People in Victoria who were born in Mauritius

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 2 by 9214
People 12,341
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
 null  null
Australian citizen 82.3%
Not an Australian citizen 17.1%
Families 6,292
Couples with children 3,112
Couples without children 2,399
One parent families 659
Other families 127
All private dwellings 8,064
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent (a) $370

(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 5,983 48.5 947,035 48.5 2,090,149 49.4 3,200,963 49.2
Female 6,354 51.5 1,004,805 51.5 2,138,535 50.6 3,302,528 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 147 1.2 99,641 5.1 1,020,210 24.1 1,169,456 18.0
15-24 years 779 6.3 168,062 8.6 570,694 13.5 773,536 11.9
25-34 years 1,597 12.9 359,895 18.4 565,012 13.4 975,493 15.0
35-44 years 2,671 21.6 386,237 19.8 488,253 11.5 918,738 14.1
45-54 years 1,543 12.5 266,524 13.7 521,376 12.3 826,885 12.7
55-64 years 2,365 19.2 251,151 12.9 459,015 10.9 746,547 11.5
65 years and over 3,233 26.2 420,335 21.5 604,123 14.3 1,092,838 16.8
Median age 51 N/A 43 N/A 34 N/A 38 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 7,145 58.6 1,078,958 58.3 1,307,964 40.8 2,496,618 46.8
Separated 493 4.0 55,795 3.0 96,595 3.0 163,443 3.1
Divorced 1,210 9.9 139,043 7.5 269,314 8.4 436,174 8.2
Widowed 686 5.6 108,342 5.8 134,960 4.2 262,392 4.9
Never married 2,649 21.7 470,061 25.4 1,399,645 43.6 1,975,412 37.0

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 5 0.0 7,109 0.4 132,166 3.1 139,502 2.1
Primary 59 0.5 56,830 2.9 462,108 10.9 520,258 8.0
Secondary 280 2.3 69,268 3.5 341,819 8.1 412,219 6.3
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 361 2.9 66,504 3.4 88,263 2.1 155,358 2.4
Tertiary - University or other higher education 618 5.0 118,111 6.1 207,176 4.9 325,961 5.0
Tertiary - Total (a) 984 8.0 184,976 9.5 295,745 7.0 482,005 7.4
Other 101 0.8 37,441 1.9 32,277 0.8 70,054 1.1
Institution attended, type not stated 149 1.2 24,091 1.2 48,936 1.2 340,941 5.2
Not attending an educational institution 10,762 87.2 1,572,123 80.5 2,915,640 68.9 4,538,511 69.8

(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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,233 26.5 715,129 38.6 837,690 26.1 1,557,447 29.2
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 2,180 17.9 194,585 10.5 323,882 10.1 521,291 9.8
Certificate level IV 497 4.1 41,033 2.2 137,032 4.3 179,000 3.4
Certificate level III 972 8.0 132,833 7.2 441,665 13.8 580,494 10.9
Year 12 1,771 14.5 281,715 15.2 509,672 15.9 797,281 14.9
Year 11 855 7.0 61,704 3.3 239,932 7.5 304,927 5.7
Year 10 815 6.7 96,117 5.2 287,941 9.0 389,680 7.3
Certificate level II 10 0.1 1,101 0.1 2,098 0.1 3,250 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 299 0.0 326 0.0 647 0.0
Year 9 or below 905 7.4 163,486 8.8 250,600 7.8 422,139 7.9
Inadequately described 353 2.9 45,111 2.4 65,572 2.0 111,674 2.1
No educational attainment 96 0.8 49,889 2.7 8,762 0.3 59,722 1.1
Not stated 510 4.2 69,063 3.7 102,992 3.2 406,049 7.6

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 8 0.1 19,207 1.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 48 0.4 91,311 4.7 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 1,991 16.1 158,901 8.1 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 1,177 9.5 136,223 7.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 2,748 22.3 200,445 10.3 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 758 6.1 200,058 10.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 3,647 29.6 431,251 22.1 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 849 6.9 291,871 15.0 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 918 7.4 377,980 19.4 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 4,228,686 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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 10,152 82.3 1,174,599 60.2 4,167,031 98.5 5,389,821 82.9
Not an Australian citizen 2,110 17.1 766,156 39.3 40,444 1.0 810,344 12.5

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 6,721 54.5 7,328 0.4 9,238 0.2 16,656 0.3
French 2,543 20.6 15,112 0.8 19,849 0.5 35,142 0.5
Indian 1,636 13.3 206,795 10.6 69,574 1.6 276,770 4.3
Chinese 1,529 12.4 310,247 15.9 115,703 2.7 427,467 6.6
English 601 4.9 279,905 14.3 1,602,634 37.9 1,900,089 29.2

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 5,987 76.9 879,463 76.4 253,566 15.4 1,136,976 40.3
Spouse or partner born in Australia 1,730 22.2 253,569 22.0 1,367,700 83.2 1,624,086 57.5

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 7,710 62.5 386,359 19.8 936,823 22.2 1,335,784 20.5
Hinduism 1,482 12.0 170,632 8.7 42,930 1.0 214,058 3.3
No Religion, (so described) 1,193 9.7 528,080 27.1 1,979,071 46.8 2,523,448 38.8
Christianity, nfd 439 3.6 70,756 3.6 93,643 2.2 165,634 2.5
Pentecostal 260 2.1 23,275 1.2 30,869 0.7 54,490 0.8

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 3,338 27.0 629,812 32.3 3,706,393 87.6 4,369,804 67.2
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 8,640 70.0 1,077,202 55.2 434,372 10.3 1,521,527 23.4
Not well or not at all 299 2.4 233,912 12.0 49,170 1.2 285,874 4.4

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 7,707 63.2 1,141,642 61.6 2,171,305 67.7 3,330,560 62.4
Not in the labour force 4,334 35.6 685,142 37.0 1,005,952 31.4 1,719,644 32.2
Not stated 158 1.3 25,413 1.4 31,219 1.0 283,829 5.3

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 4,638 60.2 645,659 56.6 1,217,332 56.1 1,871,278 56.2
Worked part-time 2,226 28.9 361,784 31.7 709,435 32.7 1,076,741 32.3
Away from work (a) 448 5.8 65,705 5.8 146,470 6.7 214,876 6.5
Unemployed 386 5.0 68,494 6.0 98,074 4.5 167,667 5.0

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) 320 4.4 43,465 4.1 116,107 5.6 160,594 5.1
1-19 hours 825 11.3 136,334 12.7 317,342 15.3 455,966 14.4
20-29 hours 838 11.4 139,851 13.0 229,554 11.1 371,345 11.7
30-34 hours 568 7.8 85,597 8.0 162,542 7.8 249,436 7.9
35-39 hours 2,178 29.8 260,925 24.3 394,951 19.1 658,731 20.8
40-44 hours 1,572 21.5 245,027 22.8 437,511 21.1 685,482 21.7
45 hours or more 892 12.2 139,708 13.0 384,873 18.6 527,063 16.7

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 1,762 24.1 294,751 27.5 494,158 23.8 790,960 25.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,189 16.2 118,062 11.0 272,967 13.2 392,444 12.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 926 12.7 121,529 11.3 275,584 13.3 399,460 12.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 883 12.1 119,679 11.2 226,047 10.9 347,570 11.0
Managers 846 11.6 136,982 12.8 303,030 14.6 442,109 14.0
Labourers 721 9.8 110,651 10.3 164,280 7.9 277,292 8.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 458 6.3 80,642 7.5 105,741 5.1 187,939 5.9
Sales Workers 414 5.7 66,865 6.2 195,326 9.4 263,317 8.3

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 377 5.2 51,243 4.8 95,045 4.6 146,890 4.6
Aged Care Residential Services 311 4.2 33,732 3.1 28,366 1.4 62,520 2.0
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 228 3.1 20,295 1.9 16,207 0.8 36,849 1.2
Other Social Assistance Services 223 3.0 21,926 2.0 45,713 2.2 68,023 2.2
Cafes and Restaurants 180 2.5 39,593 3.7 37,261 1.8 77,070 2.4

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) $834 N/A $748 N/A $844 N/A $803 N/A
Family (c) $2,183 N/A $2,064 N/A $2,219 N/A $2,136 N/A
Household (d) $1,934 N/A $1,861 N/A $1,702 N/A $1,759 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) 3,870 52.9 552,985 51.5 1,130,881 54.5 1,694,199 53.6
By bus and/or train, only 310 4.2 47,244 4.4 33,273 1.6 80,896 2.6
Other (b) 411 5.6 86,095 8.0 117,890 5.7 205,260 6.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 1,994 27.2 286,590 26.7 525,168 25.3 814,082 25.7
Did not go to work 700 9.6 94,928 8.8 256,782 12.4 353,067 11.2

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) 7,630 62.6 1,154,326 62.3 2,405,409 75.0 3,583,114 67.2
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 3,304 27.1 528,535 28.5 866,847 27.0 1,402,952 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 1,439 11.8 199,213 10.8 483,324 15.1 689,210 12.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,037 8.5 196,072 10.6 511,091 15.9 712,003 13.3

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 2,041 16.7 304,907 16.5 752,998 23.5 1,064,059 19.9
5 to 14 hours 3,116 25.6 464,260 25.1 972,585 30.3 1,445,125 27.1
15 to 29 hours 1,445 11.9 218,253 11.8 406,998 12.7 629,720 11.8
30 hours or more 1,029 8.4 166,909 9.0 272,830 8.5 444,213 8.3

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 1,176 9.5 161,493 8.3 347,738 8.2 518,633 8.0
Asthma 907 7.3 105,184 5.4 433,397 10.2 543,047 8.4
Cancer (including remission) 358 2.9 54,512 2.8 122,052 2.9 179,326 2.8
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 132 1.1 20,223 1.0 24,409 0.6 45,946 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,348 10.9 141,359 7.2 157,182 3.7 303,371 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 623 5.0 87,673 4.5 150,846 3.6 243,130 3.7
Kidney disease 141 1.1 21,539 1.1 34,735 0.8 57,437 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 134 1.1 26,129 1.3 68,924 1.6 97,270 1.5
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 792 6.4 108,997 5.6 456,688 10.8 571,150 8.8
Stroke 158 1.3 21,722 1.1 36,781 0.9 59,844 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,085 8.8 154,957 7.9 359,802 8.5 519,110 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 7,581 61.4 1,321,860 67.7 2,623,754 62.0 3,969,506 61.0
Not stated 375 3.0 54,953 2.8 162,341 3.8 492,709 7.6

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 8,123 65.8 1,402,122 71.8 2,800,587 66.2 4,228,219 65.0
One condition 2,548 20.6 330,218 16.9 881,608 20.8 1,224,496 18.8
Two conditions 857 6.9 105,212 5.4 261,092 6.2 371,819 5.7
Three or more conditions 442 3.6 59,326 3.0 123,055 2.9 186,237 2.9
Not stated 375 3.0 54,953 2.8 162,341 3.8 492,709 7.6

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 2,399 38.1 309,062 37.3 327,024 37.5 645,543 37.6
Couple family with children 3,112 49.5 408,802 49.4 368,432 42.3 782,321 45.5
One parent family 659 10.5 97,836 11.8 159,959 18.4 262,040 15.2
Other family 127 2.0 12,244 1.5 15,954 1.8 28,875 1.7

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 5 959 15.2 145,509 17.6 135,909 15.6 283,120 16.5
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 2,186 34.7 327,548 39.6 334,059 38.3 666,291 38.8

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 1,332 24.2 158,035 22.0 164,496 23.7 323,693 22.7
Both employed, worked part-time 286 5.2 38,040 5.3 32,463 4.7 70,928 5.0
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,115 20.2 136,315 19.0 185,083 26.6 322,757 22.6
One employed full-time, other not working 829 15.1 109,021 15.2 79,195 11.4 189,173 13.2
One employed part-time, other not working 365 6.6 51,316 7.1 38,538 5.5 90,569 6.3
Both not working 1,095 19.9 158,501 22.1 119,105 17.1 283,160 19.8
Other (includes away from work) 354 6.4 43,494 6.1 53,264 7.7 97,725 6.8
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 135 2.5 23,135 3.2 23,309 3.4 49,854 3.5

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 5,933 73.6 735,304 70.1 994,869 76.1 1,755,423 73.4
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,099 13.6 154,767 14.8 172,824 13.2 332,251 13.9
Flat or apartment 1,006 12.5 154,019 14.7 132,238 10.1 289,120 12.1
Other dwelling 13 0.2 3,724 0.4 6,354 0.5 10,455 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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 24 0.3 3,438 0.3 4,072 0.3 7,798 0.3
1 bedroom 377 4.7 53,635 5.1 67,102 5.1 122,594 5.1
2 bedrooms 1,370 17.0 196,346 18.7 253,791 19.4 456,624 19.1
3 bedrooms 3,194 39.6 413,309 39.4 565,998 43.3 992,656 41.5
4 or more bedrooms 3,018 37.4 369,753 35.2 402,287 30.8 778,065 32.6
Number of bedrooms not stated 72 0.9 12,670 1.2 14,591 1.1 32,490 1.4

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 Mauritius % Born in Mauritius Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 6,043 74.9 778,309 74.2 837,901 64.1 1,635,042 68.4
Multiple family households 208 2.6 30,058 2.9 10,700 0.8 41,091 1.7
Single (or lone) person households 1,489 18.5 191,141 18.2 415,812 31.8 619,542 25.9
Group households 311 3.9 49,644 4.7 43,427 3.3 94,559 4.0

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 2,297 28.5 316,474 30.2 438,572 33.5 768,730 32.2
Owned with a mortgage (a) 3,323 41.2 379,110 36.1 478,175 36.6 862,658 36.1
Rented (b) 2,243 27.8 323,777 30.9 350,318 26.8 681,419 28.5
Other tenure type (c) 93 1.2 15,301 1.5 25,538 2.0 41,752 1.7
Not stated 104 1.3 14,500 1.4 15,234 1.2 35,676 1.5

(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)
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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 $1,950 N/A $2,000 N/A $1,733 N/A $1,859 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $370 N/A $381 N/A $360 N/A $370 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)
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