People in Greater Brisbane who were born in United States of America

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 8104

People	10,530
Male	49.0%
Female	51.0%
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Australian citizen	62.5%
Not an Australian citizen	37.1%

Families	6,952
Couples with children	3,579
Couples without children	2,716
One parent families	611
Other families	43

All private dwellings	8,494
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$2,000
Median weekly rent (a)	$435

(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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Male	5,155	49.0	330,356	48.1	854,070	49.5	1,242,349	49.2
Female	5,370	51.0	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
0-14 years	1,339	12.7	41,164	6.0	423,983	24.6	484,145	19.2
15-24 years	1,427	13.6	69,592	10.1	247,829	14.4	331,761	13.1
25-34 years	1,821	17.3	120,746	17.6	234,178	13.6	374,070	14.8
35-44 years	1,824	17.3	135,505	19.7	208,857	12.1	360,339	14.3
45-54 years	1,450	13.8	109,563	16.0	206,019	11.9	329,053	13.0
55-64 years	1,250	11.9	91,623	13.3	171,029	9.9	273,801	10.8
65 years and over	1,413	13.4	118,525	17.3	234,765	13.6	373,070	14.8
Median age	38	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Married	4,678	50.9	356,079	55.2	528,599	40.6	918,065	45.0
Separated	276	3.0	21,712	3.4	44,317	3.4	70,159	3.4
Divorced	876	9.5	53,618	8.3	117,793	9.0	181,704	8.9
Widowed	212	2.3	28,315	4.4	53,005	4.1	87,097	4.3
Never married	3,152	34.3	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	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	135	1.3	2,481	0.4	42,421	2.5	44,957	1.8
Primary	679	6.4	21,580	3.1	192,761	11.2	214,799	8.5
Secondary	777	7.4	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)	198	1.9	25,142	3.7	32,878	1.9	58,186	2.3
Tertiary - University or other higher education	1,023	9.7	44,426	6.5	94,198	5.5	138,872	5.5
Tertiary - Total (a)	1,220	11.6	69,684	10.1	127,183	7.4	197,281	7.8
Other	86	0.8	9,666	1.4	15,435	0.9	25,187	1.0
Institution attended, type not stated	60	0.6	7,540	1.1	20,857	1.2	125,563	5.0
Not attending an educational institution	7,565	71.8	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Bachelor Degree level and above	4,883	53.2	233,261	36.1	316,416	24.3	550,809	27.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level	686	7.5	71,382	11.1	128,393	9.9	200,443	9.8
Certificate level IV	206	2.2	17,540	2.7	52,437	4.0	70,156	3.4
Certificate level III	581	6.3	69,689	10.8	206,104	15.8	277,477	13.6
Year 12	1,731	18.8	108,313	16.8	225,831	17.3	335,842	16.4
Year 11	192	2.1	20,195	3.1	52,279	4.0	72,938	3.6
Year 10	326	3.5	44,585	6.9	163,883	12.6	210,511	10.3
Certificate level II	3	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	183	2.0	30,609	4.7	88,344	6.8	120,820	5.9
Inadequately described	233	2.5	18,507	2.9	29,174	2.2	47,959	2.3
No educational attainment	7	0.1	8,865	1.4	2,872	0.2	11,934	0.6
Not stated	163	1.8	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Before 1951	44	0.4	5,244	0.8	--	N/A	--	N/A
1951 - 1960	104	1.0	17,145	2.5	--	N/A	--	N/A
1961 - 1970	498	4.7	37,436	5.5	--	N/A	--	N/A
1971 - 1980	901	8.6	47,606	6.9	--	N/A	--	N/A
1981 - 1990	900	8.5	76,807	11.2	--	N/A	--	N/A
1991 - 2000	1,263	12.0	82,222	12.0	--	N/A	--	N/A
2001 - 2010	2,664	25.3	181,089	26.4	--	N/A	--	N/A
2011 - 2015	1,706	16.2	104,631	15.2	--	N/A	--	N/A
2016 - 2021	2,231	21.2	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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Citizenship All people	Born in United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Australian citizen	6,580	62.5	404,564	58.9	1,694,802	98.2	2,112,082	83.6
Not an Australian citizen	3,902	37.1	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
English	2,973	28.2	179,491	26.1	735,968	42.6	920,851	36.5
American	2,356	22.4	3,113	0.5	4,894	0.3	8,026	0.3
German	1,773	16.8	20,917	3.0	122,213	7.1	143,858	5.7
Irish	1,692	16.1	41,830	6.1	237,999	13.8	281,095	11.1
Australian	1,560	14.8	26,273	3.8	767,108	44.4	797,104	31.6

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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Spouse or partner born overseas	2,031	35.8	279,785	69.6	114,497	17.1	395,458	36.6
Spouse or partner born in Australia	3,545	62.5	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
No Religion, (so described)	5,101	48.4	239,582	34.9	801,295	46.4	1,045,284	41.4
Catholic	1,590	15.1	120,350	17.5	346,926	20.1	470,193	18.6
Christianity, nfd	652	6.2	31,374	4.6	48,302	2.8	80,065	3.2
Baptist	453	4.3	16,374	2.4	33,938	2.0	50,659	2.0
Anglican	383	3.6	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)
Table based on place of usual residence

English language proficiency All people	Born in United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Speaks English only	9,465	89.9	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	989	9.4	295,959	43.1	93,432	5.4	391,639	15.5
Not well or not at all	32	0.3	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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force People aged 15 years and over	Born in United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
In the labour force	6,342	69.0	431,692	66.9	880,701	67.6	1,316,910	64.5
Not in the labour force	2,793	30.4	206,786	32.0	410,599	31.5	624,953	30.6
Not stated	54	0.6	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Worked full-time	3,598	56.7	244,105	56.5	500,401	56.8	746,555	56.7
Worked part-time	1,869	29.5	129,891	30.1	252,788	28.7	383,943	29.2
Away from work (a)	507	8.0	33,006	7.6	80,461	9.1	114,282	8.7
Unemployed	362	5.7	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
0 hours (away from work)	456	7.6	25,713	6.3	69,170	8.3	95,168	7.6
1-19 hours	867	14.5	49,137	12.1	110,583	13.3	160,216	12.9
20-29 hours	614	10.3	48,775	12.0	83,492	10.0	132,706	10.7
30-34 hours	393	6.6	31,979	7.9	58,715	7.0	91,018	7.3
35-39 hours	1,227	20.5	99,312	24.4	174,773	21.0	274,893	22.1
40-44 hours	1,369	22.9	85,347	21.0	166,474	20.0	252,504	20.3
45 hours or more	1,002	16.8	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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Born in United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Professionals	2,381	39.8	107,446	26.4	199,293	23.9	307,246	24.7
Managers	829	13.9	47,945	11.8	108,395	13.0	156,642	12.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers	691	11.6	47,491	11.7	120,516	14.5	168,351	13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers	660	11.0	50,455	12.4	93,756	11.2	144,697	11.6
Technicians and Trades Workers	437	7.3	46,313	11.4	106,184	12.7	153,068	12.3
Sales Workers	430	7.2	26,054	6.4	75,950	9.1	102,284	8.2
Labourers	288	4.8	43,430	10.7	67,236	8.1	111,300	8.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers	197	3.3	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Higher Education	334	5.6	7,643	1.9	10,397	1.2	18,066	1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals)	321	5.4	22,817	5.6	39,967	4.8	62,917	5.1
Computer System Design and Related Services	237	4.0	10,403	2.6	13,601	1.6	24,032	1.9
Other Social Assistance Services	158	2.6	10,088	2.5	17,801	2.1	27,991	2.2
Secondary Education	134	2.2	4,556	1.1	15,640	1.9	20,228	1.6

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

Median weekly incomes (a) People aged 15 years and over	Born in United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Personal (b)	$945	N/A	$828	N/A	$854	N/A	$842	N/A
Family (c)	$2,705	N/A	$2,188	N/A	$2,174	N/A	$2,175	N/A
Household (d)	$2,490	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
By car, only (a)	2,690	45.0	240,384	59.1	496,247	59.5	739,258	59.4
By bus and/or train, only	383	6.4	26,152	6.4	33,957	4.1	60,293	4.8
Other (b)	535	9.0	32,845	8.1	54,116	6.5	87,336	7.0
null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Worked from home	1,670	27.9	70,448	17.3	146,315	17.6	217,138	17.4
Did not go to work	677	11.3	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night)	7,563	82.3	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)	2,629	28.6	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)	999	10.9	63,169	9.8	170,522	13.1	235,221	11.5
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	2,198	23.9	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Less than 5 hours	2,260	24.6	119,978	18.6	309,822	23.8	431,403	21.1
5 to 14 hours	3,248	35.4	180,379	27.9	406,286	31.2	588,804	28.8
15 to 29 hours	1,276	13.9	79,228	12.3	167,320	12.8	247,617	12.1
30 hours or more	783	8.5	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Arthritis	796	7.6	52,528	7.6	147,132	8.5	202,310	8.0
Asthma	820	7.8	40,671	5.9	182,163	10.6	224,233	8.9
Cancer (including remission)	317	3.0	19,724	2.9	52,744	3.1	73,272	2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)	57	0.5	5,287	0.8	10,794	0.6	16,502	0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)	394	3.7	39,170	5.7	71,519	4.1	112,055	4.4
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)	342	3.2	28,373	4.1	68,075	3.9	97,929	3.9
Kidney disease	65	0.6	6,427	0.9	15,006	0.9	21,824	0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)	161	1.5	11,038	1.6	35,004	2.0	46,859	1.9
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)	1,284	12.2	42,806	6.2	211,226	12.2	255,655	10.1
Stroke	65	0.6	6,565	1.0	14,998	0.9	21,974	0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s)	1,124	10.7	55,057	8.0	166,981	9.7	223,394	8.8
No long-term health condition(s)	6,679	63.4	465,673	67.8	1,035,799	60.0	1,507,747	59.7
Not stated	225	2.1	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
None of the selected conditions	7,238	68.7	495,205	72.1	1,114,893	64.6	1,616,802	64.0
One condition	2,184	20.7	118,124	17.2	367,457	21.3	488,827	19.3
Two conditions	632	6.0	34,931	5.1	115,774	6.7	152,322	6.0
Three or more conditions	248	2.4	18,448	2.7	59,539	3.4	79,317	3.1
Not stated	225	2.1	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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Families

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

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

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

Family composition All families	Born in United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Couple family without children	2,716	39.1	115,648	37.9	135,007	37.1	253,022	37.5
Couple family with children	3,579	51.5	149,924	49.1	145,095	39.9	296,285	43.9
One parent family	611	8.8	36,178	11.8	75,308	20.7	112,757	16.7
Other family	43	0.6	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Families with a child under 5	1,202	17.3	53,752	17.6	57,741	15.9	112,062	16.6
Families with a child aged 0-15 years	3,049	43.9	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Both employed, worked full-time	1,710	27.2	63,931	24.1	72,295	25.8	136,488	24.8
Both employed, worked part-time	250	4.0	13,209	5.0	10,430	3.7	23,704	4.3
One employed full-time, one part-time	1,361	21.6	53,215	20.0	60,531	21.6	113,986	20.8
One employed full-time, other not working	1,124	17.9	39,676	14.9	32,131	11.5	72,023	13.1
One employed part-time, other not working	352	5.6	16,543	6.2	12,983	4.6	29,669	5.4
Both not working	789	12.5	46,716	17.6	52,340	18.7	100,435	18.3
Other (includes away from work)	545	8.7	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)	161	2.6	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Separate house	6,098	71.8	272,217	71.9	390,704	74.5	669,242	73.4
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	814	9.6	45,094	11.9	56,931	10.9	103,557	11.4
Flat or apartment	1,540	18.1	59,167	15.6	73,408	14.0	133,894	14.7
Other dwelling	26	0.3	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters)	22	0.3	1,373	0.4	2,224	0.4	3,703	0.4
1 bedroom	373	4.4	17,415	4.6	27,150	5.2	45,366	5.0
2 bedrooms	1,433	16.9	58,350	15.4	86,643	16.5	146,636	16.1
3 bedrooms	2,707	31.9	127,610	33.7	198,930	37.9	329,657	36.1
4 or more bedrooms	3,908	46.0	169,164	44.7	203,581	38.8	374,568	41.1
Number of bedrooms not stated	47	0.6	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
One family households	6,817	80.3	287,771	76.1	341,983	65.2	634,696	69.6
Multiple family households	248	2.9	12,041	3.2	7,201	1.4	19,357	2.1
Single (or lone) person households	941	11.1	59,287	15.7	152,558	29.1	215,551	23.6
Group households	492	5.8	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Owned outright	1,757	20.7	89,870	23.8	143,651	27.4	236,432	25.9
Owned with a mortgage (a)	3,262	38.4	144,347	38.2	183,867	35.1	329,373	36.1
Rented (b)	3,337	39.3	134,976	35.7	182,346	34.8	320,356	35.1
Other tenure type (c)	92	1.1	4,630	1.2	8,874	1.7	13,780	1.5
Not stated	43	0.5	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 United States of America	% Born in United States of America	Born overseas	% Born overseas	Born in Australia	% Born in Australia	Total	% Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$2,000	N/A	$1,950	N/A	$1,800	N/A	$1,863	N/A
Median weekly rent (a)	$435	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

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