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2011 QuickStats Country of Birth
Census - all people - usual residents
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Expand People category,includes demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment
People — demographics & education
People |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
Total |
36,532 |
-- |
5,294,150 |
-- |
15,017,846 |
-- |
21,507,719 |
-- |
Male |
18,998 |
52.0 |
2,593,757 |
49.0 |
7,412,598 |
49.4 |
10,634,013 |
49.4 |
Female |
17,534 |
48.0 |
2,700,393 |
51.0 |
7,605,248 |
50.6 |
10,873,706 |
50.6 |
In the 2011 Census, there were 36,532 people in Australia who were born in Egypt. Of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female.
Age |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
People |
0-14 years |
2,343 |
6.4 |
321,002 |
6.1 |
3,640,297 |
24.2 |
4,144,025 |
19.3 |
15-24 years |
1,678 |
4.6 |
509,371 |
9.6 |
2,205,772 |
14.7 |
2,866,475 |
13.3 |
25-34 years |
3,892 |
10.7 |
877,998 |
16.6 |
1,912,001 |
12.7 |
2,967,018 |
13.8 |
35-44 years |
3,258 |
8.9 |
869,316 |
16.4 |
2,028,894 |
13.5 |
3,063,014 |
14.2 |
45-54 years |
5,801 |
15.9 |
911,673 |
17.2 |
1,878,549 |
12.5 |
2,951,545 |
13.7 |
55-64 years |
7,913 |
21.7 |
800,149 |
15.1 |
1,565,325 |
10.4 |
2,503,360 |
11.6 |
65 years and over |
11,647 |
31.9 |
1,004,641 |
19.0 |
1,787,005 |
11.9 |
3,012,282 |
14.0 |
|
Median age |
56 |
-- |
45 |
-- |
33 |
-- |
37 |
-- |
Of the population born in Egypt who usually live in Australia, 6.4% were aged 0 - 14 years and 31.9% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Australia who were born in Egypt was 56 years.
Registered marital status |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
People aged 15 years and over |
Married |
22,344 |
65.3 |
2,928,440 |
58.9 |
5,108,631 |
44.9 |
8,461,114 |
48.7 |
Separated |
1,241 |
3.6 |
153,431 |
3.1 |
338,561 |
3.0 |
529,281 |
3.0 |
Divorced |
2,956 |
8.6 |
408,625 |
8.2 |
950,506 |
8.4 |
1,460,899 |
8.4 |
Widowed |
3,574 |
10.5 |
302,440 |
6.1 |
566,038 |
5.0 |
949,634 |
5.5 |
Never married |
4,078 |
11.9 |
1,180,210 |
23.7 |
4,413,812 |
38.8 |
5,962,768 |
34.3 |
Of people in Australia aged 15 years and over who were born in Egypt, 65.3% were married, 3.6% were separated, and 8.6% were divorced.
Marital Status Charts
Of people who usually live in Australia and who were born in Egypt the median age of married people was 57 years. Of people never married, the median age was 27 years.
Education |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
Pre-school |
124 |
0.3 |
21,003 |
0.4 |
309,313 |
2.1 |
332,843 |
1.5 |
Primary |
1,411 |
3.9 |
167,232 |
3.2 |
1,575,657 |
10.5 |
1,755,208 |
8.2 |
Secondary |
707 |
1.9 |
175,726 |
3.3 |
1,149,930 |
7.7 |
1,336,043 |
6.2 |
University or tertiary institution |
1,345 |
3.7 |
310,820 |
5.9 |
615,500 |
4.1 |
932,526 |
4.3 |
Technical or further education |
689 |
1.9 |
144,143 |
2.7 |
324,322 |
2.2 |
473,608 |
2.2 |
Other |
346 |
0.9 |
67,731 |
1.3 |
92,172 |
0.6 |
161,660 |
0.8 |
Institution attended, type not stated |
1,412 |
3.9 |
164,034 |
3.1 |
456,866 |
3.0 |
1,511,692 |
7.0 |
Not attending an educational institution |
30,498 |
83.5 |
4,243,461 |
80.2 |
10,494,086 |
69.9 |
15,004,139 |
69.8 |
Total |
36,532 |
-- |
5,294,150 |
-- |
15,017,846 |
-- |
21,507,719 |
-- |
Of the population born in Egypt who usually live in Australia, 16.5% were attending an educational institution. There were 3.9% in primary school, 1.9% in secondary school and 5.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.
Education Charts
People — cultural & language diversity
Year of arrival |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
Before 1941 |
50 |
0.1 |
16,681 |
0.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1941 - 1950 |
1,436 |
3.9 |
106,647 |
2.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1951 - 1960 |
4,854 |
13.3 |
375,076 |
7.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1961 - 1970 |
7,583 |
20.8 |
642,355 |
12.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1971 - 1980 |
4,005 |
11.0 |
571,828 |
10.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1981 - 1990 |
5,044 |
13.8 |
782,926 |
14.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1991 - 2000 |
4,768 |
13.1 |
786,777 |
14.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2001 - 2005 |
2,856 |
7.8 |
581,597 |
11.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2006 - 2011 |
4,585 |
12.6 |
1,190,322 |
22.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Born in Australia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
15,017,842 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
In Australia of people who were born in Egypt, 12.6% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 7.8% from 2001 - 2005.
Citizenship |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
Australian citizen |
31,306 |
85.7 |
3,308,898 |
62.5 |
14,717,058 |
98.0 |
18,261,807 |
84.9 |
Not an Australian citizen |
4,588 |
12.6 |
1,886,266 |
35.6 |
61,629 |
0.4 |
1,959,288 |
9.1 |
In Australia of people who were born in Egypt, 85.7% were Australian citizens.
Birthplace of spouse or partner |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
Spouse or partner born overseas |
17,392 |
79.2 |
2,166,392 |
70.8 |
815,212 |
13.9 |
3,000,633 |
33.4 |
Spouse or partner born in Australia |
4,221 |
19.2 |
815,212 |
26.6 |
4,893,731 |
83.3 |
5,724,579 |
63.8 |
In Australia of people who were born in Egypt and had a spouse or partner, 79.2% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 19.2% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.
Religious Affiliation Charts
English language proficiency |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
Speaks English only |
7,401 |
20.3 |
2,475,678 |
46.8 |
13,801,996 |
91.9 |
16,509,291 |
76.8 |
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Speaks other language and speaks English: |
Very well or well |
25,839 |
70.7 |
2,251,010 |
42.5 |
965,711 |
6.4 |
3,272,390 |
15.2 |
Not well or not at all |
2,913 |
8.0 |
513,582 |
9.7 |
127,514 |
0.8 |
655,380 |
3.0 |
In Australia of people who were born in Egypt, 20.3% spoke English only at home. A further 70.7% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.
People — employment
Employment |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over |
Worked full-time |
9,594 |
57.5 |
1,815,912 |
60.9 |
4,481,393 |
59.4 |
6,367,554 |
59.7 |
Worked part-time |
4,868 |
29.2 |
810,164 |
27.2 |
2,217,300 |
29.4 |
3,062,976 |
28.7 |
Away from work |
999 |
6.0 |
163,025 |
5.5 |
452,103 |
6.0 |
627,797 |
5.9 |
Unemployed |
1,224 |
7.3 |
192,530 |
6.5 |
398,931 |
5.3 |
600,133 |
5.6 |
Total in labour force |
16,685 |
-- |
2,981,631 |
-- |
7,549,727 |
-- |
10,658,460 |
-- |
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People aged 15 years and over |
Not in the labour force |
16,656 |
48.7 |
1,908,619 |
38.4 |
3,687,284 |
32.4 |
5,729,306 |
33.0 |
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In Australia of people who were born in Egypt and who were in the labour force, 57.5% worked full-time, 29.2% worked part-time and 7.3% were unemployed.
Employment - hours worked |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over |
1-15 hours per week |
1,585 |
10.3 |
253,078 |
9.1 |
823,237 |
11.5 |
1,087,799 |
10.8 |
16-24 hours per week |
1,589 |
10.3 |
277,755 |
10.0 |
658,858 |
9.2 |
947,792 |
9.4 |
25-34 hours per week |
1,698 |
11.0 |
279,329 |
10.0 |
735,206 |
10.3 |
1,027,380 |
10.2 |
35-39 hours per week |
2,919 |
18.9 |
569,314 |
20.4 |
1,218,448 |
17.0 |
1,808,879 |
18.0 |
40 hours or more per week |
6,672 |
43.2 |
1,246,601 |
44.7 |
3,262,942 |
45.6 |
4,558,678 |
45.3 |
In Australia of people who were born in Egypt and who were employed, 43.2% worked 40 hours or more per week and 18.9% worked 35-39 hours per week.
In Australia of people who were born in Egypt the median age for those who were employed full-time was 49, while the median age for those employed part-time was 51.
Occupation Chart
Median weekly income |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
People aged 15 years and over |
Personal |
423 |
-- |
538 |
-- |
597 |
-- |
577 |
-- |
Family |
1,335 |
-- |
1,485 |
-- |
1,492 |
-- |
1,481 |
-- |
Household |
1,093 |
-- |
1,245 |
-- |
1,194 |
-- |
1,234 |
-- |
Family and Household are determined for the selected country of birth, 'All overseas born' and 'Australian born' by the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. See explanatory notes for more information. |
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In Australia of people who were born in Egypt, the personal weekly median income was $423. Family median weekly income was $1,335 and Household median weekly income was $1,093.
Travel to work |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
Employed people aged 15 years and over |
Car |
10,871 |
70.3 |
1,731,504 |
62.1 |
4,810,606 |
67.3 |
6,620,838 |
65.8 |
Bus or train |
1,482 |
9.6 |
350,975 |
12.6 |
414,430 |
5.8 |
772,912 |
7.7 |
Other |
1,107 |
7.2 |
332,981 |
11.9 |
701,390 |
9.8 |
1,045,825 |
10.4 |
In Australia 70.3% of employed people who were born in Egypt, travelled to work on census day by car, while 9.6% travelled by bus or train.
Unpaid work |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
People aged 15 years and over |
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) |
19,783 |
57.9 |
3,415,647 |
68.7 |
8,587,763 |
75.5 |
12,149,347 |
70.0 |
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) |
7,930 |
23.2 |
1,373,956 |
27.6 |
3,396,260 |
29.9 |
4,827,808 |
27.8 |
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) |
5,016 |
14.7 |
512,280 |
10.3 |
1,353,534 |
11.9 |
1,896,957 |
10.9 |
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) |
4,890 |
14.3 |
735,396 |
14.8 |
2,321,102 |
20.4 |
3,090,874 |
17.8 |
In Australia 57.9% of people who were born in Egypt did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 23.2% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.
Unpaid domestic work, number of hours |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
People aged 15 years and over |
Less than 5 hours per week |
6,243 |
18.3 |
1,045,756 |
21.0 |
2,795,136 |
24.6 |
3,883,357 |
22.4 |
5 to 14 hours per week |
7,234 |
21.2 |
1,281,818 |
25.8 |
3,111,380 |
27.3 |
4,444,640 |
25.6 |
15 to 29 hours per week |
3,377 |
9.9 |
596,319 |
12.0 |
1,452,979 |
12.8 |
2,075,154 |
12.0 |
30 hours or more per week |
2,930 |
8.6 |
491,752 |
9.9 |
1,228,268 |
10.8 |
1,746,196 |
10.1 |
In Australia of people who were born in Egypt and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 21.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.6% worked 30 hours or more.
Expand Families category,includes family composition | weekly income | employment status of couple families
Families — family composition
For important information on how migrant families are classified, please see the explanatory notes
Family composition |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
Couple family without children |
6,942 |
39.1 |
909,186 |
39.9 |
1,204,689 |
36.4 |
2,150,301 |
37.8 |
Couple family with children |
8,665 |
48.9 |
1,086,957 |
47.7 |
1,421,441 |
42.9 |
2,534,399 |
44.6 |
One parent family |
1,970 |
11.1 |
253,606 |
11.1 |
623,185 |
18.8 |
901,637 |
15.9 |
Other family |
155 |
0.9 |
30,804 |
1.4 |
64,275 |
1.9 |
97,722 |
1.7 |
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Families with a child under 5 |
2,053 |
11.6 |
368,079 |
16.1 |
629,491 |
19.0 |
997,568 |
17.6 |
Families with a child aged 0-15 years |
5,033 |
28.4 |
847,725 |
37.2 |
1,401,334 |
42.3 |
2,249,060 |
39.6 |
These statistics are for families in Australia. They are for families where the reference person was born in Egypt and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Egypt. Of these families, 48.9% were couple families with children, 39.1% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.
Family Charts
Families — weekly income
These statistics are for families in Australia. They are for families where the reference person was born in Egypt and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Egypt. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $2,085 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,501.
Families — employment status of couple families
Employment status of parents in couple families |
Born in Egypt |
% |
All overseas born |
% |
Australian born |
% |
Total |
% |
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over |
Both employed, worked full-time |
2,267 |
14.5 |
424,216 |
21.3 |
583,765 |
22.2 |
1,015,165 |
21.7 |
Both employed, worked part-time |
634 |
4.1 |
78,786 |
3.9 |
94,329 |
3.6 |
174,795 |
3.7 |
One employed full-time, one part-time |
2,346 |
15.0 |
366,187 |
18.3 |
628,451 |
23.9 |
1,001,907 |
21.4 |
One employed full-time, other not working |
2,551 |
16.3 |
351,617 |
17.6 |
378,600 |
14.4 |
736,322 |
15.7 |
One employed part-time, other not working |
1,328 |
8.5 |
123,282 |
6.2 |
125,270 |
4.8 |
251,191 |
5.4 |
Both not working |
5,015 |
32.1 |
428,908 |
21.5 |
451,465 |
17.2 |
899,598 |
19.2 |
Other |
792 |
5.1 |
114,131 |
5.7 |
173,546 |
6.6 |
291,196 |
6.2 |
Labour force status not stated |
673 |
4.3 |
109,016 |
5.5 |
190,703 |
7.3 |
314,529 |
6.7 |
These statistics are for families in Australia. They are for families where the reference person was born in Egypt and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Egypt. Of these families, 14.5% of families had both parents working full-time, 15.0% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 32.1% of families stated that both parents were not working.
Expand Dwellings category,includes dwelling structure | mortgage & rent | household composition
Dwellings — dwelling structure
Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households
For important information on how migrant households are classified, please see the explanatory notes
Dwelling structure |
People born in Egypt |
% |
All birthplace responses |
% |
Total |
% |
Occupied private dwellings |
Separate house |
17,092 |
71.2 |
5,773,803 |
75.7 |
5,864,574 |
75.6 |
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc |
2,675 |
11.1 |
749,880 |
9.8 |
765,980 |
9.9 |
Flat, unit or apartment |
4,125 |
17.2 |
1,033,848 |
13.6 |
1,056,237 |
13.6 |
Other dwelling |
95 |
0.4 |
63,820 |
0.8 |
66,666 |
0.9 |
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 Egypt, 71.2% were a separate house, 17.2% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 11.1% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.
Dwelling Structure Charts
Number of bedrooms |
People born in Egypt |
% |
All birthplace responses |
% |
Total |
% |
Occupied private dwellings |
None (includes bedsitters) |
86 |
0.4 |
40,817 |
0.5 |
42,160 |
0.5 |
1 bedroom |
926 |
3.9 |
353,399 |
4.6 |
363,129 |
4.7 |
2 bedrooms |
4,426 |
18.4 |
1,452,173 |
19.0 |
1,481,577 |
19.1 |
3 bedrooms |
9,979 |
41.6 |
3,331,683 |
43.7 |
3,379,930 |
43.6 |
4 or more bedrooms |
8,024 |
33.4 |
2,332,594 |
30.6 |
2,350,132 |
30.3 |
Number of bedrooms not stated |
574 |
2.4 |
117,401 |
1.5 |
143,394 |
1.8 |
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 Egypt, 18.4% had two bedrooms, 41.6% had three bedrooms and 33.4% had four or more bedrooms.
Bedroom Charts
Dwellings — mortgage & rent
Mortgage and rent |
People born in Egypt |
% |
All birthplace responses |
% |
Total |
% |
Occupied private dwellings |
Owned outright |
9,921 |
41.3 |
2,440,739 |
32.0 |
2,488,149 |
32.1 |
Owned with a mortgage |
7,107 |
29.6 |
2,691,967 |
35.3 |
2,709,433 |
34.9 |
Rented |
5,926 |
24.7 |
2,265,310 |
29.7 |
2,297,458 |
29.6 |
Other tenure type |
163 |
0.7 |
68,118 |
0.9 |
70,069 |
0.9 |
Tenure type not stated |
898 |
3.7 |
161,933 |
2.1 |
195,213 |
2.5 |
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Median monthly mortgage repayment |
1,965 |
-- |
1,800 |
-- |
1,800 |
-- |
Median weekly rent paid |
290 |
-- |
286 |
-- |
285 |
-- |
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 Egypt, 41.3% were owned outright, 29.6% were owned with a mortgage and 24.7% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,965 and the median weekly rent paid was $290.
Dwellings — household composition
Household composition |
People born in Egypt |
% |
All birthplace responses |
% |
Total |
% |
One family households |
18,393 |
76.9 |
5,365,562 |
70.3 |
5,422,469 |
69.9 |
Multiple family households |
611 |
2.6 |
127,500 |
1.7 |
128,147 |
1.7 |
Single (or lone) person households |
4,319 |
18.1 |
1,818,070 |
23.8 |
1,888,697 |
24.3 |
Group households |
584 |
2.4 |
316,935 |
4.2 |
321,006 |
4.1 |
All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in Egypt' includes households in Australia where at least one person was born in Egypt. Of those households, 76.9% were one family households and 18.1% were lone person households.
LATEST ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (AEST) 28/03/2013
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