Table 1.
Descriptive statistics on socio-demographic characteristics by migrant status (without weights, n = 9043).
| Socio-Demographic Characteristics | Australia-Born, n (%) | Overseas-Born, n (%) | Main-ESC-Born †, n (%) | Non-ESC-Born †, n (%) | Arrived ≤5 Years Ago, n (%) | Arrived 6–10 Years Ago, n (%) | Arrived ≥11 Years Ago, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7291 (80.65) | 1749 (19.35) | 808 (8.94) | 941 (10.41) | 156 (1.73) | 204 (2.26) | 1388 (15.36) |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 3649 (50.05) | 932 (53.29) | 464 (57.43) | 468 (49.73) | 77 (49.36) | 114 (55.88) | 740 (53.31) |
| Female | 3642 (49.95) | 817 (46.71) | 344 (42.57) | 473 (50.27) | 79 (50.64) | 90 (44.12) | 648 (46.69) |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| 15–24 | 1499 (20.56) | 110 (6.29) | 45 (5.57) | 65 (6.91) | 29 (18.59) | 25 (12.25) | 56 (4.03) |
| 25–34 | 1673 (22.95) | 376 (21.50) | 135 (16.71) | 241 (25.61) | 86 (55.13) | 84 (41.18) | 206 (14.84) |
| 35–44 | 1507 (20.67) | 419 (23.96) | 184 (22.77) | 235 (24.97) | 29 (18.59) | 66 (32.35) | 324 (23.34) |
| 45–54 | 1591 (21.82) | 496 (28.36) | 270 (33.42) | 226 (24.02) | 8 (5.13) | 25 (12.25) | 463 (33.36) |
| 55–64 | 1021 (14.00) | 348 (19.90) | 174 (21.53) | 174 (18.49) | 4 (2.56) | 4 (1.96) | 339 (24.42) |
| Educational attainment | |||||||
| High school or lower | 2647 (36.31) | 401 (22.93) | 218 (26.98) | 183 (19.45) | 28 (17.95) | 39 (19.12) | 335 (24.14) |
| Diploma or certificate | 2550 (34.98) | 563 (32.19) | 304 (37.62) | 259 (27.52) | 39 (25.00) | 46 (22.55) | 476 (34.29) |
| Bachelor | 1235 (16.94) | 408 (23.33) | 143 (17.70) | 265 (28.16) | 51 (32.69) | 59 (28.92) | 298 (21.47) |
| Postgraduate | 858 (11.77) | 377 (21.56) | 143 (17.70) | 234 (24.87) | 38 (24.36) | 60 (29.41) | 279 (20.10) |
| Occupational skill level | |||||||
| Lowest level | 1027 (14.10) | 241 (13.78) | 103 (12.75) | 138 (14.67) | 28 (17.95) | 27 (13.24) | 185 (13.33) |
| Mid–low level | 1703 (23.38) | 326 (18.64) | 136 (16.83) | 190 (20.19) | 35 (22.44) | 36 (17.65) | 255 (18.73) |
| Mid–high level | 1851 (25.42) | 405 (23.16) | 201 (24.88) | 204 (21.68) | 41 (26.28) | 45 (22.06) | 319 (22.98) |
| Highest level | 2702 (37.10) | 777 (44.43) | 368 (45.54) | 409 (43.46) | 52 (33.33) | 96 (47.06) | 629 (45.32) |
† Main-ESC-born: Born in a main-English speaking country; non-ESC-born: Born in a non-English speaking country. * Summations of percentage for some columns were not equal to 100% due to rounding.