People in Greater Adelaide who were born in South Africa

Latest release
2021 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 4GADE by 9225
People 6,983
Male 48.1%
Female 51.9%
 null  null
Australian citizen 69.7%
Not an Australian citizen 29.9%
Families 3,293
Couples with children 1,818
Couples without children 1,142
One parent families 311
Other families 30
All private dwellings 4,017
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,862
Median weekly rent (a) $400

(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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Male 3,358 48.1 184,269 48.1 469,853 49.3 680,323 49.0
Female 3,619 51.9 198,554 51.9 483,351 50.7 706,967 51.0

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0-14 years 690 9.9 20,330 5.3 210,254 22.1 237,535 17.1
15-24 years 888 12.7 36,347 9.5 127,432 13.4 169,352 12.2
25-34 years 977 14.0 60,619 15.8 125,738 13.2 193,712 14.0
35-44 years 1,289 18.5 63,004 16.5 114,847 12.0 184,652 13.3
45-54 years 1,429 20.5 49,577 13.0 119,126 12.5 175,064 12.6
55-64 years 860 12.3 53,652 14.0 108,658 11.4 168,406 12.1
65 years and over 848 12.1 99,296 25.9 147,152 15.4 258,564 18.6
Median age 42 N/A 47 N/A 36 N/A 39 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Married 3,721 59.2 207,394 57.2 301,318 40.6 525,518 45.7
Separated 127 2.0 10,770 3.0 22,736 3.1 35,306 3.1
Divorced 463 7.4 31,411 8.7 70,934 9.5 107,444 9.3
Widowed 198 3.1 26,525 7.3 32,728 4.4 62,695 5.5
Never married 1,778 28.3 86,385 23.8 315,242 42.4 418,792 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa 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 49 0.7 1,257 0.3 21,198 2.2 22,500 1.6
Primary 443 6.3 12,699 3.3 104,536 11.0 117,510 8.5
Secondary 418 6.0 14,440 3.8 66,916 7.0 81,582 5.9
Tertiary:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 224 3.2 13,737 3.6 17,633 1.8 31,492 2.3
Tertiary - University or other higher education 544 7.8 27,394 7.2 49,723 5.2 77,275 5.6
Tertiary - Total (a) 771 11.0 41,207 10.8 67,415 7.1 108,906 7.9
Other 79 1.1 5,027 1.3 7,203 0.8 12,282 0.9
Institution attended, type not stated 39 0.6 4,072 1.1 8,775 0.9 53,622 3.9
Not attending an educational institution 5,184 74.2 304,134 79.4 677,161 71.0 990,900 71.4

(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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,636 41.9 125,178 34.5 172,127 23.2 298,181 25.9
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 918 14.6 35,342 9.7 68,019 9.2 103,858 9.0
Certificate level IV 206 3.3 8,363 2.3 32,251 4.3 40,789 3.5
Certificate level III 711 11.3 36,072 10.0 113,211 15.2 150,458 13.1
Year 12 1,016 16.2 54,076 14.9 126,620 17.0 181,904 15.8
Year 11 172 2.7 18,256 5.0 71,941 9.7 91,064 7.9
Year 10 173 2.8 23,535 6.5 71,540 9.6 96,384 8.4
Certificate level II 0 0.0 218 0.1 470 0.1 697 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 99 0.0 55 0.0 152 0.0
Year 9 or below 142 2.3 29,703 8.2 47,216 6.4 78,304 6.8
Inadequately described 199 3.2 9,190 2.5 17,595 2.4 27,006 2.3
No educational attainment 0 0.0 9,743 2.7 1,661 0.2 11,612 1.0
Not stated 117 1.9 12,688 3.5 20,171 2.7 69,237 6.0

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Before 1951 9 0.1 5,391 1.4 -- N/A -- N/A
1951 - 1960 38 0.5 26,861 7.0 -- N/A -- N/A
1961 - 1970 174 2.5 47,688 12.5 -- N/A -- N/A
1971 - 1980 407 5.8 29,788 7.8 -- N/A -- N/A
1981 - 1990 464 6.6 33,036 8.6 -- N/A -- N/A
1991 - 2000 769 11.0 28,845 7.5 -- N/A -- N/A
2001 - 2010 2,441 35.0 77,331 20.2 -- N/A -- N/A
2011 - 2015 917 13.1 52,413 13.7 -- N/A -- N/A
2016 - 2021 1,668 23.9 73,061 19.1 -- N/A -- N/A
Born in Australia -- N/A -- N/A 953,204 N/A -- N/A

More information on Year of arrival in Australia (YARP)
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Citizenship
All people 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Australian citizen 4,869 69.7 246,720 64.4 941,809 98.8 1,197,810 86.3
Not an Australian citizen 2,088 29.9 134,079 35.0 7,130 0.7 141,785 10.2

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

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
South African 3,149 45.1 3,515 0.9 1,824 0.2 5,357 0.4
English 2,340 33.5 94,818 24.8 412,642 43.3 511,166 36.8
Dutch 820 11.7 6,148 1.6 16,696 1.8 22,959 1.7
German 656 9.4 10,389 2.7 82,418 8.6 93,341 6.7
Scottish 635 9.1 19,712 5.1 92,818 9.7 113,163 8.2

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 2,937 72.2 155,998 71.4 58,428 15.5 215,052 35.9
Spouse or partner born in Australia 1,055 25.9 58,429 26.7 311,018 82.7 369,977 61.7

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
No Religion, (so described) 1,971 28.2 113,737 29.7 501,617 52.6 618,936 44.6
Christianity, nfd 1,094 15.7 13,183 3.4 23,845 2.5 37,301 2.7
Anglican 672 9.6 30,067 7.9 66,056 6.9 97,176 7.0
Catholic 598 8.6 68,845 18.0 158,876 16.7 229,853 16.6
Uniting Church 505 7.2 6,656 1.7 47,397 5.0 54,642 3.9

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Speaks English only 4,715 67.5 161,829 42.3 869,257 91.2 1,037,870 74.8
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 2,233 32.0 183,793 48.0 68,728 7.2 254,406 18.3
Not well or not at all 26 0.4 35,697 9.3 8,741 0.9 44,881 3.2

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
In the labour force 4,892 77.8 212,049 58.5 494,741 66.6 709,968 61.7
Not in the labour force 1,367 21.7 146,514 40.4 242,945 32.7 395,473 34.4
Not stated 27 0.4 3,931 1.1 5,259 0.7 44,315 3.9

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Worked full-time 3,123 63.8 111,676 52.7 272,276 55.0 385,420 54.3
Worked part-time 1,381 28.2 77,558 36.6 170,265 34.4 248,849 35.1
Away from work (a) 167 3.4 10,136 4.8 26,143 5.3 36,687 5.2
Unemployed 218 4.5 12,680 6.0 26,060 5.3 39,010 5.5

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 years and over who stated they were in the labour force.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
0 hours (away from work) 137 2.9 6,934 3.5 20,886 4.5 27,964 4.2
1-19 hours 568 12.2 28,514 14.3 71,914 15.3 100,827 15.0
20-29 hours 448 9.6 29,910 15.0 57,477 12.3 87,768 13.1
30-34 hours 366 7.8 19,140 9.6 40,884 8.7 60,262 9.0
35-39 hours 1,262 27.0 52,601 26.4 106,338 22.7 159,568 23.8
40-44 hours 1,054 22.6 33,825 17.0 86,402 18.4 120,674 18.0
45 hours or more 807 17.3 25,251 12.7 79,536 17.0 105,176 15.7

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)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Professionals 1,612 34.5 49,895 25.0 108,025 23.0 158,286 23.6
Managers 707 15.1 21,551 10.8 59,496 12.7 81,303 12.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers 646 13.8 21,225 10.6 66,770 14.2 88,271 13.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 586 12.5 24,278 12.2 61,943 13.2 86,638 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 470 10.1 31,390 15.7 56,512 12.1 88,320 13.2
Sales Workers 286 6.1 12,010 6.0 44,738 9.5 56,970 8.5
Labourers 207 4.4 23,167 11.6 39,132 8.3 62,688 9.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers 113 2.4 12,210 6.1 24,468 5.2 36,958 5.5

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 225 4.8 12,106 6.1 23,248 5.0 35,457 5.3
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 120 2.6 1,921 1.0 7,749 1.7 9,692 1.4
Other Social Assistance Services 120 2.6 6,302 3.2 10,769 2.3 17,185 2.6
Computer System Design and Related Services 119 2.5 4,092 2.1 6,215 1.3 10,330 1.5
Primary Education 113 2.4 2,286 1.1 12,459 2.7 14,786 2.2

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Personal (b) $1,125 N/A $672 N/A $813 N/A $762 N/A
Family (c) $2,769 N/A $1,857 N/A $2,105 N/A $1,988 N/A
Household (d) $2,525 N/A $1,583 N/A $1,541 N/A $1,548 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
By car, only (a) 3,114 66.7 133,273 66.8 319,323 68.1 454,661 67.8
By bus and/or train, only 243 5.2 13,866 7.0 17,510 3.7 31,488 4.7
Other (b) 301 6.4 15,644 7.8 28,301 6.0 44,120 6.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked from home 642 13.7 18,818 9.4 46,510 9.9 65,510 9.8
Did not go to work 366 7.8 16,905 8.5 55,424 11.8 72,545 10.8

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census night) 5,110 81.2 239,646 66.1 567,979 76.4 812,354 70.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census night) 2,069 32.9 100,068 27.6 210,520 28.3 312,078 27.1
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census night) 515 8.2 41,118 11.3 108,063 14.5 150,467 13.1
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,286 20.4 49,025 13.5 128,847 17.3 178,780 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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Less than 5 hours 1,688 26.8 63,172 17.4 177,536 23.9 241,948 21.0
5 to 14 hours 2,303 36.6 97,051 26.8 234,201 31.5 332,986 29.0
15 to 29 hours 737 11.7 46,526 12.8 97,072 13.1 144,512 12.6
30 hours or more 379 6.0 32,896 9.1 59,166 8.0 92,909 8.1

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Arthritis 406 5.8 41,990 11.0 87,598 9.2 131,666 9.5
Asthma 441 6.3 20,842 5.4 99,461 10.4 121,331 8.7
Cancer (including remission) 176 2.5 13,395 3.5 28,777 3.0 42,726 3.1
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 34 0.5 5,669 1.5 7,372 0.8 13,395 1.0
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 293 4.2 29,341 7.7 44,753 4.7 75,243 5.4
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 219 3.1 21,520 5.6 38,170 4.0 60,720 4.4
Kidney disease 44 0.6 4,231 1.1 7,621 0.8 12,047 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 67 1.0 8,011 2.1 17,031 1.8 25,546 1.8
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 532 7.6 24,169 6.3 110,513 11.6 135,853 9.8
Stroke 44 0.6 5,123 1.3 8,594 0.9 14,008 1.0
Any other long-term health condition(s) 619 8.9 33,000 8.6 89,861 9.4 123,805 8.9
No long-term health condition(s) 4,800 68.7 247,053 64.5 571,822 60.0 823,311 59.3
Not stated 126 1.8 9,950 2.6 34,302 3.6 86,038 6.2

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None of the selected conditions 5,174 74.1 263,004 68.7 615,211 64.5 882,974 63.6
One condition 1,258 18.0 69,190 18.1 205,963 21.6 277,752 20.0
Two conditions 305 4.4 25,148 6.6 65,159 6.8 91,489 6.6
Three or more conditions 114 1.6 15,525 4.1 32,565 3.4 49,035 3.5
Not stated 126 1.8 9,950 2.6 34,302 3.6 86,038 6.2

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Couple family without children 1,142 34.7 68,430 41.8 74,994 36.1 145,106 38.7
Couple family with children 1,818 55.2 73,556 45.0 85,250 41.0 159,659 42.6
One parent family 311 9.4 19,424 11.9 43,533 20.9 63,878 17.0
Other family 30 0.9 2,195 1.3 4,180 2.0 6,497 1.7

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

Families with children
All families 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Families with a child under 5 543 16.5 24,243 14.8 32,209 15.5 56,784 15.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 1,446 43.9 57,260 35.0 80,250 38.6 138,396 36.9

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 938 31.7 26,323 18.5 37,198 23.2 63,718 20.9
Both employed, worked part-time 117 4.0 8,780 6.2 7,279 4.5 16,123 5.3
One employed full-time, one part-time 856 29.0 29,367 20.7 42,644 26.6 72,220 23.7
One employed full-time, other not working 401 13.6 18,641 13.1 16,888 10.5 35,728 11.7
One employed part-time, other not working 133 4.5 10,896 7.7 8,822 5.5 19,839 6.5
Both not working 268 9.1 36,032 25.4 30,248 18.9 67,396 22.1
Other (includes away from work) 158 5.3 7,030 5.0 10,184 6.4 17,353 5.7
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 92 3.1 4,917 3.5 6,971 4.4 12,396 4.1

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Separate house 3,136 78.1 158,271 74.0 239,521 75.9 402,136 75.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 589 14.7 33,695 15.8 52,244 16.6 87,535 16.3
Flat or apartment 276 6.9 20,803 9.7 22,390 7.1 43,766 8.2
Other dwelling 4 0.1 503 0.2 808 0.3 1,356 0.3

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 5 0.1 421 0.2 592 0.2 1,061 0.2
1 bedroom 99 2.5 6,898 3.2 10,637 3.4 17,932 3.3
2 bedrooms 562 14.0 39,467 18.4 59,458 18.8 100,401 18.7
3 bedrooms 1,947 48.5 108,518 50.7 163,552 51.8 274,934 51.3
4 or more bedrooms 1,376 34.3 56,539 26.4 78,416 24.9 135,840 25.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 18 0.4 2,074 1.0 2,891 0.9 5,876 1.1

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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
One family households 3,218 80.1 156,282 73.1 200,395 63.5 360,130 67.2
Multiple family households 67 1.7 4,894 2.3 2,438 0.8 7,401 1.4
Single (or lone) person households 533 13.3 43,405 20.3 102,496 32.5 148,641 27.7
Group households 194 4.8 9,334 4.4 10,211 3.2 19,869 3.7

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Born in South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Owned outright 722 18.0 71,332 33.3 92,144 29.2 165,669 30.9
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,773 44.1 74,679 34.9 123,093 39.0 198,807 37.1
Rented (b) 1,437 35.8 60,969 28.5 89,197 28.3 152,198 28.4
Other tenure type (c) 60 1.5 4,487 2.1 8,154 2.6 12,931 2.4
Not stated 21 0.5 2,439 1.1 2,960 0.9 6,438 1.2

(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 South Africa % Born in South Africa Born overseas % Born overseas Born in Australia % Born in Australia Total % Total
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,862 N/A $1,603 N/A $1,535 N/A $1,562 N/A
Median weekly rent (a) $400 N/A $325 N/A $310 N/A $320 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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