People in Australian Capital Territory who were born in Afghanistan

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 8ACTE by 7201
People 745
Male 61.1%
Female 38.9%
 null  null
Australian citizen 54.8%
Not an Australian citizen 44.0%
Families 232
Couples with children 149
Couples without children 39
One parent families 41
Other families 3
All private dwellings 324
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent (a) $400

(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 451 61.1 62,957 48.2 152,375 49.7 224,022 49.4
Female 287 38.9 67,579 51.8 154,157 50.3 229,869 50.6

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 38 5.1 7,146 5.5 73,400 23.9 82,892 18.3
15-24 years 85 11.4 12,444 9.5 45,227 14.8 60,460 13.3
25-34 years 215 28.9 28,469 21.8 45,955 15.0 77,634 17.1
35-44 years 169 22.7 26,496 20.3 40,398 13.2 69,285 15.3
45-54 years 113 15.2 17,628 13.5 36,732 12.0 56,126 12.4
55-64 years 63 8.5 15,254 11.7 28,595 9.3 45,328 10.0
65 years and over 54 7.2 23,107 17.7 36,227 11.8 62,161 13.7
Median age 36 N/A 40 N/A 32 N/A 35 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 438 62.2 73,524 59.6 94,756 40.6 173,542 46.8
Separated 27 3.8 2,962 2.4 6,044 2.6 9,453 2.5
Divorced 28 4.0 8,769 7.1 18,648 8.0 28,683 7.7
Widowed 15 2.1 5,496 4.5 7,452 3.2 13,757 3.7
Never married 191 27.1 32,642 26.5 106,236 45.6 145,560 39.2

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 0 0.0 460 0.4 8,374 2.7 8,837 1.9
Primary 23 3.1 4,090 3.1 34,123 11.1 38,251 8.4
Secondary 35 4.7 4,375 3.4 23,540 7.7 27,930 6.2
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 47 6.3 4,776 3.7 7,026 2.3 11,821 2.6
Tertiary - University or other higher education 41 5.5 12,241 9.4 23,932 7.8 36,225 8.0
Tertiary - Total (a) 92 12.3 17,046 13.1 30,988 10.1 48,106 10.6
Other 47 6.3 2,653 2.0 3,076 1.0 5,757 1.3
Institution attended, type not stated 8 1.1 1,099 0.8 1,943 0.6 18,113 4.0
Not attending an educational institution 542 72.8 100,810 77.2 204,482 66.7 306,904 67.6

(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 162 23.0 67,546 54.7 91,600 39.3 159,428 43.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 51 7.2 11,534 9.3 22,734 9.8 34,370 9.3
Certificate level IV 13 1.8 2,242 1.8 9,621 4.1 11,877 3.2
Certificate level III 47 6.7 6,179 5.0 21,543 9.2 27,849 7.5
Year 12 151 21.4 16,756 13.6 43,535 18.7 60,478 16.3
Year 11 17 2.4 1,878 1.5 7,309 3.1 9,213 2.5
Year 10 34 4.8 5,142 4.2 17,420 7.5 22,725 6.1
Certificate level II 3 0.4 38 0.0 100 0.0 138 0.0
Certificate level I 0 0.0 12 0.0 15 0.0 27 0.0
Year 9 or below 91 12.9 4,920 4.0 10,098 4.3 15,158 4.1
Inadequately described 9 1.3 2,793 2.3 4,954 2.1 7,781 2.1
No educational attainment 99 14.1 1,184 1.0 275 0.1 1,478 0.4
Not stated 10 1.4 3,175 2.6 3,891 1.7 20,439 5.5

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 1,456 1.1 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 0 0.0 4,609 3.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 0 0.0 9,402 7.2 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 6 0.8 9,483 7.3 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 35 4.7 12,395 9.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 107 14.4 13,088 10.0 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 196 26.3 28,224 21.6 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 260 34.9 22,096 16.9 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 134 18.0 27,309 20.9 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 306,525 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 408 54.8 85,476 65.5 302,673 98.7 389,596 85.8
Not an Australian citizen 328 44.0 44,550 34.1 2,729 0.9 47,462 10.5

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 418 56.1 544 0.4 211 0.1 758 0.2
Hazara 258 34.6 321 0.2 58 0.0 384 0.1
Tajik 23 3.1 30 0.0 13 0.0 46 0.0
Australian 22 3.0 5,447 4.2 137,424 44.8 143,169 31.5
Iranian 13 1.7 1,078 0.8 393 0.1 1,474 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)
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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 300 93.2 55,497 71.8 20,714 17.0 76,360 38.2
Spouse or partner born in Australia 19 5.9 20,715 26.8 99,703 81.7 120,524 60.2

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 665 89.3 9,866 7.6 4,661 1.5 14,602 3.2
No Religion, (so described) 56 7.5 41,344 31.7 155,660 50.8 197,367 43.5
Not stated 15 2.0 2,643 2.0 5,461 1.8 23,557 5.2
Secular Beliefs 4 0.5 410 0.3 1,822 0.6 2,240 0.5
Anglican 3 0.4 6,569 5.0 30,318 9.9 37,113 8.2

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)
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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 25 3.4 45,554 34.9 277,047 90.4 323,454 71.3
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 536 71.9 76,183 58.4 24,597 8.0 101,167 22.3
Not well or not at all 171 23.0 8,305 6.4 2,962 1.0 11,334 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 432 61.4 86,148 69.8 171,620 73.6 258,296 69.6
Not in the labour force 258 36.6 36,099 29.3 60,483 25.9 97,350 26.2
Not stated 13 1.8 1,148 0.9 1,027 0.4 15,345 4.1

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 269 62.3 53,663 62.3 109,535 63.8 163,473 63.3
Worked part-time 113 26.2 24,674 28.6 46,483 27.1 71,301 27.6
Away from work (a) 15 3.5 3,992 4.6 9,544 5.6 13,620 5.3
Unemployed 32 7.4 3,814 4.4 6,062 3.5 9,905 3.8

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) 9 2.2 2,725 3.3 8,245 5.0 10,985 4.4
1-19 hours 47 11.7 8,903 10.8 20,519 12.4 29,491 11.9
20-29 hours 42 10.5 9,907 12.0 14,904 9.0 24,845 10.0
30-34 hours 31 7.7 5,867 7.1 11,057 6.7 16,967 6.8
35-39 hours 95 23.7 24,628 29.9 39,275 23.7 64,028 25.8
40-44 hours 102 25.4 18,306 22.2 38,504 23.3 56,912 22.9
45 hours or more 75 18.7 10,734 13.0 31,750 19.2 42,533 17.1

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 160 39.9 7,667 9.3 16,111 9.7 23,848 9.6
Professionals 56 14.0 27,475 33.4 50,554 30.5 78,121 31.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 47 11.7 10,484 12.7 16,562 10.0 27,111 10.9
Labourers 37 9.2 6,030 7.3 6,296 3.8 12,362 5.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 30 7.5 9,878 12.0 26,197 15.8 36,128 14.5
Sales Workers 25 6.2 4,915 6.0 10,246 6.2 15,185 6.1
Managers 23 5.7 11,523 14.0 32,798 19.8 44,363 17.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers 16 4.0 2,528 3.1 3,449 2.1 6,002 2.4

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
Painting and Decorating Services 53 13.2 443 0.5 331 0.2 777 0.3
Central Government Administration 39 9.7 10,679 13.0 31,871 19.3 42,586 17.1
Tiling and Carpeting Services 25 6.2 259 0.3 252 0.2 514 0.2
Bricklaying Services 22 5.5 71 0.1 185 0.1 258 0.1
Takeaway Food Services 12 3.0 1,511 1.8 2,643 1.6 4,160 1.7

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) $781 N/A $1,047 N/A $1,306 N/A $1,204 N/A
Family (c) $1,702 N/A $2,695 N/A $3,037 N/A $2,872 N/A
Household (d) $2,021 N/A $2,477 N/A $2,311 N/A $2,373 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) 315 78.6 53,364 64.8 106,008 64.0 159,704 64.3
By bus and/or train, only 15 3.7 4,109 5.0 5,029 3.0 9,163 3.7
Other (b) 36 9.0 9,935 12.1 17,159 10.4 27,135 10.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 15 3.7 8,429 10.2 18,721 11.3 27,189 10.9
Did not go to work 14 3.5 6,209 7.5 18,340 11.1 24,589 9.9

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)
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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) 367 52.1 84,956 68.9 194,241 83.3 279,870 75.4
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 218 31.0 37,085 30.1 67,762 29.1 105,013 28.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 113 16.1 12,665 10.3 31,528 13.5 44,384 12.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 65 9.2 18,817 15.2 49,420 21.2 68,383 18.4

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 113 16.1 22,694 18.4 62,588 26.8 85,498 23.0
5 to 14 hours 123 17.5 36,509 29.6 86,057 36.9 122,804 33.1
15 to 29 hours 62 8.8 16,013 13.0 30,845 13.2 46,976 12.7
30 hours or more 61 8.7 9,739 7.9 14,754 6.3 24,590 6.6

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 28 3.8 9,822 7.5 24,933 8.1 35,062 7.7
Asthma 27 3.6 6,910 5.3 33,743 11.0 40,783 9.0
Cancer (including remission) 7 0.9 3,460 2.7 8,616 2.8 12,166 2.7
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 9 1.2 988 0.8 1,485 0.5 2,627 0.6
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 39 5.2 7,363 5.6 9,970 3.3 17,480 3.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 10 1.3 4,762 3.6 9,169 3.0 14,081 3.1
Kidney disease 3 0.4 1,381 1.1 2,772 0.9 4,189 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 4 0.5 1,585 1.2 4,317 1.4 5,990 1.3
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 48 6.4 7,276 5.6 37,940 12.4 45,408 10.0
Stroke 5 0.7 1,142 0.9 2,020 0.7 3,231 0.7
Any other long-term health condition(s) 55 7.4 10,947 8.4 32,935 10.7 44,070 9.7
No long-term health condition(s) 571 76.6 91,030 69.7 185,274 60.4 276,945 61.0
Not stated 7 0.9 2,703 2.1 9,080 3.0 27,163 6.0

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 604 81.1 96,984 74.3 201,685 65.8 299,359 66.0
One condition 86 11.5 21,496 16.5 68,050 22.2 89,933 19.8
Two conditions 34 4.6 6,329 4.8 19,773 6.5 26,311 5.8
Three or more conditions 13 1.7 3,025 2.3 7,938 2.6 11,114 2.4
Not stated 7 0.9 2,703 2.1 9,080 3.0 27,163 6.0

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 39 16.8 22,787 40.4 24,028 38.2 47,064 39.3
Couple family with children 149 64.2 27,585 48.9 26,573 42.3 54,271 45.3
One parent family 41 17.7 5,381 9.5 11,171 17.8 16,650 13.9
Other family 3 1.3 659 1.2 1,086 1.7 1,773 1.5

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 81 34.9 10,153 18.0 10,236 16.3 20,440 17.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 136 58.6 23,064 40.9 25,076 39.9 48,259 40.3

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 23 12.2 15,683 31.1 17,866 35.3 33,585 33.1
Both employed, worked part-time 5 2.6 2,397 4.8 1,824 3.6 4,231 4.2
One employed full-time, one part-time 27 14.3 10,030 19.9 10,901 21.5 20,954 20.7
One employed full-time, other not working 46 24.3 6,741 13.4 4,590 9.1 11,354 11.2
One employed part-time, other not working 24 12.7 2,786 5.5 2,100 4.2 4,904 4.8
Both not working 53 28.0 8,488 16.8 7,754 15.3 16,372 16.2
Other (includes away from work) 8 4.2 2,839 5.6 3,897 7.7 6,749 6.7
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 7 3.7 1,413 2.8 1,662 3.3 3,178 3.1

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 204 63.0 44,536 62.6 61,295 63.7 106,433 63.2
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 66 20.4 11,940 16.8 16,752 17.4 28,921 17.2
Flat or apartment 60 18.5 14,547 20.4 17,953 18.7 32,669 19.4
Other dwelling 0 0.0 48 0.1 105 0.1 168 0.1

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 0.0 169 0.2 241 0.3 415 0.2
1 bedroom 18 5.6 5,808 8.2 8,308 8.6 14,185 8.4
2 bedrooms 66 20.4 12,427 17.5 16,837 17.5 29,482 17.5
3 bedrooms 101 31.2 24,859 34.9 37,340 38.8 62,527 37.1
4 or more bedrooms 131 40.4 27,269 38.3 32,910 34.2 60,359 35.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 11 3.4 648 0.9 559 0.6 1,429 0.8

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 216 66.7 53,598 75.3 60,690 63.1 114,756 68.1
Multiple family households 13 4.0 1,780 2.5 668 0.7 2,453 1.5
Single (or lone) person households 37 11.4 11,970 16.8 30,918 32.1 43,338 25.7
Group households 59 18.2 3,839 5.4 3,915 4.1 7,850 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 Afghanistan % Born in Afghanistan Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 26 8.0 18,942 26.6 25,588 26.6 44,831 26.6
Owned with a mortgage (a) 92 28.4 27,560 38.7 40,051 41.6 67,754 40.2
Rented (b) 197 60.8 22,991 32.3 28,399 29.5 51,681 30.7
Other tenure type (c) 3 0.9 1,013 1.4 1,626 1.7 2,675 1.6
Not stated 6 1.9 681 1.0 538 0.6 1,456 0.9

(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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Table based on place of enumeration

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 $2,167 N/A $2,006 N/A $2,080 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $400 N/A $460 N/A $450 N/A $450 N/A

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

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