People in Rest of NSW who were born in Nepal

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 1RNSW by 7105
People 5,873
Male 52.6%
Female 47.4%
 null  null
Australian citizen 13.7%
Not an Australian citizen 85.9%
Families 2,175
Couples with children 895
Couples without children 1,202
One parent families 57
Other families 27
All private dwellings 2,565
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,925
Median weekly rent (a) $310

(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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 3,093 52.6 165,367 48.1 1,134,051 49.3 1,392,556 49.2
Female 2,786 47.4 178,586 51.9 1,166,840 50.7 1,437,081 50.8

More information on Place of usual residence (PURP), Country of birth of person (BPLP), Sex (SEXP)
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Age
All people 		Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 187 3.2 15,992 4.6 460,967 20.0 505,534 17.9
15-24 years 742 12.6 18,851 5.5 276,659 12.0 314,893 11.1
25-34 years 3,713 63.2 45,125 13.1 262,498 11.4 328,523 11.6
35-44 years 1,008 17.2 49,412 14.4 253,440 11.0 323,565 11.4
45-54 years 139 2.4 46,047 13.4 280,256 12.2 348,104 12.3
55-64 years 55 0.9 55,262 16.1 300,996 13.1 380,961 13.5
65 years and over 35 0.6 113,258 32.9 466,065 20.3 628,050 22.2
Median age 29 N/A 54 N/A 40 N/A 43 N/A

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over		 Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 4,382 77.1 187,671 57.2 810,345 44.0 1,059,874 45.6
Separated 53 0.9 11,345 3.5 65,085 3.5 83,028 3.6
Divorced 96 1.7 35,151 10.7 181,938 9.9 235,170 10.1
Widowed 23 0.4 26,051 7.9 108,547 5.9 147,891 6.4
Never married 1,137 20.0 67,750 20.7 674,008 36.6 798,147 34.3

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)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
All people 		Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Attending an educational institution:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Pre-school 14 0.2 1,261 0.4 57,239 2.5 58,613 2.1
Primary 111 1.9 9,052 2.6 213,760 9.3 223,560 7.9
Secondary 140 2.4 9,746 2.8 162,330 7.1 172,748 6.1
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 276 4.7 9,945 2.9 59,344 2.6 69,642 2.5
Tertiary - University or other higher education 681 11.6 13,461 3.9 72,317 3.1 86,050 3.0
Tertiary - Total (a) 964 16.4 23,466 6.8 131,784 5.7 155,871 5.5
Other 237 4.0 3,493 1.0 11,888 0.5 15,470 0.5
Institution attended, type not stated 47 0.8 6,698 1.9 36,680 1.6 191,769 6.8
Not attending an educational institution 4,355 74.2 290,240 84.4 1,687,207 73.3 2,011,603 71.1

(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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,594 63.2 99,136 30.2 312,496 17.0 413,739 17.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 660 11.6 34,691 10.6 166,548 9.1 202,976 8.7
Certificate level IV 107 1.9 9,677 3.0 89,724 4.9 100,015 4.3
Certificate level III 168 3.0 39,914 12.2 335,859 18.3 380,727 16.4
Year 12 685 12.1 42,786 13.0 228,535 12.4 274,175 11.8
Year 11 46 0.8 8,643 2.6 77,379 4.2 87,113 3.7
Year 10 91 1.6 32,709 10.0 298,588 16.2 338,225 14.6
Certificate level II 0 0.0 281 0.1 2,258 0.1 2,580 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 79 0.0 248 0.0 335 0.0
Year 9 or below 43 0.8 26,465 8.1 187,862 10.2 220,442 9.5
Inadequately described 96 1.7 11,311 3.4 52,818 2.9 65,003 2.8
No educational attainment 52 0.9 4,370 1.3 4,295 0.2 8,926 0.4
Not stated 148 2.6 17,799 5.4 82,843 4.5 229,293 9.9

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

Year of arrival
All people 		Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 0 0.0 8,497 2.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 0 0.0 27,629 8.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 0 0.0 49,530 14.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 5 0.1 39,914 11.6 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 19 0.3 35,399 10.3 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 47 0.8 28,352 8.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 970 16.5 52,468 15.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 1,242 21.1 37,187 10.8 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 3,507 59.7 52,234 15.2 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 2,300,890 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 803 13.7 218,077 63.4 2,271,637 98.7 2,522,771 89.2
Not an Australian citizen 5,044 85.9 121,730 35.4 11,804 0.5 134,320 4.7

More information on Australian citizenship (CITP)
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Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Nepalese 5,432 92.5 5,720 1.7 897 0.0 6,647 0.2
English 229 3.9 111,547 32.4 1,029,840 44.8 1,157,567 40.9
Bhutanese 113 1.9 411 0.1 59 0.0 480 0.0
Southern Asian, nec 63 1.1 196 0.1 44 0.0 244 0.0
Australian 56 1.0 16,120 4.7 1,108,043 48.2 1,137,040 40.2

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 3,675 96.8 106,119 52.2 92,448 9.4 200,140 16.5
Spouse or partner born in Australia 68 1.8 92,447 45.5 877,380 88.8 971,612 80.2

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hinduism 5,036 85.7 16,215 4.7 4,178 0.2 20,504 0.7
Buddhism 396 6.7 12,393 3.6 9,442 0.4 22,096 0.8
No Religion, (so described) 168 2.9 108,707 31.6 938,864 40.8 1,057,416 37.4
Not stated 65 1.1 10,118 2.9 57,287 2.5 217,834 7.7
Christianity, nfd 43 0.7 12,911 3.8 48,159 2.1 61,727 2.2

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 174 3.0 206,919 60.2 2,221,206 96.5 2,456,315 86.8
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 5,479 93.3 114,782 33.4 51,976 2.3 168,803 6.0
Not well or not at all 180 3.1 18,691 5.4 6,244 0.3 25,266 0.9

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 5,088 89.5 176,907 53.9 1,122,544 61.0 1,310,611 56.4
Not in the labour force 533 9.4 145,645 44.4 693,792 37.7 860,627 37.0
Not stated 62 1.1 5,414 1.7 23,581 1.3 152,864 6.6

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 2,745 54.0 94,008 53.1 614,842 54.8 714,094 54.5
Worked part-time 1,897 37.3 63,025 35.6 374,836 33.4 441,543 33.7
Away from work (a) 257 5.1 11,684 6.6 82,073 7.3 95,299 7.3
Unemployed 189 3.7 8,188 4.6 50,800 4.5 59,669 4.6

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)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 158 3.2 8,764 5.2 63,473 5.9 72,896 5.8
1-19 hours 468 9.6 25,494 15.1 161,637 15.1 188,701 15.1
20-29 hours 822 16.8 22,735 13.5 126,635 11.8 150,631 12.0
30-34 hours 607 12.4 14,795 8.8 86,569 8.1 102,219 8.2
35-39 hours 1,643 33.5 36,291 21.5 210,941 19.7 248,927 19.9
40-44 hours 653 13.3 31,873 18.9 201,958 18.8 235,598 18.8
45 hours or more 449 9.2 25,845 15.3 201,935 18.8 229,569 18.4

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,479 30.2 22,788 13.5 141,281 13.2 165,378 13.2
Professionals 1,078 22.0 43,078 25.5 195,665 18.3 239,901 19.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 746 15.2 20,417 12.1 159,861 14.9 181,749 14.5
Labourers 678 13.8 22,122 13.1 112,357 10.5 136,208 10.9
Sales Workers 407 8.3 10,202 6.0 95,238 8.9 106,151 8.5
Managers 200 4.1 22,440 13.3 143,764 13.4 167,707 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 138 2.8 15,855 9.4 129,231 12.1 145,868 11.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 114 2.3 8,863 5.3 76,052 7.1 85,905 6.9

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Aged Care Residential Services 1,668 34.0 9,173 5.4 26,507 2.5 36,136 2.9
Cafes and Restaurants 382 7.8 6,911 4.1 18,626 1.7 25,686 2.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 319 6.5 3,436 2.0 30,323 2.8 34,010 2.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 284 5.8 10,213 6.1 44,057 4.1 54,610 4.4
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 201 4.1 1,187 0.7 8,610 0.8 9,884 0.8

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $959 N/A $691 N/A $733 N/A $722 N/A
Family (c) $2,077 N/A $1,839 N/A $1,874 N/A $1,852 N/A
Household (d) $2,247 N/A $1,568 N/A $1,419 N/A $1,434 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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 3,319 67.7 105,358 62.4 697,804 65.1 810,146 64.8
By bus and/or train, only 194 4.0 2,049 1.2 5,316 0.5 7,443 0.6
Other (b) 734 15.0 12,103 7.2 60,170 5.6 73,150 5.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 122 2.5 30,329 18.0 164,969 15.4 196,453 15.7
Did not go to work 505 10.3 17,907 10.6 137,287 12.8 156,021 12.5

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 2,558 45.0 224,341 68.4 1,352,396 73.5 1,594,073 68.6
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 1,388 24.4 80,581 24.6 508,592 27.6 594,214 25.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 271 4.8 37,498 11.4 262,036 14.2 304,123 13.1
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 316 5.6 49,214 15.0 307,596 16.7 360,680 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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 619 10.9 52,716 16.1 373,445 20.3 430,324 18.5
5 to 14 hours 1,031 18.1 90,951 27.7 537,275 29.2 634,321 27.3
15 to 29 hours 467 8.2 46,250 14.1 258,317 14.0 308,050 13.3
30 hours or more 439 7.7 34,423 10.5 183,364 10.0 221,381 9.5

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 22 0.4 47,008 13.7 272,311 11.8 327,289 11.6
Asthma 44 0.7 21,700 6.3 246,105 10.7 271,403 9.6
Cancer (including remission) 11 0.2 15,474 4.5 83,918 3.6 101,575 3.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 5,257 1.5 20,760 0.9 27,017 1.0
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 73 1.2 25,687 7.5 120,762 5.2 150,253 5.3
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 9 0.2 22,359 6.5 115,084 5.0 141,115 5.0
Kidney disease 4 0.1 5,458 1.6 29,160 1.3 35,654 1.3
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 0 0.0 10,014 2.9 60,438 2.6 72,543 2.6
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 37 0.6 25,785 7.5 270,509 11.8 300,128 10.6
Stroke 0 0.0 5,509 1.6 27,510 1.2 34,050 1.2
Any other long-term health condition(s) 62 1.1 31,026 9.0 205,721 8.9 239,704 8.5
No long-term health condition(s) 5,529 94.1 202,224 58.8 1,299,430 56.5 1,516,428 53.6
Not stated 104 1.8 12,181 3.5 101,351 4.4 265,502 9.4

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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 5,579 95.0 216,254 62.9 1,390,448 60.4 1,622,410 57.3
One condition 178 3.0 71,827 20.9 525,842 22.9 607,010 21.5
Two conditions 8 0.1 27,290 7.9 181,606 7.9 213,283 7.5
Three or more conditions 3 0.1 16,396 4.8 101,643 4.4 121,428 4.3
Not stated 104 1.8 12,181 3.5 101,351 4.4 265,502 9.4

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 1,202 55.3 85,829 50.4 236,012 41.3 329,142 43.5
Couple family with children 895 41.1 66,883 39.2 216,831 38.0 286,830 38.0
One parent family 57 2.6 16,263 9.5 109,733 19.2 129,253 17.1
Other family 27 1.2 1,438 0.8 8,608 1.5 10,564 1.4

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 605 27.8 22,417 13.2 86,868 15.2 110,421 14.6
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 862 39.6 53,988 31.7 211,885 37.1 269,117 35.6

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 576 27.5 25,962 17.0 97,285 21.5 124,114 20.1
Both employed, worked part-time 251 12.0 9,028 5.9 21,573 4.8 30,914 5.0
One employed full-time, one part-time 628 30.0 27,877 18.3 102,036 22.5 130,751 21.2
One employed full-time, other not working 202 9.7 17,296 11.3 43,863 9.7 61,818 10.0
One employed part-time, other not working 114 5.4 11,724 7.7 26,586 5.9 38,870 6.3
Both not working 94 4.5 46,128 30.2 107,418 23.7 157,935 25.6
Other (includes away from work) 144 6.9 9,688 6.3 33,748 7.5 44,052 7.2
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 83 4.0 5,020 3.3 20,343 4.5 27,513 4.5

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Housing

Housing tables count occupied private dwellings in the area, excluding visitor only and other non-classifiable households. The descriptions below explain what is counted in each column:

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

(a) This is different from the 2016 definition, which was dwellings where at least one person was born in Australia. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 1,117 43.5 176,835 78.9 686,074 83.4 882,102 82.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 605 23.6 25,139 11.2 78,559 9.5 106,581 9.9
Flat or apartment 795 31.0 18,697 8.3 47,699 5.8 68,041 6.3
Other dwelling 26 1.0 2,480 1.1 8,144 1.0 11,158 1.0

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 17 0.7 1,042 0.5 3,599 0.4 4,851 0.5
1 bedroom 229 8.9 9,074 4.0 32,472 3.9 42,938 4.0
2 bedrooms 1,167 45.5 41,479 18.5 140,770 17.1 187,372 17.5
3 bedrooms 630 24.6 87,530 39.1 343,608 41.7 440,653 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 488 19.0 82,121 36.6 290,817 35.3 377,893 35.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 38 1.5 2,860 1.3 11,861 1.4 17,909 1.7

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 2,039 79.5 164,103 73.2 541,941 65.8 719,844 67.2
Multiple family households 110 4.3 5,773 2.6 11,543 1.4 17,677 1.6
Single (or lone) person households 158 6.2 44,253 19.7 245,622 29.8 299,004 27.9
Group households 257 10.0 9,976 4.5 24,015 2.9 35,087 3.3

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 85 3.3 90,445 40.4 305,802 37.2 406,902 38.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 473 18.4 64,983 29.0 265,673 32.3 334,073 31.2
Rented (b) 1,953 76.1 60,795 27.1 220,374 26.8 287,264 26.8
Other tenure type (c) 19 0.7 4,721 2.1 19,604 2.4 24,962 2.3
Not stated 36 1.4 3,161 1.4 11,670 1.4 18,411 1.7

(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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,925 N/A $1,800 N/A $1,720 N/A $1,733 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $310 N/A $360 N/A $330 N/A $330 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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