People in Queensland who were born in India

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 3 by 7103
People 71,819
Male 53.9%
Female 46.1%
 null  null
Australian citizen 51.8%
Not an Australian citizen 48.0%
Families 28,030
Couples with children 19,285
Couples without children 7,132
One parent families 1,249
Other families 364
All private dwellings 32,398
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent (a) $375

(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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 38,742 53.9 557,995 47.7 1,821,362 49.5 2,540,404 49.3
Female 33,077 46.1 612,331 52.3 1,858,645 50.5 2,615,736 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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 4,881 6.8 66,485 5.7 851,260 23.1 964,322 18.7
15-24 years 7,191 10.0 107,291 9.2 493,850 13.4 637,250 12.4
25-34 years 22,637 31.5 191,889 16.4 462,318 12.6 701,724 13.6
35-44 years 22,285 31.0 213,042 18.2 433,422 11.8 687,817 13.3
45-54 years 7,145 9.9 186,095 15.9 448,417 12.2 674,132 13.1
55-64 years 3,540 4.9 167,473 14.3 411,697 11.2 615,299 11.9
65 years and over 4,142 5.8 238,058 20.3 579,049 15.7 875,598 17.0
Median age 35 N/A 45 N/A 35 N/A 38 N/A

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over		 Born in India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 49,078 73.3 601,501 54.5 1,187,729 42.0 1,885,416 45.0
Separated 954 1.4 38,922 3.5 100,667 3.6 151,093 3.6
Divorced 1,811 2.7 102,555 9.3 272,436 9.6 404,787 9.7
Widowed 1,347 2.0 54,493 4.9 128,404 4.5 198,827 4.7
Never married 13,759 20.6 306,377 27.8 1,139,512 40.3 1,551,691 37.0

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 India % Born in India 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 369 0.5 4,036 0.3 80,362 2.2 84,535 1.6
Primary 2,721 3.8 34,920 3.0 390,096 10.6 426,110 8.3
Secondary 2,750 3.8 49,563 4.2 301,973 8.2 352,608 6.8
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 3,144 4.4 40,905 3.5 68,921 1.9 110,221 2.1
Tertiary - University or other higher education 6,046 8.4 65,026 5.6 158,239 4.3 223,779 4.3
Tertiary - Total (a) 9,207 12.8 106,117 9.1 227,379 6.2 334,418 6.5
Other 2,353 3.3 15,371 1.3 31,825 0.9 47,384 0.9
Institution attended, type not stated 790 1.1 13,833 1.2 49,189 1.3 326,067 6.3
Not attending an educational institution 53,626 74.7 946,487 80.9 2,599,195 70.6 3,585,020 69.5

(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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 40,199 60.0 361,980 32.8 553,931 19.6 918,466 21.9
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 8,188 12.2 126,920 11.5 266,799 9.4 395,615 9.4
Certificate level IV 1,015 1.5 32,479 2.9 118,315 4.2 151,390 3.6
Certificate level III 2,892 4.3 134,397 12.2 501,296 17.7 640,878 15.3
Year 12 7,153 10.7 182,770 16.6 464,466 16.4 651,775 15.5
Year 11 644 1.0 37,342 3.4 125,582 4.4 164,314 3.9
Year 10 1,740 2.6 84,016 7.6 409,060 14.5 499,629 11.9
Certificate level II 0 0.0 617 0.1 2,294 0.1 2,945 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 139 0.0 385 0.0 534 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,180 1.8 54,124 4.9 221,699 7.8 281,370 6.7
Inadequately described 1,466 2.2 33,714 3.1 64,538 2.3 99,060 2.4
No educational attainment 357 0.5 12,758 1.2 6,831 0.2 20,032 0.5
Not stated 2,109 3.2 42,427 3.8 92,895 3.3 365,003 8.7

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

Year of arrival
All people 		Born in India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 194 0.3 11,325 1.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 191 0.3 38,417 3.3 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 881 1.2 78,730 6.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 911 1.3 91,394 7.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 1,433 2.0 131,215 11.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 2,679 3.7 133,703 11.4 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 24,558 34.2 290,642 24.8 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 16,414 22.9 168,168 14.4 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 23,278 32.4 196,341 16.8 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 3,680,014 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 37,176 51.8 685,299 58.6 3,621,021 98.4 4,341,959 84.2
Not an Australian citizen 34,446 48.0 477,807 40.8 35,438 1.0 515,710 10.0

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Indian 48,648 67.7 67,820 5.8 25,606 0.7 93,648 1.8
Punjabi 10,837 15.1 11,529 1.0 3,832 0.1 15,386 0.3
Sikh 5,093 7.1 5,373 0.5 1,816 0.0 7,198 0.1
English 3,837 5.3 358,676 30.6 1,585,113 43.1 1,959,880 38.0
Malayali 1,585 2.2 1,934 0.2 389 0.0 2,330 0.0

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

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Birthplace of spouse or partner
People aged 15 years and over, with a spouse or partner 		Born in India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 44,051 94.0 447,271 65.6 218,117 14.8 668,115 30.6
Spouse or partner born in Australia 2,139 4.6 218,117 32.0 1,223,101 82.8 1,443,626 66.2

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hinduism 32,268 44.9 54,920 4.7 14,367 0.4 69,520 1.3
Sikhism 19,192 26.7 20,378 1.7 7,257 0.2 27,713 0.5
Catholic 8,485 11.8 207,974 17.8 745,224 20.3 961,469 18.6
No Religion, (so described) 3,182 4.4 425,630 36.4 1,661,434 45.1 2,099,765 40.7
Islam 2,006 2.8 40,792 3.5 19,009 0.5 60,381 1.2

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 8,662 12.1 651,948 55.7 3,469,794 94.3 4,151,206 80.5
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 59,653 83.1 444,334 38.0 156,567 4.3 605,200 11.7
Not well or not at all 3,139 4.4 67,843 5.8 22,250 0.6 90,855 1.8

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 53,095 79.3 717,399 65.0 1,852,086 65.5 2,582,802 61.6
Not in the labour force 12,910 19.3 372,909 33.8 946,249 33.5 1,340,215 32.0
Not stated 941 1.4 13,534 1.2 30,414 1.1 268,794 6.4

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 29,203 55.0 395,986 55.2 1,040,118 56.2 1,442,451 55.8
Worked part-time 18,048 34.0 227,423 31.7 555,656 30.0 786,940 30.5
Away from work (a) 3,206 6.0 54,884 7.7 157,763 8.5 214,697 8.3
Unemployed 2,635 5.0 39,107 5.5 98,551 5.3 138,714 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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 1,865 3.7 42,338 6.2 128,763 7.3 171,840 7.0
1-19 hours 5,526 11.0 86,359 12.7 238,161 13.6 326,038 13.3
20-29 hours 7,736 15.3 84,131 12.4 184,990 10.5 270,483 11.1
30-34 hours 4,786 9.5 56,934 8.4 132,502 7.6 190,423 7.8
35-39 hours 14,127 28.0 157,076 23.2 347,469 19.8 506,685 20.7
40-44 hours 10,145 20.1 134,201 19.8 328,262 18.7 464,433 19.0
45 hours or more 4,931 9.8 104,706 15.4 364,392 20.8 471,333 19.3

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 15,819 31.4 166,158 24.5 355,991 20.3 523,395 21.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 6,650 13.2 45,651 6.7 119,742 6.8 166,739 6.8
Community and Personal Service Workers 6,070 12.0 90,145 13.3 209,425 11.9 301,039 12.3
Managers 4,946 9.8 80,701 11.9 223,750 12.8 305,755 12.5
Labourers 4,664 9.2 78,987 11.6 165,390 9.4 246,394 10.1
Technicians and Trades Workers 4,228 8.4 82,682 12.2 249,459 14.2 333,915 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3,895 7.7 74,787 11.0 233,631 13.3 309,376 12.7
Sales Workers 3,158 6.3 46,226 6.8 164,364 9.4 211,439 8.7

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4,886 9.7 39,696 5.9 82,003 4.7 122,121 5.0
Aged Care Residential Services 3,226 6.4 23,761 3.5 29,340 1.7 53,478 2.2
Computer System Design and Related Services 2,251 4.5 13,616 2.0 18,767 1.1 32,433 1.3
Taxi and Other Road Transport 2,021 4.0 4,737 0.7 2,307 0.1 7,090 0.3
Cafes and Restaurants 1,886 3.7 24,744 3.6 30,262 1.7 55,180 2.3

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $944 N/A $791 N/A $791 N/A $787 N/A
Family (c) $2,241 N/A $2,072 N/A $2,003 N/A $2,024 N/A
Household (d) $2,310 N/A $1,893 N/A $1,569 N/A $1,675 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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 32,384 64.2 423,490 62.4 1,138,996 65.0 1,570,571 64.3
By bus and/or train, only 3,363 6.7 30,923 4.6 42,086 2.4 73,322 3.0
Other (b) 4,578 9.1 55,432 8.2 116,189 6.6 172,807 7.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 6,366 12.6 102,832 15.2 240,783 13.7 344,696 14.1
Did not go to work 3,414 6.8 62,259 9.2 207,209 11.8 270,387 11.1

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 41,230 61.6 750,168 68.0 2,105,995 74.4 2,873,872 68.6
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 28,202 42.1 320,304 29.0 786,518 27.8 1,112,322 26.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 4,786 7.1 108,855 9.9 367,734 13.0 481,016 11.5
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 7,195 10.7 145,266 13.2 441,891 15.6 590,690 14.1

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 9,505 14.2 203,410 18.4 636,837 22.5 845,018 20.2
5 to 14 hours 15,906 23.8 308,190 27.9 847,252 30.0 1,161,729 27.7
15 to 29 hours 8,689 13.0 138,229 12.5 366,233 12.9 507,771 12.1
30 hours or more 7,131 10.7 100,342 9.1 255,675 9.0 359,358 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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 1,605 2.2 103,240 8.8 345,448 9.4 456,139 8.8
Asthma 1,627 2.3 69,906 6.0 364,678 9.9 438,183 8.5
Cancer (including remission) 497 0.7 38,469 3.3 119,221 3.2 159,887 3.1
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 159 0.2 10,440 0.9 26,023 0.7 37,680 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 3,676 5.1 65,364 5.6 162,610 4.4 231,642 4.5
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,263 1.8 53,216 4.5 158,510 4.3 215,678 4.2
Kidney disease 258 0.4 11,789 1.0 34,942 0.9 47,737 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 249 0.3 22,867 2.0 81,921 2.2 106,989 2.1
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,099 1.5 75,314 6.4 417,275 11.3 496,662 9.6
Stroke 212 0.3 12,745 1.1 35,901 1.0 49,769 1.0
Any other long-term health condition(s) 2,677 3.7 94,482 8.1 337,050 9.2 434,963 8.4
No long-term health condition(s) 60,243 83.9 775,458 66.3 2,208,300 60.0 3,001,387 58.2
Not stated 1,544 2.1 35,685 3.0 154,007 4.2 459,562 8.9

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Born in India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 62,067 86.4 824,736 70.5 2,366,430 64.3 3,209,952 62.3
One condition 6,545 9.1 209,815 17.9 775,363 21.1 994,584 19.3
Two conditions 1,165 1.6 64,797 5.5 250,690 6.8 319,808 6.2
Three or more conditions 497 0.7 35,290 3.0 133,532 3.6 172,226 3.3
Not stated 1,544 2.1 35,685 3.0 154,007 4.2 459,562 8.9

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Families

Families tables count families within the area. The descriptions below explain what is counted in each column:

Born in [Country of birth] - counts families where at least one person in the family stated they were born in the selected country. (a)
Born overseas - counts families where at least one person in the family stated they were born overseas. This includes families counted in the ‘Born in the selected country of birth’ column. (b)
Born in Australia - counts families where all people in the family stated they were born in Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island. It excludes families where any member of the family did not state a country of birth. (c)
Total - counts all families in the selected area. It includes families where no one in the family stated a country of birth.

(a) This is different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where the reference person and their spouse/partner was born in the selected country. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.
(b) This different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where the reference person and their spouse/partner were born overseas. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.
(c) This different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where both the reference person and their spouse/partner were born in Australia. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.

Family composition
All families 		Born in India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 7,132 25.4 221,198 41.8 322,679 39.3 551,069 40.3
Couple family with children 19,285 68.8 242,367 45.8 317,397 38.6 563,327 41.2
One parent family 1,249 4.5 60,572 11.4 166,021 20.2 230,026 16.8
Other family 364 1.3 5,624 1.1 15,983 1.9 22,230 1.6

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 9,040 32.3 84,722 16.0 127,306 15.5 213,513 15.6
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 17,596 62.8 206,916 39.1 319,448 38.9 530,405 38.8

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 6,770 25.6 102,211 22.0 152,483 23.8 255,660 22.9
Both employed, worked part-time 2,043 7.7 25,030 5.4 25,171 3.9 50,463 4.5
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,413 24.3 92,245 19.9 135,514 21.2 228,575 20.5
One employed full-time, other not working 4,393 16.6 63,597 13.7 69,513 10.9 133,752 12.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,649 6.2 30,516 6.6 32,103 5.0 63,077 5.7
Both not working 2,140 8.1 93,054 20.1 131,717 20.6 228,892 20.5
Other (includes away from work) 2,015 7.6 38,104 8.2 55,071 8.6 93,843 8.4
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,000 3.8 18,803 4.1 38,506 6.0 60,129 5.4

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 20,278 62.6 477,124 71.4 902,319 76.8 1,397,920 74.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5,792 17.9 86,537 13.0 128,066 10.9 218,546 11.7
Flat or apartment 6,154 19.0 98,211 14.7 132,292 11.3 233,531 12.5
Other dwelling 53 0.2 3,809 0.6 8,922 0.8 13,519 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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 101 0.3 2,965 0.4 6,223 0.5 9,560 0.5
1 bedroom 1,127 3.5 30,320 4.5 54,948 4.7 87,315 4.7
2 bedrooms 6,169 19.0 112,724 16.9 199,899 17.0 317,737 17.0
3 bedrooms 9,567 29.5 232,330 34.8 459,282 39.1 700,672 37.5
4 or more bedrooms 14,866 45.9 280,920 42.1 439,205 37.4 725,167 38.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 568 1.8 8,533 1.3 15,718 1.3 28,998 1.6

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 25,928 80.0 502,998 75.3 773,316 65.8 1,290,613 69.0
Multiple family households 1,404 4.3 19,643 2.9 17,196 1.5 37,257 2.0
Single (or lone) person households 2,510 7.7 111,055 16.6 339,945 28.9 461,009 24.7
Group households 2,564 7.9 34,098 5.1 44,825 3.8 80,576 4.3

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 India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 3,206 9.9 179,321 26.9 354,787 30.2 543,285 29.1
Owned with a mortgage (a) 14,466 44.7 242,013 36.2 397,809 33.8 643,459 34.4
Rented (b) 13,870 42.8 227,616 34.1 383,173 32.6 618,442 33.1
Other tenure type (c) 280 0.9 10,070 1.5 24,267 2.1 35,170 1.9
Not stated 568 1.8 8,765 1.3 15,246 1.3 29,107 1.6

(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)
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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in India % Born in India Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000 N/A $1,863 N/A $1,733 N/A $1,733 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $375 N/A $395 N/A $350 N/A $365 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)
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