People in Western Australia 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 5 by 7201
People 5,724
Male 58.0%
Female 42.0%
 null  null
Australian citizen 57.2%
Not an Australian citizen 42.0%
Families 1,961
Couples with children 1,504
Couples without children 216
One parent families 216
Other families 26
All private dwellings 2,232
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,625
Median weekly rent (a) $330

(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 3,317 58.0 413,674 48.2 824,158 50.0 1,322,855 49.7
Female 2,406 42.0 443,973 51.8 824,648 50.0 1,337,171 50.3

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 341 6.0 45,311 5.3 438,371 26.6 505,783 19.0
15-24 years 834 14.6 74,117 8.6 222,201 13.5 312,079 11.7
25-34 years 1,833 32.0 131,723 15.4 215,732 13.1 372,352 14.0
35-44 years 1,308 22.9 158,743 18.5 197,439 12.0 379,492 14.3
45-54 years 746 13.0 136,745 15.9 190,353 11.5 348,256 13.1
55-64 years 428 7.5 130,593 15.2 164,677 10.0 313,444 11.8
65 years and over 237 4.1 180,417 21.0 220,032 13.3 428,615 16.1
Median age 34 N/A 46 N/A 32 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 3,618 67.3 469,914 57.8 496,618 41.0 1,018,971 47.3
Separated 137 2.5 26,053 3.2 39,930 3.3 71,509 3.3
Divorced 133 2.5 70,227 8.6 106,594 8.8 190,493 8.8
Widowed 172 3.2 40,875 5.0 46,827 3.9 95,601 4.4
Never married 1,322 24.6 205,259 25.3 520,450 43.0 777,668 36.1

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 9 0.2 2,288 0.3 43,082 2.6 45,452 1.7
Primary 137 2.4 23,583 2.7 198,295 12.0 222,555 8.4
Secondary 399 7.0 35,977 4.2 139,325 8.5 175,841 6.6
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 518 9.0 25,909 3.0 33,782 2.0 59,897 2.3
Tertiary - University or other higher education 268 4.7 43,712 5.1 68,126 4.1 112,067 4.2
Tertiary - Total (a) 795 13.9 69,772 8.1 102,028 6.2 172,239 6.5
Other 164 2.9 9,146 1.1 14,593 0.9 23,856 0.9
Institution attended, type not stated 140 2.4 9,390 1.1 24,272 1.5 167,197 6.3
Not attending an educational institution 4,081 71.3 707,486 82.5 1,127,206 68.4 1,852,882 69.7

(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 561 10.4 264,172 32.5 248,090 20.5 513,667 23.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 255 4.7 93,136 11.5 106,556 8.8 200,659 9.3
Certificate level IV 140 2.6 25,378 3.1 57,925 4.8 83,590 3.9
Certificate level III 484 9.0 99,924 12.3 196,334 16.2 298,459 13.9
Year 12 1,071 19.9 129,285 15.9 202,806 16.8 334,324 15.5
Year 11 231 4.3 31,096 3.8 75,821 6.3 107,799 5.0
Year 10 314 5.8 64,822 8.0 175,099 14.5 242,762 11.3
Certificate level II 33 0.6 388 0.0 649 0.1 1,044 0.0
Certificate level I 20 0.4 130 0.0 128 0.0 253 0.0
Year 9 or below 698 13.0 39,841 4.9 74,820 6.2 116,570 5.4
Inadequately described 112 2.1 24,883 3.1 29,442 2.4 54,719 2.5
No educational attainment 1,259 23.4 9,594 1.2 2,943 0.2 12,723 0.6
Not stated 192 3.6 29,536 3.6 39,456 3.3 187,134 8.7

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 7,999 0.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 0 0.0 24,413 2.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 0 0.0 71,894 8.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 17 0.3 69,884 8.1 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 159 2.8 102,075 11.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 657 11.5 87,673 10.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 1,925 33.6 218,801 25.5 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 1,651 28.8 142,279 16.6 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 1,174 20.5 113,151 13.2 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 1,648,804 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 3,273 57.2 569,270 66.4 1,617,537 98.1 2,203,574 82.8
Not an Australian citizen 2,406 42.0 283,148 33.0 17,550 1.1 301,918 11.4

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 2,909 50.8 3,553 0.4 1,561 0.1 5,180 0.2
Hazara 2,509 43.8 3,044 0.4 924 0.1 3,998 0.2
Australian 253 4.4 24,804 2.9 759,434 46.1 789,282 29.7
English 141 2.5 278,785 32.5 714,951 43.4 1,000,796 37.6
Iranian 81 1.4 6,175 0.7 1,953 0.1 8,172 0.3

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 2,928 96.5 363,512 71.2 127,505 20.9 492,549 43.6
Spouse or partner born in Australia 59 1.9 127,503 25.0 456,568 74.9 585,073 51.8

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 5,405 94.4 43,271 5.0 22,924 1.4 66,764 2.5
No Religion, (so described) 154 2.7 278,281 32.4 845,484 51.3 1,130,094 42.5
Not stated 106 1.9 19,747 2.3 43,964 2.7 200,210 7.5
Catholic 7 0.1 173,566 20.2 319,395 19.4 496,847 18.7
Uniting Church 6 0.1 9,164 1.1 32,862 2.0 42,526 1.6

Note: 'No Religion, (so described)' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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English language proficiency
All people 		Born in Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 166 2.9 481,922 56.2 1,507,873 91.5 2,002,771 75.3
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 3,858 67.4 326,695 38.1 107,887 6.5 437,388 16.4
Not well or not at all 1,633 28.5 44,521 5.2 15,157 0.9 60,124 2.3

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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 3,042 56.6 541,391 66.6 828,314 68.4 1,376,251 63.9
Not in the labour force 2,248 41.8 262,591 32.3 370,043 30.6 641,842 29.8
Not stated 92 1.7 8,348 1.0 12,076 1.0 136,153 6.3

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 1,710 56.2 315,642 58.3 467,521 56.4 786,345 57.1
Worked part-time 877 28.8 172,609 31.9 265,453 32.0 439,984 32.0
Away from work (a) 166 5.5 27,767 5.1 51,155 6.2 79,916 5.8
Unemployed 285 9.4 25,370 4.7 44,181 5.3 70,001 5.1

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) 44 1.6 18,847 3.7 39,433 5.0 58,597 4.5
1-19 hours 323 11.7 67,664 13.1 120,658 15.4 189,147 14.5
20-29 hours 312 11.3 64,201 12.4 88,024 11.2 152,870 11.7
30-34 hours 242 8.8 40,744 7.9 56,772 7.2 97,968 7.5
35-39 hours 515 18.7 103,514 20.1 130,733 16.7 235,122 18.0
40-44 hours 626 22.7 107,574 20.8 147,040 18.8 255,631 19.6
45 hours or more 569 20.7 104,556 20.3 189,743 24.2 295,596 22.6

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)
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 977 35.5 76,757 14.9 121,702 15.5 199,379 15.3
Labourers 387 14.1 53,481 10.4 68,581 8.7 122,961 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 349 12.7 38,183 7.4 61,488 7.8 100,392 7.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 251 9.1 66,400 12.9 87,229 11.1 154,341 11.8
Professionals 202 7.3 122,945 23.8 163,381 20.8 287,009 22.0
Managers 194 7.0 59,664 11.6 100,339 12.8 160,687 12.3
Sales Workers 183 6.6 32,665 6.3 68,639 8.8 101,670 7.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 125 4.5 57,363 11.1 99,756 12.7 157,610 12.1

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 197 7.2 1,266 0.2 1,143 0.1 2,435 0.2
Painting and Decorating Services 175 6.4 2,042 0.4 2,109 0.3 4,179 0.3
Taxi and Other Road Transport 95 3.5 2,893 0.6 569 0.1 3,474 0.3
Bricklaying Services 81 2.9 1,140 0.2 1,474 0.2 2,639 0.2
Other Residential Building Construction 63 2.3 1,206 0.2 1,918 0.2 3,142 0.2

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) $566 N/A $854 N/A $851 N/A $848 N/A
Family (c) $1,437 N/A $2,247 N/A $2,186 N/A $2,214 N/A
Household (d) $1,564 N/A $1,999 N/A $1,655 N/A $1,815 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) 2,302 83.6 345,634 67.0 524,576 66.9 874,162 66.9
By bus and/or train, only 101 3.7 37,136 7.2 36,549 4.7 73,970 5.7
Other (b) 152 5.5 42,710 8.3 57,542 7.3 100,851 7.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 52 1.9 38,364 7.4 59,524 7.6 98,289 7.5
Did not go to work 125 4.5 49,864 9.7 102,400 13.1 152,794 11.7

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) 2,139 39.8 551,916 67.9 903,420 74.6 1,463,667 67.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 1,854 34.5 249,919 30.8 361,751 29.9 614,554 28.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 609 11.3 78,423 9.7 151,075 12.5 231,378 10.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 361 6.7 118,019 14.5 223,683 18.5 343,566 15.9

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 690 12.8 153,832 18.9 291,290 24.1 447,351 20.8
5 to 14 hours 700 13.0 224,953 27.7 355,598 29.4 583,533 27.1
15 to 29 hours 324 6.0 97,544 12.0 146,301 12.1 245,381 11.4
30 hours or more 431 8.0 75,583 9.3 110,222 9.1 187,413 8.7

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 211 3.7 75,655 8.8 124,239 7.5 202,847 7.6
Asthma 157 2.7 46,799 5.5 147,129 8.9 195,300 7.3
Cancer (including remission) 31 0.5 27,324 3.2 44,590 2.7 72,864 2.7
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 10 0.2 7,645 0.9 9,259 0.6 17,612 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 240 4.2 51,773 6.0 63,757 3.9 117,182 4.4
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 115 2.0 38,071 4.4 54,933 3.3 94,523 3.6
Kidney disease 38 0.7 7,674 0.9 12,272 0.7 20,352 0.8
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 28 0.5 15,316 1.8 25,989 1.6 42,087 1.6
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 217 3.8 52,126 6.1 166,783 10.1 220,581 8.3
Stroke 29 0.5 8,658 1.0 12,439 0.8 21,573 0.8
Any other long-term health condition(s) 301 5.3 65,157 7.6 129,896 7.9 196,431 7.4
No long-term health condition(s) 4,580 80.0 571,185 66.6 1,049,200 63.6 1,629,249 61.2
Not stated 199 3.5 26,730 3.1 71,924 4.4 235,428 8.9

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Born in Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 4,769 83.3 606,008 70.7 1,115,375 67.6 1,730,753 65.1
One condition 534 9.3 154,040 18.0 325,208 19.7 483,681 18.2
Two conditions 151 2.6 47,016 5.5 93,330 5.7 142,068 5.3
Three or more conditions 64 1.1 23,849 2.8 42,970 2.6 68,082 2.6
Not stated 199 3.5 26,730 3.1 71,924 4.4 235,428 8.9

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Families

Families tables count families within the area. The descriptions below explain what is counted in each column:

Born in [Country of birth] - counts families where at least one person in the family stated they were born in the selected country. (a)
Born overseas - counts families where at least one person in the family stated they were born overseas. This includes families counted in the ‘Born in the selected country of birth’ column. (b)
Born in Australia - counts families where all people in the family stated they were born in Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island. It excludes families where any member of the family did not state a country of birth. (c)
Total - counts all families in the selected area. It includes families where no one in the family stated a country of birth.

(a) This is different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where the reference person and their spouse/partner was born in the selected country. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.
(b) This different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where the reference person and their spouse/partner were born overseas. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.
(c) This different to the 2016 definition, which counted families where both the reference person and their spouse/partner were born in Australia. Data cannot be compared with previous QuickStats.

Family composition
All families 		Born in Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 216 11.0 151,004 40.4 118,434 36.7 272,493 38.8
Couple family with children 1,504 76.7 180,179 48.1 131,771 40.9 313,666 44.6
One parent family 216 11.0 39,151 10.5 65,416 20.3 106,035 15.1
Other family 26 1.3 3,896 1.0 6,796 2.1 10,930 1.6

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 5 844 43.0 62,571 16.7 55,693 17.3 118,985 16.9
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 1,400 71.4 145,737 38.9 133,647 41.5 281,254 40.0

More information on Family composition (FMCF), Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Born in Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 111 6.5 70,776 21.4 53,290 21.3 124,472 21.2
Both employed, worked part-time 51 3.0 15,803 4.8 9,786 3.9 25,708 4.4
One employed full-time, one part-time 184 10.7 75,081 22.7 60,526 24.2 136,018 23.2
One employed full-time, other not working 605 35.2 49,006 14.8 29,622 11.8 78,931 13.5
One employed part-time, other not working 252 14.7 20,200 6.1 12,610 5.0 33,022 5.6
Both not working 358 20.8 59,944 18.1 41,361 16.5 102,945 17.6
Other (includes away from work) 81 4.7 19,022 5.7 17,413 7.0 36,730 6.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 70 4.1 21,344 6.4 25,602 10.2 48,325 8.2

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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 1,902 85.2 375,289 79.3 385,260 80.3 769,038 79.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 236 10.6 60,965 12.9 62,383 13.0 125,450 13.0
Flat or apartment 91 4.1 33,983 7.2 27,708 5.8 62,360 6.5
Other dwelling 4 0.2 2,150 0.5 3,400 0.7 5,858 0.6

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) 0 0.0 971 0.2 1,468 0.3 2,557 0.3
1 bedroom 78 3.5 15,982 3.4 18,541 3.9 35,236 3.7
2 bedrooms 139 6.2 55,935 11.8 63,515 13.2 121,450 12.6
3 bedrooms 685 30.7 169,795 35.9 187,552 39.1 361,327 37.5
4 or more bedrooms 1,292 57.9 225,453 47.6 202,949 42.3 431,241 44.7
Number of bedrooms not stated 38 1.7 5,025 1.1 5,919 1.2 12,919 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 1,728 77.4 357,993 75.7 307,129 64.0 671,349 69.6
Multiple family households 137 6.1 10,602 2.2 4,811 1.0 15,598 1.6
Single (or lone) person households 177 7.9 87,643 18.5 152,961 31.9 245,193 25.4
Group households 192 8.6 16,937 3.6 15,038 3.1 32,591 3.4

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 208 9.3 137,209 29.0 140,077 29.2 281,327 29.2
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,115 50.0 197,296 41.7 186,540 38.9 385,629 40.0
Rented (b) 850 38.1 125,153 26.4 135,534 28.2 263,826 27.3
Other tenure type (c) 19 0.9 8,304 1.8 11,892 2.5 20,648 2.1
Not stated 47 2.1 5,218 1.1 5,889 1.2 13,303 1.4

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,625 N/A $1,927 N/A $1,768 N/A $1,842 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $330 N/A $350 N/A $320 N/A $340 N/A

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

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