People in Greater Brisbane 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 3GBRI by 7107
People 8,748
Male 50.4%
Female 49.6%
 null  null
Australian citizen 69.9%
Not an Australian citizen 29.6%
Families 3,637
Couples with children 2,107
Couples without children 1,204
One parent families 281
Other families 41
All private dwellings 4,447
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,080
Median weekly rent (a) $380

(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 4,413 50.4 330,356 48.1 854,070 49.5 1,242,349 49.2
Female 4,339 49.6 356,368 51.9 872,591 50.5 1,283,890 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 446 5.1 41,164 6.0 423,983 24.6 484,145 19.2
15-24 years 842 9.6 69,592 10.1 247,829 14.4 331,761 13.1
25-34 years 1,453 16.6 120,746 17.6 234,178 13.6 374,070 14.8
35-44 years 1,871 21.4 135,505 19.7 208,857 12.1 360,339 14.3
45-54 years 1,454 16.6 109,563 16.0 206,019 11.9 329,053 13.0
55-64 years 1,237 14.1 91,623 13.3 171,029 9.9 273,801 10.8
65 years and over 1,441 16.5 118,525 17.3 234,765 13.6 373,070 14.8
Median age 43 N/A 43 N/A 33 N/A 36 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 5,737 69.1 356,079 55.2 528,599 40.6 918,065 45.0
Separated 176 2.1 21,712 3.4 44,317 3.4 70,159 3.4
Divorced 416 5.0 53,618 8.3 117,793 9.0 181,704 8.9
Widowed 307 3.7 28,315 4.4 53,005 4.1 87,097 4.3
Never married 1,665 20.1 185,832 28.8 558,961 42.9 785,072 38.4

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)
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 23 0.3 2,481 0.4 42,421 2.5 44,957 1.8
Primary 208 2.4 21,580 3.1 192,761 11.2 214,799 8.5
Secondary 465 5.3 30,820 4.5 145,720 8.4 176,965 7.0
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 226 2.6 25,142 3.7 32,878 1.9 58,186 2.3
Tertiary - University or other higher education 833 9.5 44,426 6.5 94,198 5.5 138,872 5.5
Tertiary - Total (a) 1,054 12.0 69,684 10.1 127,183 7.4 197,281 7.8
Other 94 1.1 9,666 1.4 15,435 0.9 25,187 1.0
Institution attended, type not stated 65 0.7 7,540 1.1 20,857 1.2 125,563 5.0
Not attending an educational institution 6,845 78.2 544,949 79.4 1,182,275 68.5 1,741,485 68.9

(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 4,183 50.4 233,261 36.1 316,416 24.3 550,809 27.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 1,072 12.9 71,382 11.1 128,393 9.9 200,443 9.8
Certificate level IV 124 1.5 17,540 2.7 52,437 4.0 70,156 3.4
Certificate level III 500 6.0 69,689 10.8 206,104 15.8 277,477 13.6
Year 12 1,195 14.4 108,313 16.8 225,831 17.3 335,842 16.4
Year 11 217 2.6 20,195 3.1 52,279 4.0 72,938 3.6
Year 10 358 4.3 44,585 6.9 163,883 12.6 210,511 10.3
Certificate level II 4 0.0 354 0.1 907 0.1 1,273 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 67 0.0 144 0.0 220 0.0
Year 9 or below 188 2.3 30,609 4.7 88,344 6.8 120,820 5.9
Inadequately described 217 2.6 18,507 2.9 29,174 2.2 47,959 2.3
No educational attainment 30 0.4 8,865 1.4 2,872 0.2 11,934 0.6
Not stated 212 2.6 22,094 3.4 35,476 2.7 141,204 6.9

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 20 0.2 5,244 0.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 89 1.0 17,145 2.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 272 3.1 37,436 5.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 396 4.5 47,606 6.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 893 10.2 76,807 11.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 1,141 13.0 82,222 12.0 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 2,707 30.9 181,089 26.4 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 1,654 18.9 104,631 15.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 1,449 16.6 118,266 17.2 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 1,726,655 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 6,114 69.9 404,564 58.9 1,694,802 98.2 2,112,082 83.6
Not an Australian citizen 2,590 29.6 278,238 40.5 20,483 1.2 300,117 11.9

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 3,635 41.6 4,152 0.6 2,572 0.1 6,742 0.3
Sinhalese 3,079 35.2 3,289 0.5 864 0.1 4,167 0.2
English 513 5.9 179,491 26.1 735,968 42.6 920,851 36.5
Dutch 254 2.9 12,688 1.8 28,339 1.6 41,171 1.6
Sri Lankan Tamil 185 2.1 239 0.0 88 0.0 331 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 5,015 89.6 279,785 69.6 114,497 17.1 395,458 36.6
Spouse or partner born in Australia 493 8.8 114,494 28.5 544,975 81.2 660,431 61.1

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 4,253 48.6 34,991 5.1 12,436 0.7 47,687 1.9
Catholic 1,739 19.9 120,350 17.5 346,926 20.1 470,193 18.6
Hinduism 1,121 12.8 39,875 5.8 10,540 0.6 50,564 2.0
No Religion, (so described) 468 5.3 239,582 34.9 801,295 46.4 1,045,284 41.4
Anglican 258 2.9 51,320 7.5 192,437 11.1 245,852 9.7

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 2,018 23.1 338,958 49.4 1,603,673 92.9 1,952,518 77.3
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 6,358 72.7 295,959 43.1 93,432 5.4 391,639 15.5
Not well or not at all 341 3.9 48,215 7.0 13,911 0.8 62,592 2.5

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 5,678 68.4 431,692 66.9 880,701 67.6 1,316,910 64.5
Not in the labour force 2,546 30.7 206,786 32.0 410,599 31.5 624,953 30.6
Not stated 75 0.9 7,082 1.1 11,374 0.9 100,237 4.9

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 3,419 60.2 244,105 56.5 500,401 56.8 746,555 56.7
Worked part-time 1,601 28.2 129,891 30.1 252,788 28.7 383,943 29.2
Away from work (a) 320 5.6 33,006 7.6 80,461 9.1 114,282 8.7
Unemployed 340 6.0 24,687 5.7 47,050 5.3 72,132 5.5

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) 242 4.5 25,713 6.3 69,170 8.3 95,168 7.6
1-19 hours 603 11.3 49,137 12.1 110,583 13.3 160,216 12.9
20-29 hours 617 11.5 48,775 12.0 83,492 10.0 132,706 10.7
30-34 hours 384 7.2 31,979 7.9 58,715 7.0 91,018 7.3
35-39 hours 1,531 28.6 99,312 24.4 174,773 21.0 274,893 22.1
40-44 hours 1,208 22.6 85,347 21.0 166,474 20.0 252,504 20.3
45 hours or more 681 12.7 59,450 14.6 159,153 19.1 219,164 17.6

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 2,114 39.6 107,446 26.4 199,293 23.9 307,246 24.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 590 11.0 47,491 11.7 120,516 14.5 168,351 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 578 10.8 50,455 12.4 93,756 11.2 144,697 11.6
Managers 551 10.3 47,945 11.8 108,395 13.0 156,642 12.6
Labourers 544 10.2 43,430 10.7 67,236 8.1 111,300 8.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 440 8.2 46,313 11.4 106,184 12.7 153,068 12.3
Sales Workers 213 4.0 26,054 6.4 75,950 9.1 102,284 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 210 3.9 29,924 7.4 48,424 5.8 78,764 6.3

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
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 361 6.8 22,817 5.6 39,967 4.8 62,917 5.1
General Practice Medical Services 248 4.6 4,710 1.2 6,710 0.8 11,440 0.9
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 240 4.5 8,137 2.0 6,693 0.8 14,930 1.2
Higher Education 207 3.9 7,643 1.9 10,397 1.2 18,066 1.5
Child Care Services 202 3.8 6,183 1.5 9,523 1.1 15,750 1.3

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Sri Lanka % Born in Sri Lanka Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $888 N/A $828 N/A $854 N/A $842 N/A
Family (c) $2,373 N/A $2,188 N/A $2,174 N/A $2,175 N/A
Household (d) $2,249 N/A $2,038 N/A $1,724 N/A $1,849 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) 3,078 57.6 240,384 59.1 496,247 59.5 739,258 59.4
By bus and/or train, only 426 8.0 26,152 6.4 33,957 4.1 60,293 4.8
Other (b) 339 6.3 32,845 8.1 54,116 6.5 87,336 7.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 1,094 20.5 70,448 17.3 146,315 17.6 217,138 17.4
Did not go to work 377 7.1 35,372 8.7 100,083 12.0 135,774 10.9

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) 5,662 68.2 437,118 67.7 991,053 76.1 1,433,992 70.2
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 2,407 29.0 199,568 30.9 366,221 28.1 567,706 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 809 9.7 63,169 9.8 170,522 13.1 235,221 11.5
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,423 17.1 83,330 12.9 198,176 15.2 282,612 13.8

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 1,332 16.0 119,978 18.6 309,822 23.8 431,403 21.1
5 to 14 hours 2,217 26.7 180,379 27.9 406,286 31.2 588,804 28.8
15 to 29 hours 1,094 13.2 79,228 12.3 167,320 12.8 247,617 12.1
30 hours or more 1,019 12.3 57,531 8.9 107,626 8.3 166,170 8.1

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 490 5.6 52,528 7.6 147,132 8.5 202,310 8.0
Asthma 608 7.0 40,671 5.9 182,163 10.6 224,233 8.9
Cancer (including remission) 168 1.9 19,724 2.9 52,744 3.1 73,272 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 40 0.5 5,287 0.8 10,794 0.6 16,502 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 969 11.1 39,170 5.7 71,519 4.1 112,055 4.4
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 438 5.0 28,373 4.1 68,075 3.9 97,929 3.9
Kidney disease 72 0.8 6,427 0.9 15,006 0.9 21,824 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 72 0.8 11,038 1.6 35,004 2.0 46,859 1.9
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 336 3.8 42,806 6.2 211,226 12.2 255,655 10.1
Stroke 56 0.6 6,565 1.0 14,998 0.9 21,974 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 652 7.5 55,057 8.0 166,981 9.7 223,394 8.8
No long-term health condition(s) 5,787 66.2 465,673 67.8 1,035,799 60.0 1,507,747 59.7
Not stated 235 2.7 20,020 2.9 68,997 4.0 188,976 7.5

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 6,166 70.5 495,205 72.1 1,114,893 64.6 1,616,802 64.0
One condition 1,698 19.4 118,124 17.2 367,457 21.3 488,827 19.3
Two conditions 467 5.3 34,931 5.1 115,774 6.7 152,322 6.0
Three or more conditions 186 2.1 18,448 2.7 59,539 3.4 79,317 3.1
Not stated 235 2.7 20,020 2.9 68,997 4.0 188,976 7.5

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 1,204 33.1 115,648 37.9 135,007 37.1 253,022 37.5
Couple family with children 2,107 57.9 149,924 49.1 145,095 39.9 296,285 43.9
One parent family 281 7.7 36,178 11.8 75,308 20.7 112,757 16.7
Other family 41 1.1 3,687 1.2 8,215 2.3 12,124 1.8

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 5 620 17.0 53,752 17.6 57,741 15.9 112,062 16.6
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 1,594 43.8 127,594 41.8 143,333 39.4 272,404 40.4

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 839 25.3 63,931 24.1 72,295 25.8 136,488 24.8
Both employed, worked part-time 156 4.7 13,209 5.0 10,430 3.7 23,704 4.3
One employed full-time, one part-time 651 19.6 53,215 20.0 60,531 21.6 113,986 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 621 18.7 39,676 14.9 32,131 11.5 72,023 13.1
One employed part-time, other not working 235 7.1 16,543 6.2 12,983 4.6 29,669 5.4
Both not working 469 14.1 46,716 17.6 52,340 18.7 100,435 18.3
Other (includes away from work) 236 7.1 22,767 8.6 27,090 9.7 50,093 9.1
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 108 3.3 9,517 3.6 12,306 4.4 22,904 4.2

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 3,239 72.8 272,217 71.9 390,704 74.5 669,242 73.4
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 497 11.2 45,094 11.9 56,931 10.9 103,557 11.4
Flat or apartment 696 15.7 59,167 15.6 73,408 14.0 133,894 14.7
Other dwelling 4 0.1 1,121 0.3 2,372 0.5 3,665 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) 19 0.4 1,373 0.4 2,224 0.4 3,703 0.4
1 bedroom 198 4.5 17,415 4.6 27,150 5.2 45,366 5.0
2 bedrooms 618 13.9 58,350 15.4 86,643 16.5 146,636 16.1
3 bedrooms 1,285 28.9 127,610 33.7 198,930 37.9 329,657 36.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,290 51.5 169,164 44.7 203,581 38.8 374,568 41.1
Number of bedrooms not stated 39 0.9 4,436 1.2 5,778 1.1 12,106 1.3

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 3,500 78.7 287,771 76.1 341,983 65.2 634,696 69.6
Multiple family households 116 2.6 12,041 3.2 7,201 1.4 19,357 2.1
Single (or lone) person households 567 12.8 59,287 15.7 152,558 29.1 215,551 23.6
Group households 263 5.9 19,246 5.1 22,570 4.3 42,431 4.7

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 857 19.3 89,870 23.8 143,651 27.4 236,432 25.9
Owned with a mortgage (a) 2,079 46.8 144,347 38.2 183,867 35.1 329,373 36.1
Rented (b) 1,426 32.1 134,976 35.7 182,346 34.8 320,356 35.1
Other tenure type (c) 49 1.1 4,630 1.2 8,874 1.7 13,780 1.5
Not stated 42 0.9 4,525 1.2 5,575 1.1 12,098 1.3

(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 $2,080 N/A $1,950 N/A $1,800 N/A $1,863 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $380 N/A $395 N/A $370 N/A $380 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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