People in Victoria who were born in Afghanistan

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 2 by 7201
People 25,432
Male 56.6%
Female 43.4%
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Australian citizen 51.3%
Not an Australian citizen 48.1%
Families 8,506
Couples with children 6,433
Couples without children 954
One parent families 990
Other families 132
All private dwellings 9,461
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent (a) $366

(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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 14,383 56.6 947,035 48.5 2,090,149 49.4 3,200,963 49.2
Female 11,051 43.4 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 1,945 7.6 99,641 5.1 1,020,210 24.1 1,169,456 18.0
15-24 years 4,269 16.8 168,062 8.6 570,694 13.5 773,536 11.9
25-34 years 7,268 28.6 359,895 18.4 565,012 13.4 975,493 15.0
35-44 years 5,640 22.2 386,237 19.8 488,253 11.5 918,738 14.1
45-54 years 3,571 14.0 266,524 13.7 521,376 12.3 826,885 12.7
55-64 years 1,774 7.0 251,151 12.9 459,015 10.9 746,547 11.5
65 years and over 963 3.8 420,335 21.5 604,123 14.3 1,092,838 16.8
Median age 33 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 15,423 65.7 1,078,958 58.3 1,307,964 40.8 2,496,618 46.8
Separated 565 2.4 55,795 3.0 96,595 3.0 163,443 3.1
Divorced 525 2.2 139,043 7.5 269,314 8.4 436,174 8.2
Widowed 709 3.0 108,342 5.8 134,960 4.2 262,392 4.9
Never married 6,259 26.6 470,061 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan 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 41 0.2 7,109 0.4 132,166 3.1 139,502 2.1
Primary 965 3.8 56,830 2.9 462,108 10.9 520,258 8.0
Secondary 2,067 8.1 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) 1,593 6.3 66,504 3.4 88,263 2.1 155,358 2.4
Tertiary - University or other higher education 1,183 4.7 118,111 6.1 207,176 4.9 325,961 5.0
Tertiary - Total (a) 2,790 11.0 184,976 9.5 295,745 7.0 482,005 7.4
Other 1,021 4.0 37,441 1.9 32,277 0.8 70,054 1.1
Institution attended, type not stated 472 1.9 24,091 1.2 48,936 1.2 340,941 5.2
Not attending an educational institution 18,077 71.1 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,433 10.4 715,129 38.6 837,690 26.1 1,557,447 29.2
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 1,592 6.8 194,585 10.5 323,882 10.1 521,291 9.8
Certificate level IV 472 2.0 41,033 2.2 137,032 4.3 179,000 3.4
Certificate level III 1,871 8.0 132,833 7.2 441,665 13.8 580,494 10.9
Year 12 4,537 19.3 281,715 15.2 509,672 15.9 797,281 14.9
Year 11 868 3.7 61,704 3.3 239,932 7.5 304,927 5.7
Year 10 1,375 5.9 96,117 5.2 287,941 9.0 389,680 7.3
Certificate level II 124 0.5 1,101 0.1 2,098 0.1 3,250 0.1
Certificate level I 44 0.2 299 0.0 326 0.0 647 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,347 14.3 163,486 8.8 250,600 7.8 422,139 7.9
Inadequately described 436 1.9 45,111 2.4 65,572 2.0 111,674 2.1
No educational attainment 5,689 24.2 49,889 2.7 8,762 0.3 59,722 1.1
Not stated 692 2.9 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 0 0.0 19,207 1.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 0 0.0 91,311 4.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 3 0.0 158,901 8.1 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 29 0.1 136,223 7.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 551 2.2 200,445 10.3 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 2,517 9.9 200,058 10.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 7,437 29.2 431,251 22.1 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 8,054 31.7 291,871 15.0 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 6,381 25.1 377,980 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)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 13,038 51.3 1,174,599 60.2 4,167,031 98.5 5,389,821 82.9
Not an Australian citizen 12,242 48.1 766,156 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Afghan 12,341 48.5 15,072 0.8 6,356 0.2 21,578 0.3
Hazara 12,182 47.9 15,388 0.8 3,793 0.1 19,294 0.3
Australian 867 3.4 53,281 2.7 1,702,894 40.3 1,770,726 27.2
English 609 2.4 279,905 14.3 1,602,634 37.9 1,900,089 29.2
Pathan 435 1.7 1,459 0.1 512 0.0 1,983 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 12,667 96.8 879,463 76.4 253,566 15.4 1,136,976 40.3
Spouse or partner born in Australia 252 1.9 253,569 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Islam 23,994 94.3 165,338 8.5 105,187 2.5 273,028 4.2
No Religion, (so described) 787 3.1 528,080 27.1 1,979,071 46.8 2,523,448 38.8
Not stated 464 1.8 43,331 2.2 96,483 2.3 412,883 6.3
Catholic 28 0.1 386,359 19.8 936,823 22.2 1,335,784 20.5
Sikhism 24 0.1 68,489 3.5 23,055 0.5 91,745 1.4

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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 576 2.3 629,812 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 17,060 67.1 1,077,202 55.2 434,372 10.3 1,521,527 23.4
Not well or not at all 7,618 30.0 233,912 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 12,243 52.1 1,141,642 61.6 2,171,305 67.7 3,330,560 62.4
Not in the labour force 10,855 46.2 685,142 37.0 1,005,952 31.4 1,719,644 32.2
Not stated 390 1.7 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 6,463 52.8 645,659 56.6 1,217,332 56.1 1,871,278 56.2
Worked part-time 3,330 27.2 361,784 31.7 709,435 32.7 1,076,741 32.3
Away from work (a) 754 6.2 65,705 5.8 146,470 6.7 214,876 6.5
Unemployed 1,693 13.8 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 287 2.7 43,465 4.1 116,107 5.6 160,594 5.1
1-19 hours 1,309 12.4 136,334 12.7 317,342 15.3 455,966 14.4
20-29 hours 1,100 10.4 139,851 13.0 229,554 11.1 371,345 11.7
30-34 hours 918 8.7 85,597 8.0 162,542 7.8 249,436 7.9
35-39 hours 2,394 22.7 260,925 24.3 394,951 19.1 658,731 20.8
40-44 hours 2,460 23.3 245,027 22.8 437,511 21.1 685,482 21.7
45 hours or more 1,608 15.3 139,708 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Technicians and Trades Workers 4,059 38.5 121,529 11.3 275,584 13.3 399,460 12.6
Labourers 1,326 12.6 110,651 10.3 164,280 7.9 277,292 8.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,095 10.4 80,642 7.5 105,741 5.1 187,939 5.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 905 8.6 119,679 11.2 226,047 10.9 347,570 11.0
Professionals 893 8.5 294,751 27.5 494,158 23.8 790,960 25.0
Sales Workers 693 6.6 66,865 6.2 195,326 9.4 263,317 8.3
Managers 672 6.4 136,982 12.8 303,030 14.6 442,109 14.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 545 5.2 118,062 11.0 272,967 13.2 392,444 12.4

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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Tiling and Carpeting Services 969 9.2 2,976 0.3 3,536 0.2 6,544 0.2
Painting and Decorating Services 771 7.3 5,765 0.5 6,038 0.3 11,908 0.4
Plastering and Ceiling Services 353 3.3 2,873 0.3 3,864 0.2 6,773 0.2
Other Residential Building Construction 347 3.3 4,795 0.4 9,358 0.5 14,241 0.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 304 2.9 20,462 1.9 54,474 2.6 75,275 2.4

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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $497 N/A $748 N/A $844 N/A $803 N/A
Family (c) $1,393 N/A $2,064 N/A $2,219 N/A $2,136 N/A
Household (d) $1,557 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 8,433 80.0 552,985 51.5 1,130,881 54.5 1,694,199 53.6
By bus and/or train, only 320 3.0 47,244 4.4 33,273 1.6 80,896 2.6
Other (b) 512 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 686 6.5 286,590 26.7 525,168 25.3 814,082 25.7
Did not go to work 503 4.8 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 9,494 40.4 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) 7,571 32.2 528,535 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) 2,738 11.7 199,213 10.8 483,324 15.1 689,210 12.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,495 6.4 196,072 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 2,997 12.8 304,907 16.5 752,998 23.5 1,064,059 19.9
5 to 14 hours 3,136 13.4 464,260 25.1 972,585 30.3 1,445,125 27.1
15 to 29 hours 1,407 6.0 218,253 11.8 406,998 12.7 629,720 11.8
30 hours or more 1,955 8.3 166,909 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 833 3.3 161,493 8.3 347,738 8.2 518,633 8.0
Asthma 735 2.9 105,184 5.4 433,397 10.2 543,047 8.4
Cancer (including remission) 130 0.5 54,512 2.8 122,052 2.9 179,326 2.8
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 50 0.2 20,223 1.0 24,409 0.6 45,946 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,128 4.4 141,359 7.2 157,182 3.7 303,371 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 383 1.5 87,673 4.5 150,846 3.6 243,130 3.7
Kidney disease 195 0.8 21,539 1.1 34,735 0.8 57,437 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 90 0.4 26,129 1.3 68,924 1.6 97,270 1.5
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,236 4.9 108,997 5.6 456,688 10.8 571,150 8.8
Stroke 114 0.4 21,722 1.1 36,781 0.9 59,844 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,505 5.9 154,957 7.9 359,802 8.5 519,110 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 20,241 79.6 1,321,860 67.7 2,623,754 62.0 3,969,506 61.0
Not stated 772 3.0 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 21,155 83.2 1,402,122 71.8 2,800,587 66.2 4,228,219 65.0
One condition 2,571 10.1 330,218 16.9 881,608 20.8 1,224,496 18.8
Two conditions 631 2.5 105,212 5.4 261,092 6.2 371,819 5.7
Three or more conditions 302 1.2 59,326 3.0 123,055 2.9 186,237 2.9
Not stated 772 3.0 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)
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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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 954 11.2 309,062 37.3 327,024 37.5 645,543 37.6
Couple family with children 6,433 75.6 408,802 49.4 368,432 42.3 782,321 45.5
One parent family 990 11.6 97,836 11.8 159,959 18.4 262,040 15.2
Other family 132 1.6 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 3,591 42.2 145,509 17.6 135,909 15.6 283,120 16.5
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 6,094 71.6 327,548 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 363 4.9 158,035 22.0 164,496 23.7 323,693 22.7
Both employed, worked part-time 149 2.0 38,040 5.3 32,463 4.7 70,928 5.0
One employed full-time, one part-time 538 7.3 136,315 19.0 185,083 26.6 322,757 22.6
One employed full-time, other not working 2,306 31.2 109,021 15.2 79,195 11.4 189,173 13.2
One employed part-time, other not working 1,152 15.6 51,316 7.1 38,538 5.5 90,569 6.3
Both not working 2,201 29.8 158,501 22.1 119,105 17.1 283,160 19.8
Other (includes away from work) 398 5.4 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) 285 3.9 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 7,572 80.0 735,304 70.1 994,869 76.1 1,755,423 73.4
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,375 14.5 154,767 14.8 172,824 13.2 332,251 13.9
Flat or apartment 487 5.1 154,019 14.7 132,238 10.1 289,120 12.1
Other dwelling 10 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 22 0.2 3,438 0.3 4,072 0.3 7,798 0.3
1 bedroom 170 1.8 53,635 5.1 67,102 5.1 122,594 5.1
2 bedrooms 1,109 11.7 196,346 18.7 253,791 19.4 456,624 19.1
3 bedrooms 3,397 35.9 413,309 39.4 565,998 43.3 992,656 41.5
4 or more bedrooms 4,551 48.1 369,753 35.2 402,287 30.8 778,065 32.6
Number of bedrooms not stated 220 2.3 12,670 1.2 14,591 1.1 32,490 1.4

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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 7,382 78.0 778,309 74.2 837,901 64.1 1,635,042 68.4
Multiple family households 618 6.5 30,058 2.9 10,700 0.8 41,091 1.7
Single (or lone) person households 552 5.8 191,141 18.2 415,812 31.8 619,542 25.9
Group households 914 9.7 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 792 8.4 316,474 30.2 438,572 33.5 768,730 32.2
Owned with a mortgage (a) 4,298 45.4 379,110 36.1 478,175 36.6 862,658 36.1
Rented (b) 4,045 42.8 323,777 30.9 350,318 26.8 681,419 28.5
Other tenure type (c) 89 0.9 15,301 1.5 25,538 2.0 41,752 1.7
Not stated 229 2.4 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)
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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000 N/A $2,000 N/A $1,733 N/A $1,859 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $366 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)
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