People in Greater Sydney who were born in Nigeria

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 9124
People 3,142
Male 59.0%
Female 41.0%
 null  null
Australian citizen 47.1%
Not an Australian citizen 52.0%
Families 1,359
Couples with children 893
Couples without children 294
One parent families 145
Other families 24
All private dwellings 1,915
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,800
Median weekly rent (a) $420

(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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 1,852 59.0 981,239 48.6 1,482,743 49.9 2,585,238 49.4
Female 1,286 41.0 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 252 8.0 92,606 4.6 831,173 28.0 963,205 18.4
15-24 years 244 7.8 152,825 7.6 456,770 15.4 637,826 12.2
25-34 years 899 28.6 366,492 18.1 401,910 13.5 811,314 15.5
35-44 years 921 29.3 412,016 20.4 329,622 11.1 777,748 14.9
45-54 years 452 14.4 309,513 15.3 330,305 11.1 667,167 12.8
55-64 years 281 8.9 290,443 14.4 265,542 8.9 579,166 11.1
65 years and over 87 2.8 397,186 19.7 355,463 12.0 794,713 15.2
Median age 36 N/A 44 N/A 29 N/A 37 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 1,722 59.5 1,138,466 59.0 844,455 39.5 2,062,160 48.3
Separated 146 5.0 60,214 3.1 57,860 2.7 125,769 2.9
Divorced 182 6.3 150,817 7.8 162,407 7.6 332,916 7.8
Widowed 33 1.1 97,055 5.0 81,915 3.8 191,863 4.5
Never married 810 28.0 481,935 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
All people 		Born in Nigeria % Born in Nigeria 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 25 0.8 6,425 0.3 101,956 3.4 108,505 2.1
Primary 161 5.1 53,872 2.7 372,754 12.5 427,508 8.2
Secondary 96 3.1 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) 148 4.7 73,295 3.6 64,085 2.2 137,739 2.6
Tertiary - University or other higher education 525 16.7 115,851 5.7 172,301 5.8 288,727 5.5
Tertiary - Total (a) 673 21.4 189,635 9.4 236,685 8.0 427,287 8.2
Other 49 1.6 39,529 2.0 18,952 0.6 58,789 1.1
Institution attended, type not stated 46 1.5 26,450 1.3 35,658 1.2 269,743 5.2
Not attending an educational institution 2,081 66.2 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,870 64.7 806,248 41.8 613,946 28.7 1,423,358 33.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 339 11.7 200,115 10.4 211,094 9.9 412,740 9.7
Certificate level IV 79 2.7 35,528 1.8 80,681 3.8 116,490 2.7
Certificate level III 104 3.6 121,838 6.3 264,857 12.4 389,224 9.1
Year 12 238 8.2 307,265 15.9 369,054 17.2 679,878 15.9
Year 11 28 1.0 37,798 2.0 86,633 4.0 125,161 2.9
Year 10 43 1.5 111,988 5.8 243,732 11.4 359,130 8.4
Certificate level II 0 0.0 899 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 33 1.1 131,048 6.8 132,447 6.2 266,766 6.3
Inadequately described 59 2.0 54,542 2.8 63,721 3.0 119,016 2.8
No educational attainment 12 0.4 50,258 2.6 4,750 0.2 55,835 1.3
Not stated 92 3.2 70,492 3.7 66,832 3.1 317,095 7.4

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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 0 0.0 13,909 0.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 6 0.2 48,757 2.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 45 1.4 118,953 5.9 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 49 1.6 151,121 7.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 122 3.9 258,066 12.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 280 8.9 289,871 14.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 628 20.0 430,405 21.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 709 22.6 277,414 13.7 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 1,243 39.6 385,569 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Citizenship
All people 		Born in Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 1,479 47.1 1,277,858 63.2 2,922,915 98.4 4,226,691 80.8
Not an Australian citizen 1,635 52.0 732,406 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Nigerian 1,331 42.4 1,612 0.1 1,042 0.0 2,664 0.1
English 283 9.0 251,252 12.4 986,174 33.2 1,244,708 23.8
Igbo 266 8.5 294 0.0 103 0.0 400 0.0
Yoruba 189 6.0 211 0.0 68 0.0 278 0.0
Indian 57 1.8 177,503 8.8 59,322 2.0 237,222 4.5

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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 1,368 81.3 980,882 80.5 222,079 21.4 1,206,083 53.1
Spouse or partner born in Australia 253 15.0 222,079 18.2 804,390 77.4 1,028,246 45.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP), Spouse/partner indicator (SPIP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined' 		Born in Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Catholic 825 26.3 413,088 20.4 790,229 26.6 1,210,979 23.1
Pentecostal 631 20.1 21,474 1.1 26,264 0.9 47,907 0.9
Christianity, nfd 506 16.1 65,892 3.3 65,096 2.2 131,784 2.5
Anglican 325 10.3 91,106 4.5 383,852 12.9 478,777 9.2
Islam 199 6.3 179,781 8.9 147,325 5.0 329,566 6.3

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
Table based on place of usual residence

English language proficiency
All people 		Born in Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 1,304 41.5 571,319 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 1,787 56.9 1,150,826 56.9 476,521 16.0 1,635,831 31.3
Not well or not at all 22 0.7 283,979 14.1 49,522 1.7 336,260 6.4

More information on Proficiency in spoken English (ENGLP), Language used at home (LANP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 2,392 82.7 1,147,945 59.5 1,404,278 65.6 2,560,242 60.0
Not in the labour force 460 15.9 750,780 38.9 710,171 33.2 1,477,147 34.6
Not stated 38 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 1,338 55.9 641,954 55.9 776,012 55.3 1,421,283 55.5
Worked part-time 655 27.4 309,780 27.0 397,236 28.3 709,200 27.7
Away from work (a) 240 10.0 126,959 11.1 171,365 12.2 300,220 11.7
Unemployed 160 6.7 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 157 7.0 105,046 9.7 152,569 11.3 258,428 10.6
1-19 hours 207 9.3 127,965 11.9 186,113 13.8 315,046 13.0
20-29 hours 243 10.9 118,744 11.0 129,950 9.7 249,471 10.3
30-34 hours 211 9.5 63,064 5.8 81,171 6.0 144,687 6.0
35-39 hours 517 23.2 251,203 23.3 249,468 18.6 501,946 20.7
40-44 hours 505 22.6 250,018 23.2 280,893 20.9 532,150 21.9
45 hours or more 307 13.8 140,729 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Community and Personal Service Workers 778 34.9 99,929 9.3 124,439 9.3 225,062 9.3
Professionals 715 32.1 333,843 30.9 376,652 28.0 711,729 29.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers 167 7.5 70,128 6.5 65,209 4.8 136,033 5.6
Managers 151 6.8 159,582 14.8 208,606 15.5 368,876 15.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 134 6.0 135,464 12.6 198,247 14.7 334,504 13.8
Labourers 102 4.6 84,987 7.9 78,549 5.8 164,335 6.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 80 3.6 101,074 9.4 152,652 11.4 254,555 10.5
Sales Workers 55 2.5 70,670 6.6 117,350 8.7 188,556 7.8

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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Other Social Assistance Services 522 23.4 21,929 2.0 26,758 2.0 48,853 2.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 169 7.6 46,939 4.4 51,308 3.8 98,480 4.1
Aged Care Residential Services 109 4.9 30,615 2.8 13,876 1.0 44,673 1.8
Computer System Design and Related Services 60 2.7 48,470 4.5 26,704 2.0 75,278 3.1
Banking 46 2.1 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $1,205 N/A $827 N/A $941 N/A $881 N/A
Family (c) $2,646 N/A $2,302 N/A $2,510 N/A $2,374 N/A
Household (d) $2,380 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 1,244 55.8 380,691 35.3 515,287 38.3 899,297 37.0
By bus and/or train, only 109 4.9 78,734 7.3 32,426 2.4 111,695 4.6
Other (b) 94 4.2 68,560 6.4 64,734 4.8 133,814 5.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 535 24.0 419,707 38.9 523,119 38.9 944,501 38.9
Did not go to work 232 10.4 125,935 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Born in Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 1,869 64.6 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) 1,169 40.4 536,663 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) 231 8.0 185,531 9.6 266,134 12.4 454,470 10.6
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 452 15.6 185,993 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 588 20.3 301,976 15.7 507,446 23.7 812,421 19.0
5 to 14 hours 718 24.8 477,351 24.8 631,862 29.5 1,112,892 26.1
15 to 29 hours 268 9.3 234,423 12.2 266,401 12.5 502,735 11.8
30 hours or more 304 10.5 183,960 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Born in Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 65 2.1 143,796 7.1 202,716 6.8 351,254 6.7
Asthma 71 2.3 88,518 4.4 263,188 8.9 353,656 6.8
Cancer (including remission) 16 0.5 51,219 2.5 73,629 2.5 126,140 2.4
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 18,173 0.9 16,727 0.6 35,663 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 126 4.0 140,072 6.9 95,317 3.2 238,127 4.6
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 40 1.3 81,444 4.0 91,526 3.1 175,348 3.4
Kidney disease 13 0.4 19,836 1.0 21,040 0.7 41,530 0.8
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 3 0.1 21,864 1.1 40,132 1.4 63,101 1.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 67 2.1 89,102 4.4 253,169 8.5 344,699 6.6
Stroke 7 0.2 18,497 0.9 19,938 0.7 39,140 0.7
Any other long-term health condition(s) 124 3.9 157,275 7.8 226,749 7.6 386,233 7.4
No long-term health condition(s) 2,631 83.7 1,413,931 70.0 1,977,280 66.6 3,404,909 65.1
Not stated 79 2.5 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Born in Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 2,730 86.9 1,501,767 74.3 2,096,942 70.6 3,613,269 69.1
One condition 264 8.4 320,426 15.9 544,847 18.3 871,599 16.7
Two conditions 56 1.8 93,125 4.6 146,823 4.9 242,632 4.6
Three or more conditions 10 0.3 47,634 2.4 68,712 2.3 118,293 2.3
Not stated 79 2.5 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)
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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 294 21.6 297,377 34.9 178,664 34.5 480,444 34.8
Couple family with children 893 65.7 438,260 51.5 226,652 43.7 667,760 48.4
One parent family 145 10.7 103,480 12.1 102,703 19.8 208,478 15.1
Other family 24 1.8 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 499 36.7 145,897 17.1 87,726 16.9 234,690 17.0
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 849 62.5 341,288 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 323 27.1 161,284 21.9 96,965 23.9 258,639 22.5
Both employed, worked part-time 61 5.1 32,827 4.5 19,205 4.7 52,202 4.5
One employed full-time, one part-time 233 19.5 105,929 14.4 83,344 20.6 189,592 16.5
One employed full-time, other not working 183 15.3 108,685 14.8 46,432 11.5 155,507 13.5
One employed part-time, other not working 86 7.2 50,084 6.8 22,601 5.6 72,963 6.4
Both not working 71 6.0 171,422 23.3 71,087 17.5 245,327 21.4
Other (includes away from work) 153 12.8 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) 83 7.0 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 827 43.2 545,444 51.9 465,632 61.3 1,020,631 55.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 311 16.2 133,361 12.7 97,729 12.9 234,000 12.8
Flat or apartment 756 39.5 365,356 34.8 191,552 25.2 561,988 30.7
Other dwelling 9 0.5 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 16 0.8 8,862 0.8 7,073 0.9 16,194 0.9
1 bedroom 163 8.5 84,792 8.1 61,491 8.1 147,857 8.1
2 bedrooms 616 32.2 288,370 27.4 177,734 23.4 470,207 25.7
3 bedrooms 477 24.9 307,451 29.2 252,920 33.3 565,467 30.9
4 or more bedrooms 604 31.5 349,245 33.2 253,133 33.3 605,424 33.1
Number of bedrooms not stated 31 1.6 12,521 1.2 7,470 1.0 23,713 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 1,363 71.2 784,055 74.6 484,129 63.7 1,277,476 69.9
Multiple family households 40 2.1 40,139 3.8 9,677 1.3 50,111 2.7
Single (or lone) person households 349 18.2 176,606 16.8 240,857 31.7 424,713 23.2
Group households 164 8.6 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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 129 6.7 265,044 25.2 236,948 31.2 507,635 27.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 509 26.6 354,363 33.7 252,332 33.2 608,735 33.3
Rented (b) 1,250 65.3 404,659 38.5 247,093 32.5 657,317 35.9
Other tenure type (c) 8 0.4 14,232 1.4 16,162 2.1 30,961 1.7
Not stated 24 1.3 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.

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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 Nigeria % Born in Nigeria Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,800 N/A $2,500 N/A $2,308 N/A $2,427 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $420 N/A $480 N/A $450 N/A $470 N/A

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

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