People in South Australia who were born in Nepal

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 4 by 7105
People 7,250
Male 51.0%
Female 49.0%
 null  null
Australian citizen 25.1%
Not an Australian citizen 74.5%
Families 2,757
Couples with children 1,381
Couples without children 1,186
One parent families 118
Other families 77
All private dwellings 3,047
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,690
Median weekly rent (a) $285

(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 3,700 51.0 206,176 48.1 631,392 49.6 878,592 49.3
Female 3,555 49.0 222,331 51.9 641,961 50.4 902,924 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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 446 6.2 21,942 5.1 270,527 21.2 303,138 17.0
15-24 years 1,576 21.7 38,432 9.0 161,833 12.7 208,326 11.7
25-34 years 3,695 51.0 65,108 15.2 159,812 12.6 235,287 13.2
35-44 years 1,250 17.2 67,742 15.8 149,075 11.7 226,660 12.7
45-54 years 178 2.5 54,923 12.8 159,499 12.5 224,641 12.6
55-64 years 68 0.9 62,632 14.6 154,082 12.1 227,147 12.8
65 years and over 38 0.5 117,726 27.5 218,541 17.2 356,321 20.0
Median age 28 N/A 48 N/A 37 N/A 41 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 4,739 69.6 232,567 57.2 421,872 42.1 682,265 46.1
Separated 109 1.6 12,540 3.1 32,019 3.2 47,368 3.2
Divorced 162 2.4 36,529 9.0 96,186 9.6 140,501 9.5
Widowed 27 0.4 30,749 7.6 48,526 4.8 84,682 5.7
Never married 1,769 26.0 94,177 23.2 404,219 40.3 523,561 35.4

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)
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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 18 0.2 1,365 0.3 26,401 2.1 27,838 1.6
Primary 278 3.8 13,675 3.2 135,675 10.7 149,797 8.4
Secondary 363 5.0 15,472 3.6 86,930 6.8 102,747 5.8
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 637 8.8 14,580 3.4 23,131 1.8 37,885 2.1
Tertiary - University or other higher education 1,275 17.6 28,191 6.6 54,863 4.3 83,262 4.7
Tertiary - Total (a) 1,919 26.5 42,847 10.0 78,059 6.1 121,296 6.8
Other 261 3.6 5,323 1.2 8,872 0.7 14,269 0.8
Institution attended, type not stated 83 1.1 5,131 1.2 15,162 1.2 82,819 4.6
Not attending an educational institution 4,334 59.8 344,684 80.4 922,266 72.4 1,282,755 72.0

(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 3,304 48.5 133,788 32.9 200,235 20.0 335,213 22.7
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 1,006 14.8 39,556 9.7 87,350 8.7 127,698 8.6
Certificate level IV 76 1.1 9,712 2.4 42,930 4.3 52,930 3.6
Certificate level III 346 5.1 42,624 10.5 161,814 16.1 206,490 14.0
Year 12 1,148 16.9 60,319 14.8 162,330 16.2 224,573 15.2
Year 11 146 2.1 21,675 5.3 105,131 10.5 128,350 8.7
Year 10 187 2.7 28,399 7.0 108,541 10.8 139,299 9.4
Certificate level II 0 0.0 256 0.1 749 0.1 1,021 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 108 0.0 89 0.0 194 0.0
Year 9 or below 151 2.2 33,723 8.3 75,496 7.5 111,696 7.6
Inadequately described 115 1.7 10,555 2.6 23,699 2.4 34,612 2.3
No educational attainment 102 1.5 10,422 2.6 2,279 0.2 12,943 0.9
Not stated 224 3.3 15,391 3.8 32,023 3.2 103,153 7.0

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 6,412 1.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 0 0.0 32,210 7.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 0 0.0 58,395 13.6 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 4 0.1 35,181 8.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 11 0.2 36,393 8.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 32 0.4 31,226 7.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 1,325 18.3 82,968 19.4 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 1,579 21.8 56,481 13.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 4,174 57.6 78,728 18.4 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 1,273,356 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 1,821 25.1 276,206 64.5 1,257,432 98.7 1,549,097 87.0
Not an Australian citizen 5,400 74.5 149,597 34.9 8,479 0.7 158,763 8.9

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 6,428 88.7 7,436 1.7 1,255 0.1 8,740 0.5
Bhutanese 641 8.8 1,846 0.4 280 0.0 2,149 0.1
English 228 3.1 114,895 26.8 554,937 43.6 676,550 38.0
Southern Asian, nec 88 1.2 419 0.1 83 0.0 505 0.0
Australian 75 1.0 11,912 2.8 561,703 44.1 578,825 32.5

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 3,993 97.6 168,682 69.1 70,694 13.7 240,321 31.2
Spouse or partner born in Australia 39 1.0 70,697 28.9 436,059 84.3 507,571 65.9

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 5,825 80.3 31,430 7.3 6,556 0.5 38,105 2.1
Buddhism 738 10.2 23,891 5.6 9,632 0.8 33,788 1.9
Miscellaneous Religions 182 2.5 995 0.2 743 0.1 1,762 0.1
No Religion, (so described) 177 2.4 129,547 30.2 670,244 52.6 806,165 45.3
Christianity, nfd 113 1.6 14,879 3.5 31,842 2.5 47,112 2.6

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 147 2.0 193,775 45.2 1,177,051 92.4 1,382,951 77.6
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 6,660 91.9 195,019 45.5 76,150 6.0 273,488 15.4
Not well or not at all 402 5.5 37,704 8.8 9,626 0.8 47,818 2.7

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 5,767 84.7 232,937 57.3 648,667 64.7 887,193 60.0
Not in the labour force 936 13.7 168,962 41.6 345,693 34.5 524,448 35.5
Not stated 102 1.5 4,654 1.1 8,471 0.8 66,736 4.5

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 2,240 38.8 122,797 52.7 354,678 54.7 480,100 54.1
Worked part-time 2,991 51.9 84,945 36.5 223,879 34.5 310,668 35.0
Away from work (a) 292 5.1 11,464 4.9 36,484 5.6 48,643 5.5
Unemployed 246 4.3 13,733 5.9 33,621 5.2 47,778 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)
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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) 146 2.6 7,842 3.6 28,184 4.6 36,281 4.3
1-19 hours 763 13.8 31,378 14.3 94,472 15.4 126,576 15.1
20-29 hours 1,424 25.8 32,563 14.9 75,838 12.3 109,027 13.0
30-34 hours 811 14.7 21,003 9.6 53,574 8.7 75,063 8.9
35-39 hours 1,330 24.1 56,950 26.0 131,563 21.4 189,501 22.6
40-44 hours 523 9.5 37,155 16.9 111,528 18.1 149,477 17.8
45 hours or more 389 7.0 28,696 13.1 111,584 18.1 141,126 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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,142 38.8 34,097 15.6 74,728 12.2 109,523 13.0
Labourers 1,188 21.5 27,419 12.5 59,858 9.7 88,086 10.5
Professionals 978 17.7 53,335 24.3 126,581 20.6 180,460 21.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 473 8.6 26,817 12.2 82,936 13.5 110,462 13.2
Sales Workers 244 4.4 13,108 6.0 57,536 9.4 71,002 8.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 149 2.7 13,327 6.1 36,826 6.0 50,680 6.0
Managers 148 2.7 24,213 11.0 84,540 13.7 109,406 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 110 2.0 22,832 10.4 81,707 13.3 104,955 12.5

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 1,814 32.8 12,105 5.5 13,414 2.2 25,719 3.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 394 7.1 13,090 6.0 28,969 4.7 42,242 5.0
Cafes and Restaurants 354 6.4 7,758 3.5 10,339 1.7 18,162 2.2
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 337 6.1 5,127 2.3 7,030 1.1 12,291 1.5
Other Social Assistance Services 278 5.0 6,889 3.1 14,197 2.3 21,245 2.5

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $819 N/A $659 N/A $769 N/A $734 N/A
Family (c) $1,840 N/A $1,797 N/A $1,969 N/A $1,889 N/A
Household (d) $2,091 N/A $1,511 N/A $1,440 N/A $1,455 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) 3,331 60.3 147,419 67.3 423,358 68.8 574,428 68.4
By bus and/or train, only 888 16.1 14,264 6.5 18,286 3.0 32,670 3.9
Other (b) 642 11.6 17,350 7.9 39,421 6.4 57,135 6.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 72 1.3 20,416 9.3 59,706 9.7 80,513 9.6
Did not go to work 567 10.3 18,708 8.5 71,419 11.6 90,496 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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 3,304 48.5 269,714 66.3 761,330 75.9 1,039,235 70.3
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 1,796 26.4 108,638 26.7 280,365 28.0 391,531 26.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 458 6.7 46,661 11.5 144,842 14.4 193,639 13.1
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 517 7.6 57,157 14.1 191,583 19.1 250,655 17.0

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 798 11.7 69,998 17.2 228,666 22.8 300,732 20.3
5 to 14 hours 1,278 18.8 108,800 26.8 309,612 30.9 421,381 28.5
15 to 29 hours 618 9.1 52,940 13.0 135,500 13.5 190,089 12.9
30 hours or more 606 8.9 37,987 9.3 87,552 8.7 127,032 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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 23 0.3 50,130 11.7 126,057 9.9 179,605 10.1
Asthma 51 0.7 24,283 5.7 133,327 10.5 159,294 8.9
Cancer (including remission) 7 0.1 15,871 3.7 40,244 3.2 57,008 3.2
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 6,487 1.5 10,354 0.8 17,330 1.0
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 107 1.5 34,050 7.9 65,644 5.2 101,606 5.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 18 0.2 25,435 5.9 55,193 4.3 82,321 4.6
Kidney disease 13 0.2 4,925 1.1 10,922 0.9 16,153 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 7 0.1 9,948 2.3 25,255 2.0 36,054 2.0
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 50 0.7 28,074 6.6 145,273 11.4 175,203 9.8
Stroke 0 0.0 6,001 1.4 12,292 1.0 18,763 1.1
Any other long-term health condition(s) 128 1.8 37,546 8.8 117,640 9.2 156,640 8.8
No long-term health condition(s) 6,762 93.3 270,888 63.2 754,097 59.2 1,032,317 57.9
Not stated 123 1.7 11,595 2.7 47,745 3.7 123,383 6.9

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 6,876 94.8 288,644 67.4 809,599 63.6 1,106,075 62.1
One condition 229 3.2 79,877 18.6 278,131 21.8 362,328 20.3
Two conditions 22 0.3 29,771 6.9 90,653 7.1 122,395 6.9
Three or more conditions 0 0.0 18,610 4.3 47,230 3.7 67,338 3.8
Not stated 123 1.7 11,595 2.7 47,745 3.7 123,383 6.9

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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 1,186 43.0 81,688 44.1 111,843 38.8 196,627 41.0
Couple family with children 1,381 50.1 80,004 43.2 114,248 39.6 195,738 40.8
One parent family 118 4.3 21,234 11.5 56,914 19.7 79,584 16.6
Other family 77 2.8 2,381 1.3 5,253 1.8 7,822 1.6

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 5 776 28.1 26,255 14.2 43,671 15.1 70,498 14.7
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 1,270 46.1 62,251 33.6 108,822 37.8 172,617 36.0

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 409 15.9 28,969 17.9 49,328 21.8 78,680 20.1
Both employed, worked part-time 479 18.7 9,904 6.1 10,537 4.7 20,578 5.2
One employed full-time, one part-time 695 27.1 32,410 20.0 58,296 25.8 91,157 23.2
One employed full-time, other not working 234 9.1 20,714 12.8 23,048 10.2 44,085 11.2
One employed part-time, other not working 183 7.1 12,507 7.7 12,853 5.7 25,572 6.5
Both not working 302 11.8 43,403 26.8 46,385 20.5 91,726 23.4
Other (includes away from work) 164 6.4 8,035 5.0 14,474 6.4 22,766 5.8
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 100 3.9 5,752 3.6 11,179 4.9 17,810 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 1,526 50.1 184,456 75.5 346,561 79.5 539,001 78.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 510 16.7 36,454 14.9 62,081 14.2 100,639 14.6
Flat or apartment 989 32.5 21,606 8.8 24,716 5.7 47,026 6.8
Other dwelling 5 0.2 860 0.4 1,794 0.4 2,766 0.4

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 5 0.2 566 0.2 1,000 0.2 1,644 0.2
1 bedroom 116 3.8 8,018 3.3 14,287 3.3 22,895 3.3
2 bedrooms 1,128 37.0 44,879 18.4 77,637 17.8 124,773 18.0
3 bedrooms 1,238 40.6 124,031 50.8 226,742 52.0 355,736 51.5
4 or more bedrooms 522 17.1 64,160 26.3 111,905 25.7 177,701 25.7
Number of bedrooms not stated 42 1.4 2,510 1.0 4,615 1.1 8,562 1.2

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 2,422 79.5 177,439 72.7 278,040 63.7 461,503 66.8
Multiple family households 235 7.7 5,363 2.2 3,513 0.8 8,995 1.3
Single (or lone) person households 118 3.9 50,972 20.9 141,982 32.6 197,272 28.5
Group households 276 9.1 10,389 4.3 12,655 2.9 23,542 3.4

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 103 3.4 84,582 34.6 138,325 31.7 226,902 32.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,034 33.9 82,847 33.9 161,625 37.1 246,341 35.6
Rented (b) 1,840 60.4 68,221 27.9 119,200 27.3 190,462 27.6
Other tenure type (c) 24 0.8 5,545 2.3 12,252 2.8 18,214 2.6
Not stated 49 1.6 2,972 1.2 4,779 1.1 9,389 1.4

(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 Nepal % Born in Nepal Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,690 N/A $1,551 N/A $1,473 N/A $1,500 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $285 N/A $317 N/A $290 N/A $300 N/A

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

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