People in New South Wales who were born in Myanmar

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 1 by 5101
People 7,742
Male 51.1%
Female 48.9%
 null  null
Australian citizen 56.8%
Not an Australian citizen 42.7%
Families 3,211
Couples with children 1,765
Couples without children 1,034
One parent families 318
Other families 102
All private dwellings 3,978
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent (a) $380

(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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 3,962 51.1 1,147,575 48.5 2,620,108 49.6 3,984,166 49.4
Female 3,787 48.9 1,219,373 51.5 2,657,480 50.4 4,087,995 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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 157 2.0 108,675 4.6 1,292,813 24.5 1,470,001 18.2
15-24 years 636 8.2 171,856 7.3 734,198 13.9 954,084 11.8
25-34 years 1,617 20.9 412,164 17.4 665,357 12.6 1,142,026 14.1
35-44 years 1,660 21.4 461,740 19.5 583,911 11.1 1,103,170 13.7
45-54 years 1,364 17.6 355,798 15.0 611,437 11.6 1,016,948 12.6
55-64 years 1,076 13.9 345,989 14.6 567,481 10.8 961,784 11.9
65 years and over 1,225 15.8 510,723 21.6 822,393 15.6 1,424,145 17.6
Median age 43 N/A 45 N/A 34 N/A 39 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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 4,664 61.5 1,326,600 58.7 1,655,846 41.6 3,124,151 47.3
Separated 189 2.5 71,710 3.2 123,402 3.1 209,657 3.2
Divorced 351 4.6 186,216 8.2 345,140 8.7 569,516 8.6
Widowed 309 4.1 123,158 5.5 190,584 4.8 339,990 5.1
Never married 2,065 27.2 550,587 24.4 1,669,808 41.9 2,358,844 35.7

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar 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 5 0.1 7,693 0.3 159,262 3.0 167,196 2.1
Primary 88 1.1 62,955 2.7 586,786 11.1 651,375 8.1
Secondary 173 2.2 68,565 2.9 442,222 8.4 512,195 6.3
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 416 5.4 83,300 3.5 123,571 2.3 207,586 2.6
Tertiary - University or other higher education 476 6.1 129,388 5.5 244,796 4.6 375,032 4.6
Tertiary - Total (a) 894 11.5 213,243 9.0 368,794 7.0 583,617 7.2
Other 144 1.9 43,053 1.8 30,881 0.6 74,331 0.9
Institution attended, type not stated 120 1.5 33,223 1.4 72,690 1.4 465,268 5.8
Not attending an educational institution 6,321 81.6 1,938,215 81.9 3,616,954 68.5 5,618,177 69.6

(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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,838 37.4 906,054 40.1 927,167 23.3 1,838,502 27.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 517 6.8 235,000 10.4 378,048 9.5 616,322 9.3
Certificate level IV 122 1.6 45,254 2.0 170,615 4.3 216,768 3.3
Certificate level III 403 5.3 161,946 7.2 601,581 15.1 771,009 11.7
Year 12 925 12.2 350,323 15.5 598,250 15.0 954,987 14.5
Year 11 106 1.4 46,478 2.1 164,237 4.1 212,538 3.2
Year 10 601 7.9 144,816 6.4 543,217 13.6 698,390 10.6
Certificate level II 27 0.4 1,175 0.1 3,470 0.1 4,703 0.1
Certificate level I 19 0.3 316 0.0 442 0.0 764 0.0
Year 9 or below 924 12.2 157,595 7.0 320,857 8.1 487,855 7.4
Inadequately described 162 2.1 65,927 2.9 116,694 2.9 184,252 2.8
No educational attainment 677 8.9 54,647 2.4 9,080 0.2 64,827 1.0
Not stated 270 3.6 88,419 3.9 150,175 3.8 549,965 8.3

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

Year of arrival
All people 		Born in Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 33 0.4 22,421 0.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 29 0.4 76,446 3.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 156 2.0 168,616 7.1 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 361 4.7 191,168 8.1 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 632 8.2 293,664 12.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 1,386 17.9 318,404 13.5 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 1,925 24.9 483,109 20.4 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 1,753 22.6 314,780 13.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 1,286 16.6 438,483 18.5 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 5,277,591 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 4,399 56.8 1,496,781 63.2 5,200,162 98.5 6,756,031 83.7
Not an Australian citizen 3,304 42.7 855,160 36.1 43,631 0.8 903,498 11.2

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Burmese 4,753 61.4 5,444 0.2 2,184 0.0 7,676 0.1
Chinese 1,303 16.8 407,412 17.2 172,072 3.3 581,641 7.2
Rohingya 684 8.8 747 0.0 189 0.0 935 0.0
Karen 538 6.9 843 0.0 209 0.0 1,053 0.0
English 379 4.9 363,298 15.3 2,018,192 38.2 2,404,990 29.8

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)
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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 4,056 91.1 1,087,004 76.5 314,527 15.5 1,406,219 40.4
Spouse or partner born in Australia 349 7.8 314,523 22.1 1,681,767 83.0 1,999,863 57.4

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Buddhism 3,635 47.0 169,572 7.2 52,004 1.0 222,770 2.8
Islam 1,458 18.8 192,704 8.1 153,899 2.9 349,240 4.3
Baptist 1,057 13.7 31,613 1.3 61,174 1.2 93,624 1.2
Catholic 546 7.1 482,721 20.4 1,308,706 24.8 1,807,730 22.4
No Religion, (so described) 397 5.1 661,224 27.9 1,966,947 37.3 2,644,165 32.8

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 897 11.6 779,205 32.9 4,636,048 87.8 5,457,982 67.6
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 4,780 61.7 1,266,364 53.5 528,732 10.0 1,805,635 22.4
Not well or not at all 2,020 26.1 302,812 12.8 55,782 1.1 361,688 4.5

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 4,345 57.3 1,325,795 58.7 2,529,007 63.5 3,874,012 58.7
Not in the labour force 3,141 41.4 897,255 39.7 1,406,707 35.3 2,341,417 35.5
Not stated 100 1.3 35,223 1.6 49,062 1.2 386,728 5.9

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 2,450 56.4 736,361 55.5 1,391,678 55.0 2,136,610 55.2
Worked part-time 1,121 25.8 373,110 28.1 772,662 30.6 1,151,660 29.7
Away from work (a) 398 9.2 138,736 10.5 253,715 10.0 395,888 10.2
Unemployed 376 8.7 77,602 5.9 110,947 4.4 189,852 4.9

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 312 7.9 113,869 9.1 216,268 8.9 331,611 9.0
1-19 hours 442 11.1 153,596 12.3 348,024 14.4 504,158 13.7
20-29 hours 416 10.5 141,591 11.3 256,785 10.6 400,415 10.9
30-34 hours 267 6.7 77,924 6.2 167,852 6.9 247,088 6.7
35-39 hours 1,269 32.0 287,627 23.0 460,683 19.1 751,277 20.4
40-44 hours 834 21.0 282,028 22.6 483,115 20.0 768,161 20.9
45 hours or more 345 8.7 166,701 13.4 447,881 18.5 617,176 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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 1,053 26.5 377,113 30.2 572,628 23.7 952,131 25.8
Labourers 860 21.7 107,292 8.6 191,141 7.9 300,966 8.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 405 10.2 121,564 9.7 312,726 12.9 436,589 11.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers 374 9.4 79,058 6.3 141,447 5.8 222,186 6.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 356 9.0 122,807 9.8 265,959 11.0 390,779 10.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers 330 8.3 151,368 12.1 327,657 13.6 480,612 13.0
Managers 324 8.2 182,100 14.6 352,530 14.6 536,820 14.6
Sales Workers 163 4.1 80,907 6.5 212,724 8.8 294,889 8.0

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 330 8.3 57,179 4.6 95,409 3.9 153,159 4.2
General Practice Medical Services 205 5.2 14,912 1.2 19,301 0.8 34,348 0.9
Aged Care Residential Services 142 3.6 39,812 3.2 40,412 1.7 80,859 2.2
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 100 2.5 21,528 1.7 21,497 0.9 43,446 1.2
Cafes and Restaurants 75 1.9 36,754 2.9 35,935 1.5 72,942 2.0

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $699 N/A $802 N/A $827 N/A $813 N/A
Family (c) $1,888 N/A $2,223 N/A $2,169 N/A $2,185 N/A
Household (d) $1,913 N/A $2,060 N/A $1,669 N/A $1,829 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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 2,277 57.4 486,351 39.0 1,213,909 50.2 1,710,570 46.4
By bus and/or train, only 311 7.8 80,830 6.5 37,782 1.6 119,228 3.2
Other (b) 220 5.5 80,786 6.5 125,091 5.2 207,277 5.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 787 19.8 450,236 36.1 688,395 28.5 1,141,467 31.0
Did not go to work 343 8.6 143,944 11.5 342,007 14.1 487,646 13.2

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 3,867 51.0 1,423,082 63.0 2,941,913 73.8 4,392,869 66.5
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 1,902 25.1 617,492 27.3 1,044,017 26.2 1,669,763 25.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 765 10.1 223,170 9.9 528,798 13.3 759,383 11.5
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 794 10.5 235,432 10.4 616,806 15.5 857,891 13.0

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 990 13.0 355,103 15.7 882,026 22.1 1,244,306 18.8
5 to 14 hours 1,460 19.2 568,714 25.2 1,170,235 29.4 1,748,728 26.5
15 to 29 hours 705 9.3 280,804 12.4 525,192 13.2 811,397 12.3
30 hours or more 705 9.3 218,465 9.7 364,451 9.1 588,433 8.9

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 413 5.3 190,947 8.1 475,687 9.0 679,359 8.4
Asthma 250 3.2 110,326 4.7 509,948 9.7 625,835 7.8
Cancer (including remission) 114 1.5 66,750 2.8 157,750 3.0 227,981 2.8
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 60 0.8 23,432 1.0 37,509 0.7 62,706 0.8
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 650 8.4 165,853 7.0 216,342 4.1 388,747 4.8
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 273 3.5 103,876 4.4 206,902 3.9 316,840 3.9
Kidney disease 81 1.0 25,315 1.1 50,262 1.0 77,272 1.0
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 61 0.8 31,926 1.3 100,780 1.9 135,909 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 258 3.3 115,101 4.9 525,025 9.9 646,412 8.0
Stroke 74 1.0 24,025 1.0 47,505 0.9 73,269 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 616 8.0 188,453 8.0 433,197 8.2 626,827 7.8
No long-term health condition(s) 5,621 72.6 1,617,410 68.3 3,279,499 62.1 4,925,422 61.0
Not stated 195 2.5 70,400 3.0 215,262 4.1 654,833 8.1

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 5,981 77.3 1,719,355 72.6 3,490,436 66.1 5,240,109 64.9
One condition 1,092 14.1 392,582 16.6 1,072,206 20.3 1,480,498 18.3
Two conditions 335 4.3 120,529 5.1 329,000 6.2 456,604 5.7
Three or more conditions 135 1.7 64,090 2.7 170,679 3.2 240,117 3.0
Not stated 195 2.5 70,400 3.0 215,262 4.1 654,833 8.1

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 1,034 32.2 383,211 37.5 414,674 38.1 809,586 37.9
Couple family with children 1,765 55.0 505,142 49.4 443,484 40.7 954,588 44.7
One parent family 318 9.9 119,740 11.7 212,443 19.5 337,729 15.8
Other family 102 3.2 14,124 1.4 18,984 1.7 34,061 1.6

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 629 19.6 168,318 16.5 174,594 16.0 345,109 16.2
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 1,321 41.1 395,272 38.7 418,878 38.4 820,024 38.4

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 523 18.7 187,245 21.1 194,253 22.6 382,754 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 110 3.9 41,855 4.7 40,781 4.8 83,120 4.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 351 12.6 133,801 15.1 185,383 21.6 320,350 18.2
One employed full-time, other not working 492 17.6 125,981 14.2 90,295 10.5 217,325 12.3
One employed part-time, other not working 231 8.3 61,808 7.0 49,187 5.7 111,828 6.3
Both not working 756 27.0 217,551 24.5 178,502 20.8 403,262 22.9
Other (includes away from work) 260 9.3 93,212 10.5 86,701 10.1 181,101 10.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 66 2.4 26,898 3.0 33,062 3.9 64,433 3.7

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 2,085 52.4 722,279 56.6 1,151,710 72.8 1,902,734 65.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 422 10.6 158,500 12.4 176,286 11.1 340,582 11.7
Flat or apartment 1,451 36.5 384,054 30.1 239,251 15.1 630,030 21.7
Other dwelling 13 0.3 7,037 0.6 11,633 0.7 19,374 0.7

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 39 1.0 9,907 0.8 10,674 0.7 21,051 0.7
1 bedroom 244 6.1 93,863 7.4 93,956 5.9 190,792 6.6
2 bedrooms 1,226 30.8 329,852 25.9 318,503 20.1 657,578 22.7
3 bedrooms 1,212 30.5 394,978 31.0 596,526 37.7 1,006,121 34.7
4 or more bedrooms 1,213 30.5 431,370 33.8 543,947 34.4 983,314 33.9
Number of bedrooms not stated 42 1.1 15,379 1.2 19,326 1.2 41,623 1.4

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 2,908 73.1 948,161 74.3 1,026,071 64.8 1,997,317 68.9
Multiple family households 209 5.3 45,911 3.6 21,225 1.3 67,788 2.3
Single (or lone) person households 467 11.7 220,859 17.3 486,484 30.7 723,716 25.0
Group households 393 9.9 60,406 4.7 49,165 3.1 111,646 3.8

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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 765 19.2 355,490 27.9 542,753 34.3 914,537 31.5
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,333 33.5 419,347 32.9 518,006 32.7 942,804 32.5
Rented (b) 1,776 44.6 465,459 36.5 467,468 29.5 944,585 32.6
Other tenure type (c) 51 1.3 18,960 1.5 35,764 2.3 55,931 1.9
Not stated 59 1.5 16,097 1.3 18,950 1.2 42,613 1.5

(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 Myanmar % Born in Myanmar Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167 N/A $2,383 N/A $1,988 N/A $2,167 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $380 N/A $460 N/A $390 N/A $420 N/A

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

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