People in Greater Sydney who were born in Peru

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 1GSYD by 8213
People 5,925
Male 42.4%
Female 57.6%
 null  null
Australian citizen 74.7%
Not an Australian citizen 24.8%
Families 3,147
Couples with children 1,521
Couples without children 1,149
One parent families 433
Other families 50
All private dwellings 4,071
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,400
Median weekly rent (a) $490

(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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 2,511 42.4 981,239 48.6 1,482,743 49.9 2,585,238 49.4
Female 3,412 57.6 1,039,847 51.4 1,488,045 50.1 2,645,912 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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 98 1.7 92,606 4.6 831,173 28.0 963,205 18.4
15-24 years 277 4.7 152,825 7.6 456,770 15.4 637,826 12.2
25-34 years 922 15.6 366,492 18.1 401,910 13.5 811,314 15.5
35-44 years 1,250 21.1 412,016 20.4 329,622 11.1 777,748 14.9
45-54 years 1,109 18.7 309,513 15.3 330,305 11.1 667,167 12.8
55-64 years 1,025 17.3 290,443 14.4 265,542 8.9 579,166 11.1
65 years and over 1,246 21.0 397,186 19.7 355,463 12.0 794,713 15.2
Median age 48 N/A 44 N/A 29 N/A 37 N/A

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over		 Born in Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 2,971 51.0 1,138,466 59.0 844,455 39.5 2,062,160 48.3
Separated 293 5.0 60,214 3.1 57,860 2.7 125,769 2.9
Divorced 716 12.3 150,817 7.8 162,407 7.6 332,916 7.8
Widowed 236 4.0 97,055 5.0 81,915 3.8 191,863 4.5
Never married 1,619 27.8 481,935 25.0 992,967 46.4 1,555,230 36.4

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)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
All people 		Born in Peru % Born in Peru 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 7 0.1 6,425 0.3 101,956 3.4 108,505 2.1
Primary 51 0.9 53,872 2.7 372,754 12.5 427,508 8.2
Secondary 103 1.7 58,790 2.9 279,704 9.4 339,220 6.5
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 414 7.0 73,295 3.6 64,085 2.2 137,739 2.6
Tertiary - University or other higher education 303 5.1 115,851 5.7 172,301 5.8 288,727 5.5
Tertiary - Total (a) 715 12.1 189,635 9.4 236,685 8.0 427,287 8.2
Other 160 2.7 39,529 2.0 18,952 0.6 58,789 1.1
Institution attended, type not stated 57 1.0 26,450 1.3 35,658 1.2 269,743 5.2
Not attending an educational institution 4,833 81.6 1,646,374 81.5 1,925,069 64.8 3,600,099 68.8

(a) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,176 37.3 806,248 41.8 613,946 28.7 1,423,358 33.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 927 15.9 200,115 10.4 211,094 9.9 412,740 9.7
Certificate level IV 237 4.1 35,528 1.8 80,681 3.8 116,490 2.7
Certificate level III 560 9.6 121,838 6.3 264,857 12.4 389,224 9.1
Year 12 1,014 17.4 307,265 15.9 369,054 17.2 679,878 15.9
Year 11 96 1.6 37,798 2.0 86,633 4.0 125,161 2.9
Year 10 143 2.5 111,988 5.8 243,732 11.4 359,130 8.4
Certificate level II 4 0.1 899 0.0 1,201 0.1 2,110 0.0
Certificate level I 0 0.0 238 0.0 190 0.0 429 0.0
Year 9 or below 119 2.0 131,048 6.8 132,447 6.2 266,766 6.3
Inadequately described 268 4.6 54,542 2.8 63,721 3.0 119,016 2.8
No educational attainment 30 0.5 50,258 2.6 4,750 0.2 55,835 1.3
Not stated 243 4.2 70,492 3.7 66,832 3.1 317,095 7.4

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Year of arrival
All people 		Born in Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 6 0.1 13,909 0.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 0 0.0 48,757 2.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 129 2.2 118,953 5.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 614 10.4 151,121 7.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 1,013 17.1 258,066 12.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 1,349 22.8 289,871 14.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 1,433 24.2 430,405 21.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 542 9.1 277,414 13.7 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 748 12.6 385,569 19.1 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 2,970,785 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 4,424 74.7 1,277,858 63.2 2,922,915 98.4 4,226,691 80.8
Not an Australian citizen 1,467 24.8 732,406 36.2 31,801 1.1 768,135 14.7

More information on Australian citizenship (CITP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Peruvian 3,969 67.0 4,184 0.2 3,198 0.1 7,401 0.1
Spanish 1,380 23.3 26,268 1.3 13,538 0.5 40,003 0.8
Italian 301 5.1 56,988 2.8 165,718 5.6 223,635 4.3
South American, nec 103 1.7 510 0.0 123 0.0 631 0.0
Hispanic North American 102 1.7 965 0.0 547 0.0 1,520 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)
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Birthplace of spouse or partner
People aged 15 years and over, with a spouse or partner 		Born in Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 2,492 73.1 980,882 80.5 222,079 21.4 1,206,083 53.1
Spouse or partner born in Australia 872 25.6 222,079 18.2 804,390 77.4 1,028,246 45.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP), Spouse/partner indicator (SPIP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined' 		Born in Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Catholic 4,118 69.5 413,088 20.4 790,229 26.6 1,210,979 23.1
No Religion, (so described) 768 13.0 551,673 27.3 1,025,312 34.5 1,583,084 30.3
Christianity, nfd 358 6.0 65,892 3.3 65,096 2.2 131,784 2.5
Not stated 128 2.2 47,083 2.3 66,906 2.3 326,469 6.2
Seventh-day Adventist 112 1.9 5,687 0.3 5,712 0.2 11,496 0.2

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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 913 15.4 571,319 28.3 2,409,475 81.1 2,995,240 57.3
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 4,245 71.6 1,150,826 56.9 476,521 16.0 1,635,831 31.3
Not well or not at all 735 12.4 283,979 14.1 49,522 1.7 336,260 6.4

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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 3,644 62.5 1,147,945 59.5 1,404,278 65.6 2,560,242 60.0
Not in the labour force 2,111 36.2 750,780 38.9 710,171 33.2 1,477,147 34.6
Not stated 73 1.3 29,744 1.5 25,155 1.2 230,551 5.4

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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 1,963 53.9 641,954 55.9 776,012 55.3 1,421,283 55.5
Worked part-time 1,031 28.3 309,780 27.0 397,236 28.3 709,200 27.7
Away from work (a) 395 10.8 126,959 11.1 171,365 12.2 300,220 11.7
Unemployed 257 7.1 69,260 6.0 59,664 4.2 129,539 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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 337 9.9 105,046 9.7 152,569 11.3 258,428 10.6
1-19 hours 429 12.7 127,965 11.9 186,113 13.8 315,046 13.0
20-29 hours 391 11.5 118,744 11.0 129,950 9.7 249,471 10.3
30-34 hours 210 6.2 63,064 5.8 81,171 6.0 144,687 6.0
35-39 hours 805 23.8 251,203 23.3 249,468 18.6 501,946 20.7
40-44 hours 800 23.6 250,018 23.2 280,893 20.9 532,150 21.9
45 hours or more 362 10.7 140,729 13.0 245,654 18.3 387,188 15.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 806 23.8 333,843 30.9 376,652 28.0 711,729 29.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 510 15.1 99,929 9.3 124,439 9.3 225,062 9.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 470 13.9 135,464 12.6 198,247 14.7 334,504 13.8
Labourers 422 12.5 84,987 7.9 78,549 5.8 164,335 6.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 412 12.2 101,074 9.4 152,652 11.4 254,555 10.5
Managers 390 11.5 159,582 14.8 208,606 15.5 368,876 15.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 195 5.8 70,128 6.5 65,209 4.8 136,033 5.6
Sales Workers 141 4.2 70,670 6.6 117,350 8.7 188,556 7.8

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 204 6.0 18,264 1.7 8,233 0.6 26,657 1.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 200 5.9 46,939 4.4 51,308 3.8 98,480 4.1
Aged Care Residential Services 174 5.1 30,615 2.8 13,876 1.0 44,673 1.8
Other Social Assistance Services 119 3.5 21,929 2.0 26,758 2.0 48,853 2.0
Banking 86 2.5 34,731 3.2 28,529 2.1 63,367 2.6

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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $858 N/A $827 N/A $941 N/A $881 N/A
Family (c) $2,336 N/A $2,302 N/A $2,510 N/A $2,374 N/A
Household (d) $2,188 N/A $2,158 N/A $1,982 N/A $2,077 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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 1,337 39.5 380,691 35.3 515,287 38.3 899,297 37.0
By bus and/or train, only 324 9.6 78,734 7.3 32,426 2.4 111,695 4.6
Other (b) 213 6.3 68,560 6.4 64,734 4.8 133,814 5.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 1,104 32.6 419,707 38.9 523,119 38.9 944,501 38.9
Did not go to work 404 11.9 125,935 11.7 204,399 15.2 331,200 13.6

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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 3,627 62.2 1,197,717 62.1 1,586,485 74.1 2,794,701 65.5
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 1,519 26.1 536,663 27.8 534,486 25.0 1,074,352 25.2
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 520 8.9 185,531 9.6 266,134 12.4 454,470 10.6
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 466 8.0 185,993 9.6 308,526 14.4 496,302 11.6

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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 998 17.1 301,976 15.7 507,446 23.7 812,421 19.0
5 to 14 hours 1,432 24.6 477,351 24.8 631,862 29.5 1,112,892 26.1
15 to 29 hours 674 11.6 234,423 12.2 266,401 12.5 502,735 11.8
30 hours or more 526 9.0 183,960 9.5 180,775 8.4 366,649 8.6

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)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Born in Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 465 7.8 143,796 7.1 202,716 6.8 351,254 6.7
Asthma 279 4.7 88,518 4.4 263,188 8.9 353,656 6.8
Cancer (including remission) 167 2.8 51,219 2.5 73,629 2.5 126,140 2.4
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 40 0.7 18,173 0.9 16,727 0.6 35,663 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 316 5.3 140,072 6.9 95,317 3.2 238,127 4.6
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 119 2.0 81,444 4.0 91,526 3.1 175,348 3.4
Kidney disease 38 0.6 19,836 1.0 21,040 0.7 41,530 0.8
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 30 0.5 21,864 1.1 40,132 1.4 63,101 1.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 317 5.4 89,102 4.4 253,169 8.5 344,699 6.6
Stroke 32 0.5 18,497 0.9 19,938 0.7 39,140 0.7
Any other long-term health condition(s) 522 8.8 157,275 7.8 226,749 7.6 386,233 7.4
No long-term health condition(s) 4,051 68.4 1,413,931 70.0 1,977,280 66.6 3,404,909 65.1
Not stated 231 3.9 58,132 2.9 113,452 3.8 385,349 7.4

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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Born in Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 4,367 73.7 1,501,767 74.3 2,096,942 70.6 3,613,269 69.1
One condition 981 16.6 320,426 15.9 544,847 18.3 871,599 16.7
Two conditions 241 4.1 93,125 4.6 146,823 4.9 242,632 4.6
Three or more conditions 105 1.8 47,634 2.4 68,712 2.3 118,293 2.3
Not stated 231 3.9 58,132 2.9 113,452 3.8 385,349 7.4

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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 1,149 36.5 297,377 34.9 178,664 34.5 480,444 34.8
Couple family with children 1,521 48.3 438,260 51.5 226,652 43.7 667,760 48.4
One parent family 433 13.8 103,480 12.1 102,703 19.8 208,478 15.1
Other family 50 1.6 12,689 1.5 10,380 2.0 23,497 1.7

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 496 15.8 145,897 17.1 87,726 16.9 234,690 17.0
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 1,201 38.2 341,288 40.1 206,994 39.9 550,907 39.9

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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 614 23.0 161,284 21.9 96,965 23.9 258,639 22.5
Both employed, worked part-time 124 4.7 32,827 4.5 19,205 4.7 52,202 4.5
One employed full-time, one part-time 416 15.6 105,929 14.4 83,344 20.6 189,592 16.5
One employed full-time, other not working 439 16.5 108,685 14.8 46,432 11.5 155,507 13.5
One employed part-time, other not working 193 7.2 50,084 6.8 22,601 5.6 72,963 6.4
Both not working 479 18.0 171,422 23.3 71,087 17.5 245,327 21.4
Other (includes away from work) 339 12.7 83,526 11.4 52,947 13.1 137,048 11.9
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 62 2.3 21,878 3.0 12,717 3.1 36,915 3.2

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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 1,976 48.5 545,444 51.9 465,632 61.3 1,020,631 55.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 539 13.2 133,361 12.7 97,729 12.9 234,000 12.8
Flat or apartment 1,524 37.4 365,356 34.8 191,552 25.2 561,988 30.7
Other dwelling 17 0.4 4,557 0.4 3,492 0.5 8,216 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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 40 1.0 8,862 0.8 7,073 0.9 16,194 0.9
1 bedroom 337 8.3 84,792 8.1 61,491 8.1 147,857 8.1
2 bedrooms 1,241 30.5 288,370 27.4 177,734 23.4 470,207 25.7
3 bedrooms 1,250 30.7 307,451 29.2 252,920 33.3 565,467 30.9
4 or more bedrooms 1,171 28.8 349,245 33.2 253,133 33.3 605,424 33.1
Number of bedrooms not stated 42 1.0 12,521 1.2 7,470 1.0 23,713 1.3

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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 3,046 74.8 784,055 74.6 484,129 63.7 1,277,476 69.9
Multiple family households 130 3.2 40,139 3.8 9,677 1.3 50,111 2.7
Single (or lone) person households 602 14.8 176,606 16.8 240,857 31.7 424,713 23.2
Group households 292 7.2 50,430 4.8 25,152 3.3 76,558 4.2

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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 727 17.9 265,044 25.2 236,948 31.2 507,635 27.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,301 32.0 354,363 33.7 252,332 33.2 608,735 33.3
Rented (b) 1,948 47.9 404,659 38.5 247,093 32.5 657,317 35.9
Other tenure type (c) 46 1.1 14,232 1.4 16,162 2.1 30,961 1.7
Not stated 44 1.1 12,936 1.2 7,282 1.0 24,207 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 Peru % Born in Peru Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,400 N/A $2,500 N/A $2,308 N/A $2,427 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $490 N/A $480 N/A $450 N/A $470 N/A

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

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED)
Table based on place of enumeration

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