People in Rest of NSW who were born in Mauritius

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 1RNSW by 9214
People 565
Male 51.6%
Female 48.4%
 null  null
Australian citizen 83.5%
Not an Australian citizen 15.6%
Families 328
Couples with children 118
Couples without children 180
One parent families 26
Other families 0
All private dwellings 430
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,663
Median weekly rent (a) $385

(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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 291 51.6 165,367 48.1 1,134,051 49.3 1,392,556 49.2
Female 273 48.4 178,586 51.9 1,166,840 50.7 1,437,081 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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 6 1.1 15,992 4.6 460,967 20.0 505,534 17.9
15-24 years 25 4.4 18,851 5.5 276,659 12.0 314,893 11.1
25-34 years 55 9.7 45,125 13.1 262,498 11.4 328,523 11.6
35-44 years 80 14.2 49,412 14.4 253,440 11.0 323,565 11.4
45-54 years 59 10.4 46,047 13.4 280,256 12.2 348,104 12.3
55-64 years 132 23.4 55,262 16.1 300,996 13.1 380,961 13.5
65 years and over 210 37.2 113,258 32.9 466,065 20.3 628,050 22.2
Median age 60 N/A 54 N/A 40 N/A 43 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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 333 59.6 187,671 57.2 810,345 44.0 1,059,874 45.6
Separated 24 4.3 11,345 3.5 65,085 3.5 83,028 3.6
Divorced 78 14.0 35,151 10.7 181,938 9.9 235,170 10.1
Widowed 34 6.1 26,051 7.9 108,547 5.9 147,891 6.4
Never married 90 16.1 67,750 20.7 674,008 36.6 798,147 34.3

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius 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 1,261 0.4 57,239 2.5 58,613 2.1
Primary 3 0.5 9,052 2.6 213,760 9.3 223,560 7.9
Secondary 15 2.7 9,746 2.8 162,330 7.1 172,748 6.1
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 8 1.4 9,945 2.9 59,344 2.6 69,642 2.5
Tertiary - University or other higher education 21 3.7 13,461 3.9 72,317 3.1 86,050 3.0
Tertiary - Total (a) 32 5.7 23,466 6.8 131,784 5.7 155,871 5.5
Other 0 0.0 3,493 1.0 11,888 0.5 15,470 0.5
Institution attended, type not stated 11 1.9 6,698 1.9 36,680 1.6 191,769 6.8
Not attending an educational institution 511 90.4 290,240 84.4 1,687,207 73.3 2,011,603 71.1

(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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 144 25.8 99,136 30.2 312,496 17.0 413,739 17.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 75 13.4 34,691 10.6 166,548 9.1 202,976 8.7
Certificate level IV 26 4.7 9,677 3.0 89,724 4.9 100,015 4.3
Certificate level III 61 10.9 39,914 12.2 335,859 18.3 380,727 16.4
Year 12 92 16.5 42,786 13.0 228,535 12.4 274,175 11.8
Year 11 21 3.8 8,643 2.6 77,379 4.2 87,113 3.7
Year 10 61 10.9 32,709 10.0 298,588 16.2 338,225 14.6
Certificate level II 0 0.0 281 0.1 2,258 0.1 2,580 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 79 0.0 248 0.0 335 0.0
Year 9 or below 34 6.1 26,465 8.1 187,862 10.2 220,442 9.5
Inadequately described 20 3.6 11,311 3.4 52,818 2.9 65,003 2.8
No educational attainment 6 1.1 4,370 1.3 4,295 0.2 8,926 0.4
Not stated 36 6.4 17,799 5.4 82,843 4.5 229,293 9.9

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 0 0.0 8,497 2.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 7 1.2 27,629 8.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 169 29.9 49,530 14.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 97 17.2 39,914 11.6 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 82 14.5 35,399 10.3 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 30 5.3 28,352 8.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 104 18.4 52,468 15.3 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 39 6.9 37,187 10.8 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 23 4.1 52,234 15.2 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 2,300,890 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 472 83.5 218,077 63.4 2,271,637 98.7 2,522,771 89.2
Not an Australian citizen 88 15.6 121,730 35.4 11,804 0.5 134,320 4.7

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Mauritian 303 53.6 401 0.1 831 0.0 1,241 0.0
French 176 31.2 4,523 1.3 9,577 0.4 14,217 0.5
Indian 69 12.2 16,617 4.8 7,083 0.3 23,792 0.8
English 45 8.0 111,547 32.4 1,029,840 44.8 1,157,567 40.9
Chinese 23 4.1 16,254 4.7 12,215 0.5 28,697 1.0

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)
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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 200 55.7 106,119 52.2 92,448 9.4 200,140 16.5
Spouse or partner born in Australia 153 42.6 92,447 45.5 877,380 88.8 971,612 80.2

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Catholic 301 53.3 69,360 20.2 517,562 22.5 595,539 21.0
No Religion, (so described) 78 13.8 108,707 31.6 938,864 40.8 1,057,416 37.4
Hinduism 50 8.8 16,215 4.7 4,178 0.2 20,504 0.7
Christianity, nfd 28 5.0 12,911 3.8 48,159 2.1 61,727 2.2
Seventh-day Adventist 27 4.8 2,610 0.8 8,453 0.4 11,209 0.4

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 259 45.8 206,919 60.2 2,221,206 96.5 2,456,315 86.8
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 299 52.9 114,782 33.4 51,976 2.3 168,803 6.0
Not well or not at all 0 0.0 18,691 5.4 6,244 0.3 25,266 0.9

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 299 53.5 176,907 53.9 1,122,544 61.0 1,310,611 56.4
Not in the labour force 249 44.5 145,645 44.4 693,792 37.7 860,627 37.0
Not stated 16 2.9 5,414 1.7 23,581 1.3 152,864 6.6

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 170 56.9 94,008 53.1 614,842 54.8 714,094 54.5
Worked part-time 94 31.4 63,025 35.6 374,836 33.4 441,543 33.7
Away from work (a) 20 6.7 11,684 6.6 82,073 7.3 95,299 7.3
Unemployed 9 3.0 8,188 4.6 50,800 4.5 59,669 4.6

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 14 5.0 8,764 5.2 63,473 5.9 72,896 5.8
1-19 hours 38 13.5 25,494 15.1 161,637 15.1 188,701 15.1
20-29 hours 37 13.1 22,735 13.5 126,635 11.8 150,631 12.0
30-34 hours 24 8.5 14,795 8.8 86,569 8.1 102,219 8.2
35-39 hours 76 27.0 36,291 21.5 210,941 19.7 248,927 19.9
40-44 hours 53 18.8 31,873 18.9 201,958 18.8 235,598 18.8
45 hours or more 41 14.5 25,845 15.3 201,935 18.8 229,569 18.4

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 78 27.7 43,078 25.5 195,665 18.3 239,901 19.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 46 16.3 22,788 13.5 141,281 13.2 165,378 13.2
Labourers 36 12.8 22,122 13.1 112,357 10.5 136,208 10.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 35 12.4 15,855 9.4 129,231 12.1 145,868 11.7
Managers 32 11.3 22,440 13.3 143,764 13.4 167,707 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 27 9.6 20,417 12.1 159,861 14.9 181,749 14.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 12 4.3 8,863 5.3 76,052 7.1 85,905 6.9
Sales Workers 9 3.2 10,202 6.0 95,238 8.9 106,151 8.5

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 22 7.8 10,213 6.1 44,057 4.1 54,610 4.4
Aged Care Residential Services 21 7.4 9,173 5.4 26,507 2.5 36,136 2.9
Other Social Assistance Services 16 5.7 5,181 3.1 33,053 3.1 38,520 3.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 11 3.9 3,436 2.0 30,323 2.8 34,010 2.7
Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 10 3.5 1,081 0.6 7,957 0.7 9,080 0.7

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $709 N/A $691 N/A $733 N/A $722 N/A
Family (c) $1,768 N/A $1,839 N/A $1,874 N/A $1,852 N/A
Household (d) $1,474 N/A $1,568 N/A $1,419 N/A $1,434 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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 170 60.3 105,358 62.4 697,804 65.1 810,146 64.8
By bus and/or train, only 0 0.0 2,049 1.2 5,316 0.5 7,443 0.6
Other (b) 19 6.7 12,103 7.2 60,170 5.6 73,150 5.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 50 17.7 30,329 18.0 164,969 15.4 196,453 15.7
Did not go to work 40 14.2 17,907 10.6 137,287 12.8 156,021 12.5

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 349 62.4 224,341 68.4 1,352,396 73.5 1,594,073 68.6
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 118 21.1 80,581 24.6 508,592 27.6 594,214 25.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 49 8.8 37,498 11.4 262,036 14.2 304,123 13.1
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 67 12.0 49,214 15.0 307,596 16.7 360,680 15.5

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 89 15.9 52,716 16.1 373,445 20.3 430,324 18.5
5 to 14 hours 124 22.2 90,951 27.7 537,275 29.2 634,321 27.3
15 to 29 hours 74 13.2 46,250 14.1 258,317 14.0 308,050 13.3
30 hours or more 61 10.9 34,423 10.5 183,364 10.0 221,381 9.5

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 69 12.2 47,008 13.7 272,311 11.8 327,289 11.6
Asthma 40 7.1 21,700 6.3 246,105 10.7 271,403 9.6
Cancer (including remission) 20 3.5 15,474 4.5 83,918 3.6 101,575 3.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 10 1.8 5,257 1.5 20,760 0.9 27,017 1.0
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 48 8.5 25,687 7.5 120,762 5.2 150,253 5.3
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 43 7.6 22,359 6.5 115,084 5.0 141,115 5.0
Kidney disease 17 3.0 5,458 1.6 29,160 1.3 35,654 1.3
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 6 1.1 10,014 2.9 60,438 2.6 72,543 2.6
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 33 5.8 25,785 7.5 270,509 11.8 300,128 10.6
Stroke 9 1.6 5,509 1.6 27,510 1.2 34,050 1.2
Any other long-term health condition(s) 55 9.7 31,026 9.0 205,721 8.9 239,704 8.5
No long-term health condition(s) 309 54.7 202,224 58.8 1,299,430 56.5 1,516,428 53.6
Not stated 32 5.7 12,181 3.5 101,351 4.4 265,502 9.4

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 342 60.5 216,254 62.9 1,390,448 60.4 1,622,410 57.3
One condition 127 22.5 71,827 20.9 525,842 22.9 607,010 21.5
Two conditions 51 9.0 27,290 7.9 181,606 7.9 213,283 7.5
Three or more conditions 19 3.4 16,396 4.8 101,643 4.4 121,428 4.3
Not stated 32 5.7 12,181 3.5 101,351 4.4 265,502 9.4

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 180 54.9 85,829 50.4 236,012 41.3 329,142 43.5
Couple family with children 118 36.0 66,883 39.2 216,831 38.0 286,830 38.0
One parent family 26 7.9 16,263 9.5 109,733 19.2 129,253 17.1
Other family 0 0.0 1,438 0.8 8,608 1.5 10,564 1.4

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 33 10.1 22,417 13.2 86,868 15.2 110,421 14.6
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 83 25.3 53,988 31.7 211,885 37.1 269,117 35.6

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 49 16.2 25,962 17.0 97,285 21.5 124,114 20.1
Both employed, worked part-time 18 6.0 9,028 5.9 21,573 4.8 30,914 5.0
One employed full-time, one part-time 51 16.9 27,877 18.3 102,036 22.5 130,751 21.2
One employed full-time, other not working 41 13.6 17,296 11.3 43,863 9.7 61,818 10.0
One employed part-time, other not working 23 7.6 11,724 7.7 26,586 5.9 38,870 6.3
Both not working 98 32.5 46,128 30.2 107,418 23.7 157,935 25.6
Other (includes away from work) 19 6.3 9,688 6.3 33,748 7.5 44,052 7.2
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 8 2.6 5,020 3.3 20,343 4.5 27,513 4.5

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 340 79.1 176,835 78.9 686,074 83.4 882,102 82.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 53 12.3 25,139 11.2 78,559 9.5 106,581 9.9
Flat or apartment 31 7.2 18,697 8.3 47,699 5.8 68,041 6.3
Other dwelling 8 1.9 2,480 1.1 8,144 1.0 11,158 1.0

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,042 0.5 3,599 0.4 4,851 0.5
1 bedroom 16 3.7 9,074 4.0 32,472 3.9 42,938 4.0
2 bedrooms 65 15.1 41,479 18.5 140,770 17.1 187,372 17.5
3 bedrooms 160 37.2 87,530 39.1 343,608 41.7 440,653 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 174 40.5 82,121 36.6 290,817 35.3 377,893 35.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 8 1.9 2,860 1.3 11,861 1.4 17,909 1.7

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 329 76.5 164,103 73.2 541,941 65.8 719,844 67.2
Multiple family households 9 2.1 5,773 2.6 11,543 1.4 17,677 1.6
Single (or lone) person households 75 17.4 44,253 19.7 245,622 29.8 299,004 27.9
Group households 14 3.3 9,976 4.5 24,015 2.9 35,087 3.3

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 165 38.4 90,445 40.4 305,802 37.2 406,902 38.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 134 31.2 64,983 29.0 265,673 32.3 334,073 31.2
Rented (b) 115 26.7 60,795 27.1 220,374 26.8 287,264 26.8
Other tenure type (c) 7 1.6 4,721 2.1 19,604 2.4 24,962 2.3
Not stated 7 1.6 3,161 1.4 11,670 1.4 18,411 1.7

(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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,663 N/A $1,800 N/A $1,720 N/A $1,733 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $385 N/A $360 N/A $330 N/A $330 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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