People in Victoria who were born in Sri Lanka

Latest release

2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats

Geography type State/Territory by Country of Birth of Person

Area code 2 by 7107

People	68,066
Male	51.7%
Female	48.3%
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Australian citizen	64.9%
Not an Australian citizen	34.7%

Families	27,988
Couples with children	16,612
Couples without children	8,963
One parent families	2,015
Other families	402

All private dwellings	33,506
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$2,100
Median weekly rent (a)	$376

(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	35,197	51.7	947,035	48.5	2,090,149	49.4	3,200,963	49.2
Female	32,868	48.3	1,004,805	51.5	2,138,535	50.6	3,302,528	50.8

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 Sri Lanka	% Born in Sri Lanka	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
0-14 years	2,836	4.2	99,641	5.1	1,020,210	24.1	1,169,456	18.0
15-24 years	6,098	9.0	168,062	8.6	570,694	13.5	773,536	11.9
25-34 years	13,575	19.9	359,895	18.4	565,012	13.4	975,493	15.0
35-44 years	15,909	23.4	386,237	19.8	488,253	11.5	918,738	14.1
45-54 years	10,675	15.7	266,524	13.7	521,376	12.3	826,885	12.7
55-64 years	8,682	12.8	251,151	12.9	459,015	10.9	746,547	11.5
65 years and over	10,283	15.1	420,335	21.5	604,123	14.3	1,092,838	16.8
Median age	41	N/A	43	N/A	34	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 Sri Lanka	% Born in Sri Lanka	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Married	45,031	69.0	1,078,958	58.3	1,307,964	40.8	2,496,618	46.8
Separated	1,434	2.2	55,795	3.0	96,595	3.0	163,443	3.1
Divorced	2,888	4.4	139,043	7.5	269,314	8.4	436,174	8.2
Widowed	2,354	3.6	108,342	5.8	134,960	4.2	262,392	4.9
Never married	13,522	20.7	470,061	25.4	1,399,645	43.6	1,975,412	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 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	193	0.3	7,109	0.4	132,166	3.1	139,502	2.1
Primary	1,525	2.2	56,830	2.9	462,108	10.9	520,258	8.0
Secondary	2,527	3.7	69,268	3.5	341,819	8.1	412,219	6.3
Tertiary:	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers)	2,336	3.4	66,504	3.4	88,263	2.1	155,358	2.4
Tertiary - University or other higher education	6,279	9.2	118,111	6.1	207,176	4.9	325,961	5.0
Tertiary - Total (a)	8,633	12.7	184,976	9.5	295,745	7.0	482,005	7.4
Other	1,057	1.6	37,441	1.9	32,277	0.8	70,054	1.1
Institution attended, type not stated	518	0.8	24,091	1.2	48,936	1.2	340,941	5.2
Not attending an educational institution	53,614	78.8	1,572,123	80.5	2,915,640	68.9	4,538,511	69.8

(a) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

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	28,975	44.4	715,129	38.6	837,690	26.1	1,557,447	29.2
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level	11,031	16.9	194,585	10.5	323,882	10.1	521,291	9.8
Certificate level IV	1,446	2.2	41,033	2.2	137,032	4.3	179,000	3.4
Certificate level III	3,798	5.8	132,833	7.2	441,665	13.8	580,494	10.9
Year 12	10,542	16.2	281,715	15.2	509,672	15.9	797,281	14.9
Year 11	1,897	2.9	61,704	3.3	239,932	7.5	304,927	5.7
Year 10	2,591	4.0	96,117	5.2	287,941	9.0	389,680	7.3
Certificate level II	5	0.0	1,101	0.1	2,098	0.1	3,250	0.1
Certificate level I	0	0.0	299	0.0	326	0.0	647	0.0
Year 9 or below	1,209	1.9	163,486	8.8	250,600	7.8	422,139	7.9
Inadequately described	1,710	2.6	45,111	2.4	65,572	2.0	111,674	2.1
No educational attainment	193	0.3	49,889	2.7	8,762	0.3	59,722	1.1
Not stated	1,839	2.8	69,063	3.7	102,992	3.2	406,049	7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

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	66	0.1	19,207	1.0	--	N/A	--	N/A
1951 - 1960	384	0.6	91,311	4.7	--	N/A	--	N/A
1961 - 1970	1,792	2.6	158,901	8.1	--	N/A	--	N/A
1971 - 1980	3,003	4.4	136,223	7.0	--	N/A	--	N/A
1981 - 1990	7,910	11.6	200,445	10.3	--	N/A	--	N/A
1991 - 2000	9,011	13.2	200,058	10.2	--	N/A	--	N/A
2001 - 2010	19,513	28.7	431,251	22.1	--	N/A	--	N/A
2011 - 2015	11,547	17.0	291,871	15.0	--	N/A	--	N/A
2016 - 2021	13,925	20.5	377,980	19.4	--	N/A	--	N/A
Born in Australia	--	N/A	--	N/A	4,228,686	N/A	--	N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
Table based on place of usual residence

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	44,191	64.9	1,174,599	60.2	4,167,031	98.5	5,389,821	82.9
Not an Australian citizen	23,615	34.7	766,156	39.3	40,444	1.0	810,344	12.5

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

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	28,804	42.3	31,212	1.6	19,433	0.5	50,783	0.8
Sinhalese	23,993	35.2	25,023	1.3	7,053	0.2	32,141	0.5
English	3,792	5.6	279,905	14.3	1,602,634	37.9	1,900,089	29.2
Dutch	2,010	3.0	26,712	1.4	81,915	1.9	109,267	1.7
Burgher	1,514	2.2	1,593	0.1	734	0.0	2,336	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)
Table based on place of usual residence

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	40,631	91.5	879,463	76.4	253,566	15.4	1,136,976	40.3
Spouse or partner born in Australia	3,261	7.3	253,569	22.0	1,367,700	83.2	1,624,086	57.5

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 Sri Lanka	% Born in Sri Lanka	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Buddhism	33,142	48.7	155,407	8.0	48,056	1.1	204,493	3.1
Catholic	14,591	21.4	386,359	19.8	936,823	22.2	1,335,784	20.5
Hinduism	7,317	10.7	170,632	8.7	42,930	1.0	214,058	3.3
No Religion, (so described)	2,887	4.2	528,080	27.1	1,979,071	46.8	2,523,448	38.8
Islam	2,613	3.8	165,338	8.5	105,187	2.5	273,028	4.2

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

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	15,219	22.4	629,812	32.3	3,706,393	87.6	4,369,804	67.2
Speaks other language and speaks English:	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Very well or well	49,493	72.7	1,077,202	55.2	434,372	10.3	1,521,527	23.4
Not well or not at all	3,104	4.6	233,912	12.0	49,170	1.2	285,874	4.4

More information on Proficiency in spoken English (ENGLP), Language used at home (LANP)
Table based on place of usual residence

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	47,609	73.0	1,141,642	61.6	2,171,305	67.7	3,330,560	62.4
Not in the labour force	16,942	26.0	685,142	37.0	1,005,952	31.4	1,719,644	32.2
Not stated	673	1.0	25,413	1.4	31,219	1.0	283,829	5.3

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	27,829	58.5	645,659	56.6	1,217,332	56.1	1,871,278	56.2
Worked part-time	15,096	31.7	361,784	31.7	709,435	32.7	1,076,741	32.3
Away from work (a)	2,287	4.8	65,705	5.8	146,470	6.7	214,876	6.5
Unemployed	2,394	5.0	68,494	6.0	98,074	4.5	167,667	5.0

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 Sri Lanka	% Born in Sri Lanka	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
0 hours (away from work)	1,306	2.9	43,465	4.1	116,107	5.6	160,594	5.1
1-19 hours	5,562	12.3	136,334	12.7	317,342	15.3	455,966	14.4
20-29 hours	6,135	13.6	139,851	13.0	229,554	11.1	371,345	11.7
30-34 hours	3,402	7.5	85,597	8.0	162,542	7.8	249,436	7.9
35-39 hours	12,563	27.8	260,925	24.3	394,951	19.1	658,731	20.8
40-44 hours	10,217	22.6	245,027	22.8	437,511	21.1	685,482	21.7
45 hours or more	5,056	11.2	139,708	13.0	384,873	18.6	527,063	16.7

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

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	12,857	28.4	294,751	27.5	494,158	23.8	790,960	25.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers	6,059	13.4	118,062	11.0	272,967	13.2	392,444	12.4
Labourers	6,044	13.4	110,651	10.3	164,280	7.9	277,292	8.8
Managers	5,159	11.4	136,982	12.8	303,030	14.6	442,109	14.0
Technicians and Trades Workers	4,532	10.0	121,529	11.3	275,584	13.3	399,460	12.6
Community and Personal Service Workers	4,497	9.9	119,679	11.2	226,047	10.9	347,570	11.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers	2,991	6.6	80,642	7.5	105,741	5.1	187,939	5.9
Sales Workers	2,215	4.9	66,865	6.2	195,326	9.4	263,317	8.3

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 Sri Lanka	% Born in Sri Lanka	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services	2,335	5.2	20,295	1.9	16,207	0.8	36,849	1.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals)	2,095	4.6	51,243	4.8	95,045	4.6	146,890	4.6
Aged Care Residential Services	1,773	3.9	33,732	3.1	28,366	1.4	62,520	2.0
Computer System Design and Related Services	1,674	3.7	37,521	3.5	29,947	1.4	67,561	2.1
Banking	1,256	2.8	23,121	2.2	26,521	1.3	49,740	1.6

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a) People aged 15 years and over	Born in Sri Lanka	% Born in Sri Lanka	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Personal (b)	$891	N/A	$748	N/A	$844	N/A	$803	N/A
Family (c)	$2,264	N/A	$2,064	N/A	$2,219	N/A	$2,136	N/A
Household (d)	$2,193	N/A	$1,861	N/A	$1,702	N/A	$1,759	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)	25,709	56.9	552,985	51.5	1,130,881	54.5	1,694,199	53.6
By bus and/or train, only	1,769	3.9	47,244	4.4	33,273	1.6	80,896	2.6
Other (b)	2,195	4.9	86,095	8.0	117,890	5.7	205,260	6.5
null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Worked from home	12,049	26.6	286,590	26.7	525,168	25.3	814,082	25.7
Did not go to work	3,275	7.2	94,928	8.8	256,782	12.4	353,067	11.2

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 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)	40,955	62.8	1,154,326	62.3	2,405,409	75.0	3,583,114	67.2
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night)	19,402	29.7	528,535	28.5	866,847	27.0	1,402,952	26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night)	6,605	10.1	199,213	10.8	483,324	15.1	689,210	12.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	7,623	11.7	196,072	10.6	511,091	15.9	712,003	13.3

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	10,119	15.5	304,907	16.5	752,998	23.5	1,064,059	19.9
5 to 14 hours	15,728	24.1	464,260	25.1	972,585	30.3	1,445,125	27.1
15 to 29 hours	7,866	12.1	218,253	11.8	406,998	12.7	629,720	11.8
30 hours or more	7,244	11.1	166,909	9.0	272,830	8.5	444,213	8.3

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

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	3,628	5.3	161,493	8.3	347,738	8.2	518,633	8.0
Asthma	4,556	6.7	105,184	5.4	433,397	10.2	543,047	8.4
Cancer (including remission)	1,033	1.5	54,512	2.8	122,052	2.9	179,326	2.8
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)	381	0.6	20,223	1.0	24,409	0.6	45,946	0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)	7,560	11.1	141,359	7.2	157,182	3.7	303,371	4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)	3,158	4.6	87,673	4.5	150,846	3.6	243,130	3.7
Kidney disease	614	0.9	21,539	1.1	34,735	0.8	57,437	0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)	400	0.6	26,129	1.3	68,924	1.6	97,270	1.5
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)	2,266	3.3	108,997	5.6	456,688	10.8	571,150	8.8
Stroke	409	0.6	21,722	1.1	36,781	0.9	59,844	0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s)	4,329	6.4	154,957	7.9	359,802	8.5	519,110	8.0
No long-term health condition(s)	46,830	68.8	1,321,860	67.7	2,623,754	62.0	3,969,506	61.0
Not stated	1,769	2.6	54,953	2.8	162,341	3.8	492,709	7.6

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	49,213	72.3	1,402,122	71.8	2,800,587	66.2	4,228,219	65.0
One condition	12,289	18.1	330,218	16.9	881,608	20.8	1,224,496	18.8
Two conditions	3,336	4.9	105,212	5.4	261,092	6.2	371,819	5.7
Three or more conditions	1,457	2.1	59,326	3.0	123,055	2.9	186,237	2.9
Not stated	1,769	2.6	54,953	2.8	162,341	3.8	492,709	7.6

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

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	8,963	32.0	309,062	37.3	327,024	37.5	645,543	37.6
Couple family with children	16,612	59.4	408,802	49.4	368,432	42.3	782,321	45.5
One parent family	2,015	7.2	97,836	11.8	159,959	18.4	262,040	15.2
Other family	402	1.4	12,244	1.5	15,954	1.8	28,875	1.7

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	5,344	19.1	145,509	17.6	135,909	15.6	283,120	16.5
Families with a child aged 0-15 years	12,372	44.2	327,548	39.6	334,059	38.3	666,291	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 Sri Lanka	% Born in Sri Lanka	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Both employed, worked full-time	6,947	27.2	158,035	22.0	164,496	23.7	323,693	22.7
Both employed, worked part-time	1,542	6.0	38,040	5.3	32,463	4.7	70,928	5.0
One employed full-time, one part-time	5,763	22.5	136,315	19.0	185,083	26.6	322,757	22.6
One employed full-time, other not working	4,318	16.9	109,021	15.2	79,195	11.4	189,173	13.2
One employed part-time, other not working	1,681	6.6	51,316	7.1	38,538	5.5	90,569	6.3
Both not working	3,173	12.4	158,501	22.1	119,105	17.1	283,160	19.8
Other (includes away from work)	1,445	5.7	43,494	6.1	53,264	7.7	97,725	6.8
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family)	713	2.8	23,135	3.2	23,309	3.4	49,854	3.5

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	25,100	74.9	735,304	70.1	994,869	76.1	1,755,423	73.4
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	4,635	13.8	154,767	14.8	172,824	13.2	332,251	13.9
Flat or apartment	3,696	11.0	154,019	14.7	132,238	10.1	289,120	12.1
Other dwelling	42	0.1	3,724	0.4	6,354	0.5	10,455	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 Sri Lanka	% Born in Sri Lanka	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters)	99	0.3	3,438	0.3	4,072	0.3	7,798	0.3
1 bedroom	1,278	3.8	53,635	5.1	67,102	5.1	122,594	5.1
2 bedrooms	4,777	14.3	196,346	18.7	253,791	19.4	456,624	19.1
3 bedrooms	11,650	34.8	413,309	39.4	565,998	43.3	992,656	41.5
4 or more bedrooms	15,349	45.8	369,753	35.2	402,287	30.8	778,065	32.6
Number of bedrooms not stated	358	1.1	12,670	1.2	14,591	1.1	32,490	1.4

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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	26,724	79.8	778,309	74.2	837,901	64.1	1,635,042	68.4
Multiple family households	876	2.6	30,058	2.9	10,700	0.8	41,091	1.7
Single (or lone) person households	4,058	12.1	191,141	18.2	415,812	31.8	619,542	25.9
Group households	1,848	5.5	49,644	4.7	43,427	3.3	94,559	4.0

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	5,701	17.0	316,474	30.2	438,572	33.5	768,730	32.2
Owned with a mortgage (a)	16,474	49.2	379,110	36.1	478,175	36.6	862,658	36.1
Rented (b)	10,619	31.7	323,777	30.9	350,318	26.8	681,419	28.5
Other tenure type (c)	332	1.0	15,301	1.5	25,538	2.0	41,752	1.7
Not stated	377	1.1	14,500	1.4	15,234	1.2	35,676	1.5

(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	$2,100	N/A	$2,000	N/A	$1,733	N/A	$1,859	N/A
Median weekly rent (a)	$376	N/A	$381	N/A	$360	N/A	$370	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

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.