,666 22.8 300,732 20.3
5 to 14 hours 123 23.3 108,800 26.8 309,612 30.9 421,381 28.5
15 to 29 hours 35 6.6 52,940 13.0 135,500 13.5 190,089 12.9
30 hours or more 39 7.4 37,987 9.3 87,552 8.7 127,032 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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 6 0.8 50,130 11.7 126,057 9.9 179,605 10.1
Asthma 23 3.2 24,283 5.7 133,327 10.5 159,294 8.9
Cancer (including remission) 0 0.0 15,871 3.7 40,244 3.2 57,008 3.2
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 6,487 1.5 10,354 0.8 17,330 1.0
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 8 1.1 34,050 7.9 65,644 5.2 101,606 5.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 4 0.6 25,435 5.9 55,193 4.3 82,321 4.6
Kidney disease 3 0.4 4,925 1.1 10,922 0.9 16,153 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 0 0.0 9,948 2.3 25,255 2.0 36,054 2.0
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 16 2.2 28,074 6.6 145,273 11.4 175,203 9.8
Stroke 0 0.0 6,001 1.4 12,292 1.0 18,763 1.1
Any other long-term health condition(s) 25 3.5 37,546 8.8 117,640 9.2 156,640 8.8
No long-term health condition(s) 634 88.4 270,888 63.2 754,097 59.2 1,032,317 57.9
Not stated 12 1.7 11,595 2.7 47,745 3.7 123,383 6.9

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 650 90.7 288,644 67.4 809,599 63.6 1,106,075 62.1
One condition 50 7.0 79,877 18.6 278,131 21.8 362,328 20.3
Two conditions 0 0.0 29,771 6.9 90,653 7.1 122,395 6.9
Three or more conditions 0 0.0 18,610 4.3 47,230 3.7 67,338 3.8
Not stated 12 1.7 11,595 2.7 47,745 3.7 123,383 6.9

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 38 10.6 81,688 44.1 111,843 38.8 196,627 41.0
Couple family with children 280 78.2 80,004 43.2 114,248 39.6 195,738 40.8
One parent family 23 6.4 21,234 11.5 56,914 19.7 79,584 16.6
Other family 15 4.2 2,381 1.3 5,253 1.8 7,822 1.6

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 129 36.0 26,255 14.2 43,671 15.1 70,498 14.7
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 243 67.9 62,251 33.6 108,822 37.8 172,617 36.0

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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 51 16.0 28,969 17.9 49,328 21.8 78,680 20.1
Both employed, worked part-time 20 6.3 9,904 6.1 10,537 4.7 20,578 5.2
One employed full-time, one part-time 51 16.0 32,410 20.0 58,296 25.8 91,157 23.2
One employed full-time, other not working 82 25.8 20,714 12.8 23,048 10.2 44,085 11.2
One employed part-time, other not working 25 7.9 12,507 7.7 12,853 5.7 25,572 6.5
Both not working 62 19.5 43,403 26.8 46,385 20.5 91,726 23.4
Other (includes away from work) 15 4.7 8,035 5.0 14,474 6.4 22,766 5.8
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 10 3.1 5,752 3.6 11,179 4.9 17,810 4.5

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)
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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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 266 61.7 184,456 75.5 346,561 79.5 539,001 78.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 96 22.3 36,454 14.9 62,081 14.2 100,639 14.6
Flat or apartment 79 18.3 21,606 8.8 24,716 5.7 47,026 6.8
Other dwelling 0 0.0 860 0.4 1,794 0.4 2,766 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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 5 1.2 566 0.2 1,000 0.2 1,644 0.2
1 bedroom 13 3.0 8,018 3.3 14,287 3.3 22,895 3.3
2 bedrooms 96 22.3 44,879 18.4 77,637 17.8 124,773 18.0
3 bedrooms 210 48.7 124,031 50.8 226,742 52.0 355,736 51.5
4 or more bedrooms 108 25.1 64,160 26.3 111,905 25.7 177,701 25.7
Number of bedrooms not stated 8 1.9 2,510 1.0 4,615 1.1 8,562 1.2

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD)
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Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 356 82.6 177,439 72.7 278,040 63.7 461,503 66.8
Multiple family households 6 1.4 5,363 2.2 3,513 0.8 8,995 1.3
Single (or lone) person households 29 6.7 50,972 20.9 141,982 32.6 197,272 28.5
Group households 39 9.0 10,389 4.3 12,655 2.9 23,542 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 Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 38 8.8 84,582 34.6 138,325 31.7 226,902 32.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 107 24.8 82,847 33.9 161,625 37.1 246,341 35.6
Rented (b) 286 66.4 68,221 27.9 119,200 27.3 190,462 27.6
Other tenure type (c) 0 0.0 5,545 2.3 12,252 2.8 18,214 2.6
Not stated 3 0.7 2,972 1.2 4,779 1.1 9,389 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.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Saudi Arabia % Born in Saudi Arabia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,826 N/A $1,551 N/A $1,473 N/A $1,500 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $415 N/A $317 N/A $290 N/A $300 N/A

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

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