People in Greater Adelaide who were born in Malaysia

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 4GADE by 5203
People 8,509
Male 44.8%
Female 55.2%
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Australian citizen 46.0%
Not an Australian citizen 53.8%
Families 4,100
Couples with children 2,098
Couples without children 1,541
One parent families 336
Other families 124
All private dwellings 5,369
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,755
Median weekly rent (a) $370

(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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 3,809 44.8 184,269 48.1 469,853 49.3 680,323 49.0
Female 4,701 55.2 198,554 51.9 483,351 50.7 706,967 51.0

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 663 7.8 20,330 5.3 210,254 22.1 237,535 17.1
15-24 years 1,249 14.7 36,347 9.5 127,432 13.4 169,352 12.2
25-34 years 1,566 18.4 60,619 15.8 125,738 13.2 193,712 14.0
35-44 years 1,728 20.3 63,004 16.5 114,847 12.0 184,652 13.3
45-54 years 1,124 13.2 49,577 13.0 119,126 12.5 175,064 12.6
55-64 years 832 9.8 53,652 14.0 108,658 11.4 168,406 12.1
65 years and over 1,349 15.9 99,296 25.9 147,152 15.4 258,564 18.6
Median age 38 N/A 47 N/A 36 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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 4,209 53.6 207,394 57.2 301,318 40.6 525,518 45.7
Separated 144 1.8 10,770 3.0 22,736 3.1 35,306 3.1
Divorced 379 4.8 31,411 8.7 70,934 9.5 107,444 9.3
Widowed 232 3.0 26,525 7.3 32,728 4.4 62,695 5.5
Never married 2,883 36.7 86,385 23.8 315,242 42.4 418,792 36.4

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
All people 		Born in Malaysia % Born in Malaysia 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 38 0.4 1,257 0.3 21,198 2.2 22,500 1.6
Primary 470 5.5 12,699 3.3 104,536 11.0 117,510 8.5
Secondary 330 3.9 14,440 3.8 66,916 7.0 81,582 5.9
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 149 1.8 13,737 3.6 17,633 1.8 31,492 2.3
Tertiary - University or other higher education 945 11.1 27,394 7.2 49,723 5.2 77,275 5.6
Tertiary - Total (a) 1,089 12.8 41,207 10.8 67,415 7.1 108,906 7.9
Other 67 0.8 5,027 1.3 7,203 0.8 12,282 0.9
Institution attended, type not stated 44 0.5 4,072 1.1 8,775 0.9 53,622 3.9
Not attending an educational institution 6,461 75.9 304,134 79.4 677,161 71.0 990,900 71.4

(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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,910 62.6 125,178 34.5 172,127 23.2 298,181 25.9
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 741 9.4 35,342 9.7 68,019 9.2 103,858 9.0
Certificate level IV 115 1.5 8,363 2.3 32,251 4.3 40,789 3.5
Certificate level III 229 2.9 36,072 10.0 113,211 15.2 150,458 13.1
Year 12 930 11.9 54,076 14.9 126,620 17.0 181,904 15.8
Year 11 207 2.6 18,256 5.0 71,941 9.7 91,064 7.9
Year 10 174 2.2 23,535 6.5 71,540 9.6 96,384 8.4
Certificate level II 0 0.0 218 0.1 470 0.1 697 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 99 0.0 55 0.0 152 0.0
Year 9 or below 183 2.3 29,703 8.2 47,216 6.4 78,304 6.8
Inadequately described 158 2.0 9,190 2.5 17,595 2.4 27,006 2.3
No educational attainment 35 0.4 9,743 2.7 1,661 0.2 11,612 1.0
Not stated 162 2.1 12,688 3.5 20,171 2.7 69,237 6.0

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

Year of arrival
All people 		Born in Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 14 0.2 5,391 1.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 46 0.5 26,861 7.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 352 4.1 47,688 12.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 648 7.6 29,788 7.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 1,141 13.4 33,036 8.6 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 693 8.1 28,845 7.5 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 1,977 23.2 77,331 20.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 1,389 16.3 52,413 13.7 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 2,154 25.3 73,061 19.1 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 953,204 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 3,912 46.0 246,720 64.4 941,809 98.8 1,197,810 86.3
Not an Australian citizen 4,581 53.8 134,079 35.0 7,130 0.7 141,785 10.2

More information on Australian citizenship (CITP)
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Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Chinese 5,755 67.6 42,293 11.0 14,306 1.5 56,779 4.1
Malay 1,460 17.2 1,735 0.5 978 0.1 2,718 0.2
Indian 575 6.8 32,709 8.5 9,061 1.0 41,843 3.0
English 377 4.4 94,818 24.8 412,642 43.3 511,166 36.8
Australian 205 2.4 10,516 2.7 406,276 42.6 419,533 30.2

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 3,528 77.4 155,998 71.4 58,428 15.5 215,052 35.9
Spouse or partner born in Australia 961 21.1 58,429 26.7 311,018 82.7 369,977 61.7

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
No Religion, (so described) 1,960 23.0 113,737 29.7 501,617 52.6 618,936 44.6
Buddhism 1,768 20.8 22,667 5.9 8,622 0.9 31,498 2.3
Catholic 1,084 12.7 68,845 18.0 158,876 16.7 229,853 16.6
Christianity, nfd 617 7.3 13,183 3.4 23,845 2.5 37,301 2.7
Islam 472 5.5 28,419 7.4 9,838 1.0 38,597 2.8

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 2,867 33.7 161,829 42.3 869,257 91.2 1,037,870 74.8
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 5,364 63.0 183,793 48.0 68,728 7.2 254,406 18.3
Not well or not at all 266 3.1 35,697 9.3 8,741 0.9 44,881 3.2

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 5,469 69.7 212,049 58.5 494,741 66.6 709,968 61.7
Not in the labour force 2,328 29.7 146,514 40.4 242,945 32.7 395,473 34.4
Not stated 49 0.6 3,931 1.1 5,259 0.7 44,315 3.9

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 3,131 57.2 111,676 52.7 272,276 55.0 385,420 54.3
Worked part-time 1,838 33.6 77,558 36.6 170,265 34.4 248,849 35.1
Away from work (a) 201 3.7 10,136 4.8 26,143 5.3 36,687 5.2
Unemployed 294 5.4 12,680 6.0 26,060 5.3 39,010 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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 168 3.2 6,934 3.5 20,886 4.5 27,964 4.2
1-19 hours 791 15.3 28,514 14.3 71,914 15.3 100,827 15.0
20-29 hours 593 11.5 29,910 15.0 57,477 12.3 87,768 13.1
30-34 hours 452 8.7 19,140 9.6 40,884 8.7 60,262 9.0
35-39 hours 1,532 29.6 52,601 26.4 106,338 22.7 159,568 23.8
40-44 hours 928 17.9 33,825 17.0 86,402 18.4 120,674 18.0
45 hours or more 672 13.0 25,251 12.7 79,536 17.0 105,176 15.7

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 2,521 48.7 49,895 25.0 108,025 23.0 158,286 23.6
Managers 562 10.9 21,551 10.8 59,496 12.7 81,303 12.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers 553 10.7 21,225 10.6 66,770 14.2 88,271 13.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 516 10.0 31,390 15.7 56,512 12.1 88,320 13.2
Labourers 329 6.4 23,167 11.6 39,132 8.3 62,688 9.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 324 6.3 24,278 12.2 61,943 13.2 86,638 12.9
Sales Workers 214 4.1 12,010 6.0 44,738 9.5 56,970 8.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 89 1.7 12,210 6.1 24,468 5.2 36,958 5.5

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 590 11.4 12,106 6.1 23,248 5.0 35,457 5.3
Cafes and Restaurants 308 6.0 7,307 3.7 8,126 1.7 15,480 2.3
General Practice Medical Services 252 4.9 2,403 1.2 3,856 0.8 6,289 0.9
Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 187 3.6 1,428 0.7 3,212 0.7 4,651 0.7
Higher Education 161 3.1 4,143 2.1 6,832 1.5 10,994 1.6

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $951 N/A $672 N/A $813 N/A $762 N/A
Family (c) $2,361 N/A $1,857 N/A $2,105 N/A $1,988 N/A
Household (d) $2,156 N/A $1,583 N/A $1,541 N/A $1,548 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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 3,301 63.8 133,273 66.8 319,323 68.1 454,661 67.8
By bus and/or train, only 440 8.5 13,866 7.0 17,510 3.7 31,488 4.7
Other (b) 450 8.7 15,644 7.8 28,301 6.0 44,120 6.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 596 11.5 18,818 9.4 46,510 9.9 65,510 9.8
Did not go to work 383 7.4 16,905 8.5 55,424 11.8 72,545 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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 5,658 72.1 239,646 66.1 567,979 76.4 812,354 70.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 2,265 28.9 100,068 27.6 210,520 28.3 312,078 27.1
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 645 8.2 41,118 11.3 108,063 14.5 150,467 13.1
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,426 18.2 49,025 13.5 128,847 17.3 178,780 15.5

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 1,745 22.2 63,172 17.4 177,536 23.9 241,948 21.0
5 to 14 hours 2,205 28.1 97,051 26.8 234,201 31.5 332,986 29.0
15 to 29 hours 974 12.4 46,526 12.8 97,072 13.1 144,512 12.6
30 hours or more 738 9.4 32,896 9.1 59,166 8.0 92,909 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)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Born in Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 380 4.5 41,990 11.0 87,598 9.2 131,666 9.5
Asthma 394 4.6 20,842 5.4 99,461 10.4 121,331 8.7
Cancer (including remission) 161 1.9 13,395 3.5 28,777 3.0 42,726 3.1
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 41 0.5 5,669 1.5 7,372 0.8 13,395 1.0
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 436 5.1 29,341 7.7 44,753 4.7 75,243 5.4
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 228 2.7 21,520 5.6 38,170 4.0 60,720 4.4
Kidney disease 47 0.6 4,231 1.1 7,621 0.8 12,047 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 34 0.4 8,011 2.1 17,031 1.8 25,546 1.8
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 272 3.2 24,169 6.3 110,513 11.6 135,853 9.8
Stroke 49 0.6 5,123 1.3 8,594 0.9 14,008 1.0
Any other long-term health condition(s) 639 7.5 33,000 8.6 89,861 9.4 123,805 8.9
No long-term health condition(s) 6,440 75.7 247,053 64.5 571,822 60.0 823,311 59.3
Not stated 133 1.6 9,950 2.6 34,302 3.6 86,038 6.2

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 6,837 80.4 263,004 68.7 615,211 64.5 882,974 63.6
One condition 1,147 13.5 69,190 18.1 205,963 21.6 277,752 20.0
Two conditions 280 3.3 25,148 6.6 65,159 6.8 91,489 6.6
Three or more conditions 100 1.2 15,525 4.1 32,565 3.4 49,035 3.5
Not stated 133 1.6 9,950 2.6 34,302 3.6 86,038 6.2

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 1,541 37.6 68,430 41.8 74,994 36.1 145,106 38.7
Couple family with children 2,098 51.2 73,556 45.0 85,250 41.0 159,659 42.6
One parent family 336 8.2 19,424 11.9 43,533 20.9 63,878 17.0
Other family 124 3.0 2,195 1.3 4,180 2.0 6,497 1.7

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 824 20.1 24,243 14.8 32,209 15.5 56,784 15.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 1,741 42.5 57,260 35.0 80,250 38.6 138,396 36.9

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

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Born in Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 834 22.9 26,323 18.5 37,198 23.2 63,718 20.9
Both employed, worked part-time 220 6.0 8,780 6.2 7,279 4.5 16,123 5.3
One employed full-time, one part-time 840 23.1 29,367 20.7 42,644 26.6 72,220 23.7
One employed full-time, other not working 579 15.9 18,641 13.1 16,888 10.5 35,728 11.7
One employed part-time, other not working 260 7.1 10,896 7.7 8,822 5.5 19,839 6.5
Both not working 624 17.1 36,032 25.4 30,248 18.9 67,396 22.1
Other (includes away from work) 183 5.0 7,030 5.0 10,184 6.4 17,353 5.7
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 95 2.6 4,917 3.5 6,971 4.4 12,396 4.1

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 3,704 69.0 158,271 74.0 239,521 75.9 402,136 75.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 939 17.5 33,695 15.8 52,244 16.6 87,535 16.3
Flat or apartment 704 13.1 20,803 9.7 22,390 7.1 43,766 8.2
Other dwelling 5 0.1 503 0.2 808 0.3 1,356 0.3

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 14 0.3 421 0.2 592 0.2 1,061 0.2
1 bedroom 147 2.7 6,898 3.2 10,637 3.4 17,932 3.3
2 bedrooms 937 17.5 39,467 18.4 59,458 18.8 100,401 18.7
3 bedrooms 2,535 47.2 108,518 50.7 163,552 51.8 274,934 51.3
4 or more bedrooms 1,713 31.9 56,539 26.4 78,416 24.9 135,840 25.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 22 0.4 2,074 1.0 2,891 0.9 5,876 1.1

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 4,001 74.5 156,282 73.1 200,395 63.5 360,130 67.2
Multiple family households 130 2.4 4,894 2.3 2,438 0.8 7,401 1.4
Single (or lone) person households 802 14.9 43,405 20.3 102,496 32.5 148,641 27.7
Group households 435 8.1 9,334 4.4 10,211 3.2 19,869 3.7

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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 1,550 28.9 71,332 33.3 92,144 29.2 165,669 30.9
Owned with a mortgage (a) 2,300 42.8 74,679 34.9 123,093 39.0 198,807 37.1
Rented (b) 1,414 26.3 60,969 28.5 89,197 28.3 152,198 28.4
Other tenure type (c) 82 1.5 4,487 2.1 8,154 2.6 12,931 2.4
Not stated 32 0.6 2,439 1.1 2,960 0.9 6,438 1.2

(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 Malaysia % Born in Malaysia Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,755 N/A $1,603 N/A $1,535 N/A $1,562 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $370 N/A $325 N/A $310 N/A $320 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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