People in Rest of NSW who were born in Sri Lanka

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 7107
People 2,627
Male 51.8%
Female 48.2%
 null  null
Australian citizen 58.6%
Not an Australian citizen 40.7%
Families 1,136
Couples with children 627
Couples without children 432
One parent families 71
Other families 8
All private dwellings 1,467
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent (a) $340

(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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 1,361 51.8 165,367 48.1 1,134,051 49.3 1,392,556 49.2
Female 1,266 48.2 178,586 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 214 8.1 15,992 4.6 460,967 20.0 505,534 17.9
15-24 years 189 7.2 18,851 5.5 276,659 12.0 314,893 11.1
25-34 years 451 17.2 45,125 13.1 262,498 11.4 328,523 11.6
35-44 years 695 26.5 49,412 14.4 253,440 11.0 323,565 11.4
45-54 years 402 15.3 46,047 13.4 280,256 12.2 348,104 12.3
55-64 years 295 11.2 55,262 16.1 300,996 13.1 380,961 13.5
65 years and over 369 14.0 113,258 32.9 466,065 20.3 628,050 22.2
Median age 41 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 1,663 68.8 187,671 57.2 810,345 44.0 1,059,874 45.6
Separated 63 2.6 11,345 3.5 65,085 3.5 83,028 3.6
Divorced 115 4.8 35,151 10.7 181,938 9.9 235,170 10.1
Widowed 73 3.0 26,051 7.9 108,547 5.9 147,891 6.4
Never married 509 21.1 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka 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 11 0.4 1,261 0.4 57,239 2.5 58,613 2.1
Primary 137 5.2 9,052 2.6 213,760 9.3 223,560 7.9
Secondary 114 4.3 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) 88 3.3 9,945 2.9 59,344 2.6 69,642 2.5
Tertiary - University or other higher education 212 8.1 13,461 3.9 72,317 3.1 86,050 3.0
Tertiary - Total (a) 300 11.4 23,466 6.8 131,784 5.7 155,871 5.5
Other 30 1.1 3,493 1.0 11,888 0.5 15,470 0.5
Institution attended, type not stated 25 1.0 6,698 1.9 36,680 1.6 191,769 6.8
Not attending an educational institution 2,007 76.4 290,240 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,315 54.4 99,136 30.2 312,496 17.0 413,739 17.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 292 12.1 34,691 10.6 166,548 9.1 202,976 8.7
Certificate level IV 43 1.8 9,677 3.0 89,724 4.9 100,015 4.3
Certificate level III 146 6.0 39,914 12.2 335,859 18.3 380,727 16.4
Year 12 274 11.3 42,786 13.0 228,535 12.4 274,175 11.8
Year 11 77 3.2 8,643 2.6 77,379 4.2 87,113 3.7
Year 10 81 3.4 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 55 2.3 26,465 8.1 187,862 10.2 220,442 9.5
Inadequately described 57 2.4 11,311 3.4 52,818 2.9 65,003 2.8
No educational attainment 7 0.3 4,370 1.3 4,295 0.2 8,926 0.4
Not stated 76 3.1 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 10 0.4 8,497 2.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 41 1.6 27,629 8.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 86 3.3 49,530 14.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 124 4.7 39,914 11.6 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 299 11.4 35,399 10.3 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 259 9.9 28,352 8.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 549 20.9 52,468 15.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 528 20.1 37,187 10.8 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 666 25.4 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 1,539 58.6 218,077 63.4 2,271,637 98.7 2,522,771 89.2
Not an Australian citizen 1,070 40.7 121,730 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Sri Lankan 1,039 39.6 1,206 0.4 1,062 0.0 2,283 0.1
Sinhalese 860 32.7 912 0.3 220 0.0 1,131 0.0
English 155 5.9 111,547 32.4 1,029,840 44.8 1,157,567 40.9
Sri Lankan Tamil 83 3.2 94 0.0 29 0.0 123 0.0
Australian 64 2.4 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 1,269 79.5 106,119 52.2 92,448 9.4 200,140 16.5
Spouse or partner born in Australia 301 18.8 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Buddhism 1,203 45.8 12,393 3.6 9,442 0.4 22,096 0.8
Catholic 380 14.5 69,360 20.2 517,562 22.5 595,539 21.0
Hinduism 379 14.4 16,215 4.7 4,178 0.2 20,504 0.7
No Religion, (so described) 232 8.8 108,707 31.6 938,864 40.8 1,057,416 37.4
Anglican 118 4.5 40,793 11.9 430,517 18.7 480,630 17.0

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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 729 27.8 206,919 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 1,792 68.2 114,782 33.4 51,976 2.3 168,803 6.0
Not well or not at all 89 3.4 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 1,754 72.6 176,907 53.9 1,122,544 61.0 1,310,611 56.4
Not in the labour force 648 26.8 145,645 44.4 693,792 37.7 860,627 37.0
Not stated 15 0.6 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 1,100 62.7 94,008 53.1 614,842 54.8 714,094 54.5
Worked part-time 491 28.0 63,025 35.6 374,836 33.4 441,543 33.7
Away from work (a) 81 4.6 11,684 6.6 82,073 7.3 95,299 7.3
Unemployed 83 4.7 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 60 3.6 8,764 5.2 63,473 5.9 72,896 5.8
1-19 hours 199 11.9 25,494 15.1 161,637 15.1 188,701 15.1
20-29 hours 178 10.7 22,735 13.5 126,635 11.8 150,631 12.0
30-34 hours 115 6.9 14,795 8.8 86,569 8.1 102,219 8.2
35-39 hours 503 30.2 36,291 21.5 210,941 19.7 248,927 19.9
40-44 hours 368 22.1 31,873 18.9 201,958 18.8 235,598 18.8
45 hours or more 224 13.4 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 726 43.5 43,078 25.5 195,665 18.3 239,901 19.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 175 10.5 20,417 12.1 159,861 14.9 181,749 14.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 170 10.2 15,855 9.4 129,231 12.1 145,868 11.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 160 9.6 22,788 13.5 141,281 13.2 165,378 13.2
Managers 157 9.4 22,440 13.3 143,764 13.4 167,707 13.4
Labourers 139 8.3 22,122 13.1 112,357 10.5 136,208 10.9
Sales Workers 64 3.8 10,202 6.0 95,238 8.9 106,151 8.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 54 3.2 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
General Practice Medical Services 186 11.2 3,322 2.0 8,961 0.8 12,367 1.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 147 8.8 10,213 6.1 44,057 4.1 54,610 4.4
Higher Education 60 3.6 3,394 2.0 9,522 0.9 12,938 1.0
Aged Care Residential Services 59 3.5 9,173 5.4 26,507 2.5 36,136 2.9
Local Government Administration 53 3.2 2,093 1.2 21,807 2.0 24,089 1.9

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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $1,031 N/A $691 N/A $733 N/A $722 N/A
Family (c) $2,371 N/A $1,839 N/A $1,874 N/A $1,852 N/A
Household (d) $2,271 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 1,130 67.7 105,358 62.4 697,804 65.1 810,146 64.8
By bus and/or train, only 15 0.9 2,049 1.2 5,316 0.5 7,443 0.6
Other (b) 60 3.6 12,103 7.2 60,170 5.6 73,150 5.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 309 18.5 30,329 18.0 164,969 15.4 196,453 15.7
Did not go to work 143 8.6 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 1,691 70.0 224,341 68.4 1,352,396 73.5 1,594,073 68.6
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 782 32.4 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) 197 8.2 37,498 11.4 262,036 14.2 304,123 13.1
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 355 14.7 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 393 16.3 52,716 16.1 373,445 20.3 430,324 18.5
5 to 14 hours 669 27.7 90,951 27.7 537,275 29.2 634,321 27.3
15 to 29 hours 323 13.4 46,250 14.1 258,317 14.0 308,050 13.3
30 hours or more 304 12.6 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 129 4.9 47,008 13.7 272,311 11.8 327,289 11.6
Asthma 162 6.2 21,700 6.3 246,105 10.7 271,403 9.6
Cancer (including remission) 55 2.1 15,474 4.5 83,918 3.6 101,575 3.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 13 0.5 5,257 1.5 20,760 0.9 27,017 1.0
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 227 8.6 25,687 7.5 120,762 5.2 150,253 5.3
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 105 4.0 22,359 6.5 115,084 5.0 141,115 5.0
Kidney disease 23 0.9 5,458 1.6 29,160 1.3 35,654 1.3
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 20 0.8 10,014 2.9 60,438 2.6 72,543 2.6
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 105 4.0 25,785 7.5 270,509 11.8 300,128 10.6
Stroke 21 0.8 5,509 1.6 27,510 1.2 34,050 1.2
Any other long-term health condition(s) 175 6.7 31,026 9.0 205,721 8.9 239,704 8.5
No long-term health condition(s) 1,823 69.4 202,224 58.8 1,299,430 56.5 1,516,428 53.6
Not stated 75 2.9 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Born in Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 1,934 73.6 216,254 62.9 1,390,448 60.4 1,622,410 57.3
One condition 469 17.9 71,827 20.9 525,842 22.9 607,010 21.5
Two conditions 99 3.8 27,290 7.9 181,606 7.9 213,283 7.5
Three or more conditions 51 1.9 16,396 4.8 101,643 4.4 121,428 4.3
Not stated 75 2.9 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 432 38.0 85,829 50.4 236,012 41.3 329,142 43.5
Couple family with children 627 55.2 66,883 39.2 216,831 38.0 286,830 38.0
One parent family 71 6.2 16,263 9.5 109,733 19.2 129,253 17.1
Other family 8 0.7 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 229 20.2 22,417 13.2 86,868 15.2 110,421 14.6
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 538 47.4 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 261 24.8 25,962 17.0 97,285 21.5 124,114 20.1
Both employed, worked part-time 58 5.5 9,028 5.9 21,573 4.8 30,914 5.0
One employed full-time, one part-time 243 23.1 27,877 18.3 102,036 22.5 130,751 21.2
One employed full-time, other not working 166 15.8 17,296 11.3 43,863 9.7 61,818 10.0
One employed part-time, other not working 62 5.9 11,724 7.7 26,586 5.9 38,870 6.3
Both not working 167 15.9 46,128 30.2 107,418 23.7 157,935 25.6
Other (includes away from work) 57 5.4 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) 35 3.3 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)
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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 1,086 74.0 176,835 78.9 686,074 83.4 882,102 82.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 182 12.4 25,139 11.2 78,559 9.5 106,581 9.9
Flat or apartment 182 12.4 18,697 8.3 47,699 5.8 68,041 6.3
Other dwelling 11 0.7 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 4 0.3 1,042 0.5 3,599 0.4 4,851 0.5
1 bedroom 66 4.5 9,074 4.0 32,472 3.9 42,938 4.0
2 bedrooms 299 20.4 41,479 18.5 140,770 17.1 187,372 17.5
3 bedrooms 428 29.2 87,530 39.1 343,608 41.7 440,653 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 653 44.5 82,121 36.6 290,817 35.3 377,893 35.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 19 1.3 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 1,104 75.3 164,103 73.2 541,941 65.8 719,844 67.2
Multiple family households 30 2.0 5,773 2.6 11,543 1.4 17,677 1.6
Single (or lone) person households 209 14.2 44,253 19.7 245,622 29.8 299,004 27.9
Group households 123 8.4 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 315 21.5 90,445 40.4 305,802 37.2 406,902 38.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 535 36.5 64,983 29.0 265,673 32.3 334,073 31.2
Rented (b) 580 39.5 60,795 27.1 220,374 26.8 287,264 26.8
Other tenure type (c) 27 1.8 4,721 2.1 19,604 2.4 24,962 2.3
Not stated 17 1.2 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 Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000 N/A $1,800 N/A $1,720 N/A $1,733 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $340 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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