2016 Census QuickStats Country of Birth

People — demographics & education

People	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Male	34,726	51.6	2,997,173	48.6	7,735,362	49.5	11,546,638	49.3
Female	32,629	48.4	3,166,493	51.4	7,880,175	50.5	11,855,248	50.7

In the 2016 Census, there were 67,355 people in Australia who were born in Iraq. Of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female.

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Age People	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
0-14 years	5,944	8.8	366,872	6.0	3,777,875	24.2	4,364,607	18.7
15-24 years	8,880	13.2	612,643	9.9	2,197,847	14.1	2,988,390	12.8
25-34 years	13,984	20.8	1,130,884	18.3	1,994,601	12.8	3,368,449	14.4
35-44 years	13,482	20.0	1,021,528	16.6	1,911,355	12.2	3,144,935	13.4
45-54 years	12,295	18.3	961,980	15.6	1,920,340	12.3	3,105,007	13.3
55-64 years	7,149	10.6	840,595	13.6	1,704,198	10.9	2,753,734	11.8
65 years and over	5,617	8.3	1,229,161	19.9	2,109,310	13.5	3,676,765	15.7
Median age	38	--	44	--	34	--	38	--

Of the population born in Iraq who usually live in Australia, 8.8% were aged 0 - 14 years and 8.3% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Australia who were born in Iraq was 38 years.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Married	36,986	60.2	3,362,174	58.0	5,158,710	43.6	9,148,218	48.1
Separated	3,232	5.3	178,867	3.1	376,863	3.2	608,059	3.2
Divorced	2,918	4.8	464,766	8.0	1,021,844	8.6	1,626,890	8.5
Widowed	2,621	4.3	326,987	5.6	560,940	4.7	985,204	5.2
Never married	15,654	25.5	1,463,996	25.3	4,719,302	39.9	6,668,910	35.0

Of people in Australia aged 15 years and over who were born in Iraq, 60.2% were married, 5.3% were separated, and 4.8% were divorced.

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Education	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Pre-school	219	0.3	21,982	0.4	323,754	2.1	347,621	1.5
Primary	3,099	4.6	197,196	3.2	1,717,830	11.0	1,926,880	8.2
Secondary	3,867	5.7	224,770	3.6	1,211,676	7.8	1,446,506	6.2
University or tertiary institution	3,801	5.6	440,789	7.2	713,008	4.6	1,160,630	5.0
Technical or further education	3,651	5.4	152,909	2.5	267,689	1.7	424,870	1.8
Other	2,450	3.6	97,890	1.6	98,429	0.6	198,383	0.8
Institution attended, type not stated	2,288	3.4	117,292	1.9	329,449	2.1	1,707,023	7.3
Not attending an educational institution	47,971	71.2	4,910,840	79.7	10,953,685	70.1	16,189,980	69.2

Of the population born in Iraq who usually live in Australia, 28.8% were attending an educational institution. There were 4.6% in primary school, 5.7% in secondary school and 11.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Bachelor Degree level and above	10,480	17.1	1,830,410	31.6	2,320,141	19.6	4,181,406	22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	5,820	9.5	587,176	10.1	1,079,954	9.1	1,687,893	8.9
Certificate level IV	846	1.4	120,064	2.1	425,836	3.6	551,767	2.9
Certificate level III	3,329	5.4	565,803	9.8	1,831,323	15.5	2,442,203	12.8
Year 12	13,550	22.1	1,051,623	18.1	1,902,337	16.1	2,994,097	15.7
Year 11	2,484	4.0	200,856	3.5	724,761	6.1	941,531	4.9
Year 10	4,136	6.7	418,929	7.2	1,588,715	13.4	2,054,331	10.8
Certificate level II	129	0.2	3,313	0.1	9,848	0.1	13,454	0.1
Certificate level I	33	0.1	863	0.0	1,266	0.0	2,176	0.0
Year 9 or below	11,289	18.4	458,176	7.9	1,027,299	8.7	1,529,897	8.0
No educational attainment	5,202	8.5	114,870	2.0	26,748	0.2	145,844	0.8
Not stated	2,660	4.3	264,618	4.6	570,419	4.8	1,974,794	10.4

Of the population born in Iraq who usually live in Australia, 22.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 6.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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People — cultural & language diversity

Year of arrival	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Before 1941	5	0.0	9,289	0.2	--	--	--	--
1941 - 1950	28	0.0	84,378	1.4	--	--	--	--
1951 - 1960	48	0.1	321,721	5.2	--	--	--	--
1961 - 1970	889	1.3	590,106	9.6	--	--	--	--
1971 - 1980	1,286	1.9	541,319	8.8	--	--	--	--
1981 - 1990	1,612	2.4	768,312	12.5	--	--	--	--
1991 - 2000	16,850	25.0	766,940	12.4	--	--	--	--
2001 - 2005	9,969	14.8	559,084	9.1	--	--	--	--
2006 - 2010	13,685	20.3	985,332	16.0	--	--	--	--
2011 - 2016	21,348	31.7	1,324,426	21.5	--	--	--	--
Born in Australia	--	--	--	--	15,615,531	--	--	--

In Australia of people who were born in Iraq, 31.7% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 20.3% from 2006 - 2010.

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Citizenship	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Australian citizen	42,117	62.5	3,652,290	59.3	15,304,785	98.0	19,278,834	82.4
Not an Australian citizen	23,806	35.3	2,402,591	39.0	86,884	0.6	2,507,458	10.7

In Australia of people who were born in Iraq, 62.5% were Australian citizens.

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Birthplace of spouse or partner	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born'.	%
Spouse or partner born overseas	34,375	95.2	2,533,692	72.3	874,386	14.5	3,432,017	35.9
Spouse or partner born in Australia	1,269	3.5	874,386	25.0	4,975,104	82.7	5,872,893	61.4

In Australia of people who were born in Iraq and had a spouse or partner, 95.2% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 3.5% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

Note: Total does not include those spouses or partners who did not state their country of birth.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined'	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%

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English language proficiency	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Speaks English only	1,995	3.0	2,581,282	41.9	14,190,672	90.9	17,020,421	72.7
Speaks other language and speaks English:
Very well or well	43,755	65.0	2,885,219	46.8	1,122,966	7.2	4,068,598	17.4
Not well or not at all	20,926	31.1	648,470	10.5	157,704	1.0	819,925	3.5

In Australia of people who were born in Iraq, 3.0% spoke English only at home. A further 65.0% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

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People — employment

Employment Labour force, people aged 15 years and over	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Worked full-time	10,158	45.2	2,052,828	58.4	4,491,739	57.5	6,623,065	57.7
Worked part-time	7,139	31.8	1,025,198	29.2	2,421,402	31.0	3,491,503	30.4
Away from work	1,211	5.4	158,027	4.5	397,088	5.1	569,276	5.0
Unemployed	3,966	17.6	277,586	7.9	498,013	6.4	787,452	6.9
People aged 15 years and over
Not in the labour force	38,144	62.1	2,221,922	38.3	3,913,066	33.1	6,297,600	33.1

In Australia of people who were born in Iraq and who were in the labour force, 45.2% worked full-time, 31.8% worked part-time and 17.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked Labour force, people aged 15 years and over	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
1-15 hours per week	2,786	15.1	313,561	9.7	890,779	12.2	1,218,823	11.4
16-24 hours per week	2,146	11.6	358,890	11.1	706,291	9.7	1,079,236	10.1
25-34 hours per week	2,205	11.9	352,748	10.9	824,331	11.3	1,193,445	11.2
35-39 hours per week	3,658	19.8	705,848	21.8	1,300,092	17.8	2,031,263	19.0
40 hours or more per week	6,501	35.1	1,346,985	41.6	3,191,643	43.7	4,591,801	43.0

In Australia of people who were born in Iraq and who were employed, 35.1% worked 40 hours or more per week and 19.8% worked 35-39 hours per week.

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Occupation, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%

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Median weekly income People aged 15 years and over	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Personal	359	--	615	--	688	--	662	--
Family	995	--	1,725	--	1,834	--	1,734	--
Household	1,019	--	1,562	--	1,539	--	1,438	--

In Australia of people who were born in Iraq, the personal weekly median income was $359. Family median weekly income was $995 and Household median weekly income was $1,019.

Median personal weekly income for persons aged 15 years and over born in the selected country. Excludes those who did not state an income.

Family for the selected country of birth is determined by the reference person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. Median family income excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

Household for the selected country of birth is determined by the response of any household member (enumerated in the dwelling) to country of birth. Median household income excludes households where at least one member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

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Travel to work Employed people aged 15 years and over	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Car	14,058	75.9	1,986,872	61.4	5,009,484	68.5	7,090,101	66.4
Bus or train	1,221	6.6	453,292	14.0	454,116	6.2	915,328	8.6
Other	1,327	7.2	381,664	11.8	672,865	9.2	1,066,965	10.0

In Australia 75.9% of employed people who were born in Iraq travelled to work on census day by car, while 6.6% travelled by bus or train.

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	24,513	39.9	3,964,948	68.4	9,000,198	76.0	13,143,914	69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	17,406	28.3	1,677,392	28.9	3,507,061	29.6	5,259,400	27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	10,337	16.8	613,990	10.6	1,489,817	12.6	2,145,203	11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	4,243	6.9	941,091	16.2	2,634,097	22.3	3,620,726	19.0

In Australia 39.9% of people who were born in Iraq did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 28.3% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over	Born in Iraq	%	All overseas born This is for all people who were born overseas and includes people born in the selected country of birth.	%	Australian born These are people who stated their country of birth was Australia. This includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island.	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born', plus 'Australian born' plus those people who did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Less than 5 hours per week	7,946	12.9	1,234,900	21.3	3,013,177	25.5	4,298,593	22.6
5 to 14 hours per week	7,684	12.5	1,509,217	26.0	3,371,602	28.5	4,944,578	26.0
15 to 29 hours per week	3,760	6.1	678,501	11.7	1,479,061	12.5	2,189,776	11.5
30 hours or more per week	5,127	8.3	542,335	9.4	1,136,359	9.6	1,710,970	9.0

In Australia of people who were born in Iraq and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 12.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families — family composition

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Family composition	Born in Iraq These are families where the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner was born in the selected country of birth.	%	All overseas born The family is determined where the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner stated a country of birth was overseas and includes the selected country of birth total.	%	Australian born The family is determined where the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner were born in Australia (includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island).	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born' plus 'Australian born' as well as families where the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Couple family without children	3,485	14.1	1,012,440	39.3	1,240,422	36.6	2,291,987	37.8
Couple family with children	17,000	68.7	1,248,241	48.4	1,434,939	42.3	2,716,224	44.7
One parent family	3,875	15.7	282,463	11.0	648,590	19.1	959,543	15.8
Other family	400	1.6	34,059	1.3	65,896	1.9	102,559	1.7
Families with a child under 5	7,731	31.2	446,733	17.3	591,182	17.4	1,037,904	17.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years	15,070	60.9	977,697	37.9	1,379,763	40.7	2,357,465	38.8

These statistics are for families in Australia. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Iraq. Of these families, 68.7% were couple families with children, 14.1% were couple families without children and 15.7% were one parent families.

Note: Totals for families with a child under 5 and for families with a child aged 0-15 years does not include those families where the reference person and/or their spouse/partner did not state their country of birth.

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Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of parents in couple families Labour force, people aged 15 years and over	Born in Iraq These are families where the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner was born in the selected country of birth.	%	All overseas born The family is determined where the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner stated a country of birth was overseas and includes the selected country of birth total.	%	Australian born The family is determined where the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner were born in Australia (includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island).	%	Total This is the total of 'All overseas born' plus 'Australian born' as well as families where the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner did NOT state a country of birth.	%
Both employed, worked full-time	1,341	6.5	475,278	21.0	600,260	22.4	1,084,006	21.6
Both employed, worked part-time	513	2.5	97,948	4.3	103,266	3.9	203,596	4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time	1,447	7.1	424,478	18.8	652,771	24.4	1,086,460	21.7
One employed full-time, other not working	2,995	14.6	390,307	17.3	352,203	13.2	749,886	15.0
One employed part-time, other not working	2,507	12.2	156,274	6.9	141,852	5.3	302,037	6.0
Both not working	10,209	49.9	492,423	21.8	488,403	18.3	1,006,697	20.1
Other (includes away from work)	695	3.4	107,664	4.8	152,346	5.7	264,145	5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family)	772	3.8	116,299	5.1	184,264	6.9	311,381	6.2

These statistics are for families in Australia. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Iraq. Of these families, 6.5% of families had both parents working full-time, 7.1% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 49.9% of families stated that both parents were not working.

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Dwellings — dwelling structure

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Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings	Born in Iraq These are occupied private dwellings with at least one resident who was born in the selected country of birth.	%	All overseas born These are occupied private dwellings with people who were born overseas or in Australia (including occupied private dwellings for the selected country of birth). It excludes dwellings where none of the occupants stated their country of birth.	%	Australian born These are occupied private dwellings with people who were born in Australia (includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island). It excludes dwellings where none of the occupants stated their country of birth.	%	Total This total includes occupied private dwellings for people who were born overseas or in Australia as well as occupied private dwellings where none of the occupants stated their country of birth.	%
Separate house	17,377	63.8	2,212,954	67.1	5,074,866	76.9	6,041,788	72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	4,665	17.1	466,800	14.1	779,497	11.8	1,055,016	12.7
Flat or apartment	4,868	17.9	585,471	17.7	668,862	10.1	1,087,434	13.1
Other dwelling	124	0.5	20,721	0.6	48,617	0.7	64,425	0.8

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Australia. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Iraq, 63.8% were a separate house, 17.9% were a flat or apartment, and 17.1% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

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Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings	Born in Iraq These are occupied private dwellings with at least one resident who was born in the selected country of birth.	%	All overseas born These are occupied private dwellings with people who were born overseas or in Australia (including occupied private dwellings for the selected country of birth). It excludes dwellings where none of the occupants stated their country of birth.	%	Australian born These are occupied private dwellings with people who were born in Australia (includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island). It excludes dwellings where none of the occupants stated their country of birth.	%	Total This total includes occupied private dwellings for people who were born overseas or in Australia as well as occupied private dwellings where none of the occupants stated their country of birth.	%
None (includes bedsitters)	140	0.5	17,187	0.5	23,956	0.4	39,769	0.5
1 bedroom	1,266	4.7	176,922	5.4	254,884	3.9	411,252	5.0
2 bedrooms	5,328	19.6	658,470	20.0	1,119,772	17.0	1,562,759	18.9
3 bedrooms	10,656	39.2	1,264,755	38.3	2,787,246	42.2	3,403,190	41.1
4 or more bedrooms	8,934	32.8	1,110,865	33.7	2,287,725	34.7	2,670,758	32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated	894	3.3	71,635	2.2	126,102	1.9	198,351	2.4

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Australia. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Iraq, 19.6% had two bedrooms, 39.2% had three bedrooms and 32.8% had four or more bedrooms.

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Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Mortgage and rent Occupied private dwellings	Born in Iraq These are occupied private dwellings with at least one resident who was born in the selected country of birth.	%	All overseas born These are occupied private dwellings with people who were born overseas or in Australia (including occupied private dwellings for the selected country of birth). It excludes dwellings where none of the occupants stated their country of birth.	%	Australian born These are occupied private dwellings with people who were born in Australia (includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island). It excludes dwellings where none of the occupants stated their country of birth.	%	Total This total includes occupied private dwellings for people who were born overseas or in Australia as well as occupied private dwellings where none of the occupants stated their country of birth.	%
Owned outright	2,482	9.1	970,425	29.4	2,013,505	30.5	2,565,695	31.0
Owned with a mortgage	8,305	30.5	1,122,252	34.0	2,474,999	37.5	2,855,222	34.5
Rented	15,303	56.2	1,099,840	33.3	1,907,007	28.9	2,561,302	30.9
Other tenure type	149	0.5	25,380	0.8	59,681	0.9	78,994	1.0
Tenure type not stated	983	3.6	81,928	2.5	144,494	2.2	224,869	2.7
Median monthly mortgage repayment	1,950	--	1,950	--	1,742	--	1,755	--
Median weekly rent paid	360	--	370	--	330	--	335	--

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Australia. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Iraq, 9.1% were owned outright, 30.5% were owned with a mortgage and 56.2% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950 and the median weekly rent paid was $360.

Median monthly mortgage repayment relates only to occupied private dwellings that are owned with a mortgage (including those being purchased under a rent/buy scheme). It excludes 'visitor only' and 'other non-classifiable' households and dwellings that did not state a monthly repayment value.

Median weekly rent paid relates to occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation). It excludes 'visitor only' and 'other non-classifiable' households and dwellings that did not state a weekly payment value.

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Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Born in Iraq These are occupied private dwellings with at least one resident who was born in the selected country of birth.	%	All overseas born These are occupied private dwellings with people who were born overseas or in Australia (including occupied private dwellings for the selected country of birth). It excludes dwellings where none of the occupants stated their country of birth.	%	Australian born These are occupied private dwellings with people who were born in Australia (includes Australian External Territories and Norfolk Island). It excludes dwellings where none of the occupants stated their country of birth.	%	Total This total includes occupied private dwellings for people who were born overseas or in Australia as well as occupied private dwellings where none of the occupants stated their country of birth.	%
One family households	22,039	81.0	2,465,248	74.7	4,809,352	72.9	5,751,635	69.4
Multiple family households	1,761	6.5	101,470	3.1	137,593	2.1	155,992	1.9
Single (or lone) person households	2,575	9.5	559,665	17.0	1,403,935	21.3	2,023,542	24.4
Group households	844	3.1	173,452	5.3	248,803	3.8	354,917	4.3

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'Born in Iraq' includes households in Australia where at least one person was born in Iraq. Of those households, 81.0% were one family households and 9.5% were lone person households.

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