People in Greater Brisbane who were born in Syria

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Area code 3GBRI by 4214
People 1,270
Male 51.8%
Female 48.2%
 null  null
Australian citizen 32.4%
Not an Australian citizen 67.5%
Families 484
Couples with children 333
Couples without children 66
One parent families 69
Other families 3
All private dwellings 529
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800
Median weekly rent (a) $360

(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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 658 51.8 330,356 48.1 854,070 49.5 1,242,349 49.2
Female 613 48.2 356,368 51.9 872,591 50.5 1,283,890 50.8

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 215 16.9 41,164 6.0 423,983 24.6 484,145 19.2
15-24 years 177 13.9 69,592 10.1 247,829 14.4 331,761 13.1
25-34 years 195 15.4 120,746 17.6 234,178 13.6 374,070 14.8
35-44 years 250 19.7 135,505 19.7 208,857 12.1 360,339 14.3
45-54 years 178 14.0 109,563 16.0 206,019 11.9 329,053 13.0
55-64 years 157 12.4 91,623 13.3 171,029 9.9 273,801 10.8
65 years and over 93 7.3 118,525 17.3 234,765 13.6 373,070 14.8
Median age 36 N/A 43 N/A 33 N/A 36 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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 642 60.9 356,079 55.2 528,599 40.6 918,065 45.0
Separated 34 3.2 21,712 3.4 44,317 3.4 70,159 3.4
Divorced 44 4.2 53,618 8.3 117,793 9.0 181,704 8.9
Widowed 49 4.6 28,315 4.4 53,005 4.1 87,097 4.3
Never married 290 27.5 185,832 28.8 558,961 42.9 785,072 38.4

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 Syria % Born in Syria 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 4 0.3 2,481 0.4 42,421 2.5 44,957 1.8
Primary 130 10.2 21,580 3.1 192,761 11.2 214,799 8.5
Secondary 132 10.4 30,820 4.5 145,720 8.4 176,965 7.0
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 148 11.7 25,142 3.7 32,878 1.9 58,186 2.3
Tertiary - University or other higher education 86 6.8 44,426 6.5 94,198 5.5 138,872 5.5
Tertiary - Total (a) 235 18.5 69,684 10.1 127,183 7.4 197,281 7.8
Other 35 2.8 9,666 1.4 15,435 0.9 25,187 1.0
Institution attended, type not stated 16 1.3 7,540 1.1 20,857 1.2 125,563 5.0
Not attending an educational institution 707 55.7 544,949 79.4 1,182,275 68.5 1,741,485 68.9

(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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 227 21.5 233,261 36.1 316,416 24.3 550,809 27.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 100 9.5 71,382 11.1 128,393 9.9 200,443 9.8
Certificate level IV 23 2.2 17,540 2.7 52,437 4.0 70,156 3.4
Certificate level III 81 7.7 69,689 10.8 206,104 15.8 277,477 13.6
Year 12 255 24.2 108,313 16.8 225,831 17.3 335,842 16.4
Year 11 50 4.7 20,195 3.1 52,279 4.0 72,938 3.6
Year 10 55 5.2 44,585 6.9 163,883 12.6 210,511 10.3
Certificate level II 5 0.5 354 0.1 907 0.1 1,273 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 67 0.0 144 0.0 220 0.0
Year 9 or below 149 14.1 30,609 4.7 88,344 6.8 120,820 5.9
Inadequately described 26 2.5 18,507 2.9 29,174 2.2 47,959 2.3
No educational attainment 56 5.3 8,865 1.4 2,872 0.2 11,934 0.6
Not stated 31 2.9 22,094 3.4 35,476 2.7 141,204 6.9

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 0 0.0 5,244 0.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 0 0.0 17,145 2.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 15 1.2 37,436 5.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 28 2.2 47,606 6.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 44 3.5 76,807 11.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 48 3.8 82,222 12.0 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 80 6.3 181,089 26.4 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 99 7.8 104,631 15.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 936 73.7 118,266 17.2 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 1,726,655 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Citizenship
All people
Born in Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 412 32.4 404,564 58.9 1,694,802 98.2 2,112,082 83.6
Not an Australian citizen 857 67.5 278,238 40.5 20,483 1.2 300,117 11.9

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people
Born in Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Syrian 775 61.0 954 0.1 379 0.0 1,342 0.1
Assyrian 39 3.1 436 0.1 124 0.0 564 0.0
Armenian 32 2.5 222 0.0 227 0.0 451 0.0
English 27 2.1 179,491 26.1 735,968 42.6 920,851 36.5
Australian 20 1.6 26,273 3.8 767,108 44.4 797,104 31.6

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry).

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Birthplace of spouse or partner
People aged 15 years and over, with a spouse or partner
Born in Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 573 90.5 279,785 69.6 114,497 17.1 395,458 36.6
Spouse or partner born in Australia 61 9.6 114,494 28.5 544,975 81.2 660,431 61.1

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Eastern Orthodox 357 28.1 9,077 1.3 14,482 0.8 23,694 0.9
Catholic 326 25.7 120,350 17.5 346,926 20.1 470,193 18.6
Islam 187 14.7 31,379 4.6 14,806 0.9 46,604 1.8
Christianity, nfd 119 9.4 31,374 4.6 48,302 2.8 80,065 3.2
Druse 63 5.0 98 0.0 128 0.0 230 0.0

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
Table based on place of usual residence

English language proficiency
All people
Born in Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 32 2.5 338,958 49.4 1,603,673 92.9 1,952,518 77.3
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 925 72.8 295,959 43.1 93,432 5.4 391,639 15.5
Not well or not at all 307 24.2 48,215 7.0 13,911 0.8 62,592 2.5

More information on Proficiency in spoken English (ENGLP), Language used at home (LANP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 548 52.0 431,692 66.9 880,701 67.6 1,316,910 64.5
Not in the labour force 490 46.5 206,786 32.0 410,599 31.5 624,953 30.6
Not stated 9 0.9 7,082 1.1 11,374 0.9 100,237 4.9

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 206 37.6 244,105 56.5 500,401 56.8 746,555 56.7
Worked part-time 229 41.8 129,891 30.1 252,788 28.7 383,943 29.2
Away from work (a) 34 6.2 33,006 7.6 80,461 9.1 114,282 8.7
Unemployed 86 15.7 24,687 5.7 47,050 5.3 72,132 5.5

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 23 4.9 25,713 6.3 69,170 8.3 95,168 7.6
1-19 hours 117 25.0 49,137 12.1 110,583 13.3 160,216 12.9
20-29 hours 79 16.9 48,775 12.0 83,492 10.0 132,706 10.7
30-34 hours 33 7.1 31,979 7.9 58,715 7.0 91,018 7.3
35-39 hours 93 19.9 99,312 24.4 174,773 21.0 274,893 22.1
40-44 hours 60 12.8 85,347 21.0 166,474 20.0 252,504 20.3
45 hours or more 55 11.8 59,450 14.6 159,153 19.1 219,164 17.6

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Community and Personal Service Workers 83 17.7 50,455 12.4 93,756 11.2 144,697 11.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 79 16.9 29,924 7.4 48,424 5.8 78,764 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 68 14.5 46,313 11.4 106,184 12.7 153,068 12.3
Professionals 54 11.5 107,446 26.4 199,293 23.9 307,246 24.7
Labourers 48 10.3 43,430 10.7 67,236 8.1 111,300 8.9
Managers 46 9.8 47,945 11.8 108,395 13.0 156,642 12.6
Sales Workers 45 9.6 26,054 6.4 75,950 9.1 102,284 8.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 28 6.0 47,491 11.7 120,516 14.5 168,351 13.5

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Takeaway Food Services 34 7.3 7,225 1.8 21,970 2.6 29,235 2.3
Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 27 5.8 3,841 0.9 2,374 0.3 6,237 0.5
Taxi and Other Road Transport 24 5.1 3,160 0.8 925 0.1 4,111 0.3
Cafes and Restaurants 19 4.1 13,482 3.3 13,789 1.7 27,319 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 15 3.2 7,789 1.9 22,457 2.7 30,323 2.4

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $412 N/A $828 N/A $854 N/A $842 N/A
Family (c) $1,376 N/A $2,188 N/A $2,174 N/A $2,175 N/A
Household (d) $1,382 N/A $2,038 N/A $1,724 N/A $1,849 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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 344 73.5 240,384 59.1 496,247 59.5 739,258 59.4
By bus and/or train, only 22 4.7 26,152 6.4 33,957 4.1 60,293 4.8
Other (b) 29 6.2 32,845 8.1 54,116 6.5 87,336 7.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 33 7.1 70,448 17.3 146,315 17.6 217,138 17.4
Did not go to work 29 6.2 35,372 8.7 100,083 12.0 135,774 10.9

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

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

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

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 490 46.5 437,118 67.7 991,053 76.1 1,433,992 70.2
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 330 31.3 199,568 30.9 366,221 28.1 567,706 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 161 15.3 63,169 9.8 170,522 13.1 235,221 11.5
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 125 11.9 83,330 12.9 198,176 15.2 282,612 13.8

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 126 12.0 119,978 18.6 309,822 23.8 431,403 21.1
5 to 14 hours 184 17.5 180,379 27.9 406,286 31.2 588,804 28.8
15 to 29 hours 79 7.5 79,228 12.3 167,320 12.8 247,617 12.1
30 hours or more 100 9.5 57,531 8.9 107,626 8.3 166,170 8.1

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 74 5.8 52,528 7.6 147,132 8.5 202,310 8.0
Asthma 29 2.3 40,671 5.9 182,163 10.6 224,233 8.9
Cancer (including remission) 8 0.6 19,724 2.9 52,744 3.1 73,272 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 8 0.6 5,287 0.8 10,794 0.6 16,502 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 90 7.1 39,170 5.7 71,519 4.1 112,055 4.4
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 54 4.3 28,373 4.1 68,075 3.9 97,929 3.9
Kidney disease 13 1.0 6,427 0.9 15,006 0.9 21,824 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 12 0.9 11,038 1.6 35,004 2.0 46,859 1.9
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 53 4.2 42,806 6.2 211,226 12.2 255,655 10.1
Stroke 11 0.9 6,565 1.0 14,998 0.9 21,974 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 139 10.9 55,057 8.0 166,981 9.7 223,394 8.8
No long-term health condition(s) 882 69.4 465,673 67.8 1,035,799 60.0 1,507,747 59.7
Not stated 52 4.1 20,020 2.9 68,997 4.0 188,976 7.5

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 956 75.3 495,205 72.1 1,114,893 64.6 1,616,802 64.0
One condition 197 15.5 118,124 17.2 367,457 21.3 488,827 19.3
Two conditions 40 3.1 34,931 5.1 115,774 6.7 152,322 6.0
Three or more conditions 22 1.7 18,448 2.7 59,539 3.4 79,317 3.1
Not stated 52 4.1 20,020 2.9 68,997 4.0 188,976 7.5

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 66 13.6 115,648 37.9 135,007 37.1 253,022 37.5
Couple family with children 333 68.8 149,924 49.1 145,095 39.9 296,285 43.9
One parent family 69 14.3 36,178 11.8 75,308 20.7 112,757 16.7
Other family 3 0.6 3,687 1.2 8,215 2.3 12,124 1.8

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

Families with children
All families
Born in Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 125 25.8 53,752 17.6 57,741 15.9 112,062 16.6
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 284 58.7 127,594 41.8 143,333 39.4 272,404 40.4

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 34 8.3 63,931 24.1 72,295 25.8 136,488 24.8
Both employed, worked part-time 23 5.6 13,209 5.0 10,430 3.7 23,704 4.3
One employed full-time, one part-time 57 13.9 53,215 20.0 60,531 21.6 113,986 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 74 18.1 39,676 14.9 32,131 11.5 72,023 13.1
One employed part-time, other not working 70 17.1 16,543 6.2 12,983 4.6 29,669 5.4
Both not working 119 29.1 46,716 17.6 52,340 18.7 100,435 18.3
Other (includes away from work) 19 4.6 22,767 8.6 27,090 9.7 50,093 9.1
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 8 2.0 9,517 3.6 12,306 4.4 22,904 4.2

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 265 50.1 272,217 71.9 390,704 74.5 669,242 73.4
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 160 30.2 45,094 11.9 56,931 10.9 103,557 11.4
Flat or apartment 107 20.2 59,167 15.6 73,408 14.0 133,894 14.7
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,121 0.3 2,372 0.5 3,665 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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 4 0.8 1,373 0.4 2,224 0.4 3,703 0.4
1 bedroom 34 6.4 17,415 4.6 27,150 5.2 45,366 5.0
2 bedrooms 108 20.4 58,350 15.4 86,643 16.5 146,636 16.1
3 bedrooms 218 41.2 127,610 33.7 198,930 37.9 329,657 36.1
4 or more bedrooms 159 30.1 169,164 44.7 203,581 38.8 374,568 41.1
Number of bedrooms not stated 9 1.7 4,436 1.2 5,778 1.1 12,106 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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 453 85.6 287,771 76.1 341,983 65.2 634,696 69.6
Multiple family households 20 3.8 12,041 3.2 7,201 1.4 19,357 2.1
Single (or lone) person households 45 8.5 59,287 15.7 152,558 29.1 215,551 23.6
Group households 9 1.7 19,246 5.1 22,570 4.3 42,431 4.7

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Born in Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 43 8.1 89,870 23.8 143,651 27.4 236,432 25.9
Owned with a mortgage (a) 102 19.3 144,347 38.2 183,867 35.1 329,373 36.1
Rented (b) 370 69.9 134,976 35.7 182,346 34.8 320,356 35.1
Other tenure type (c) 4 0.8 4,630 1.2 8,874 1.7 13,780 1.5
Not stated 13 2.5 4,525 1.2 5,575 1.1 12,098 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.

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 Syria % Born in Syria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800 N/A $1,950 N/A $1,800 N/A $1,863 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $360 N/A $395 N/A $370 N/A $380 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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