$300-499 24.8 38.6 nc nc $500-699 18.1 14.1 nc nc $700+ 20.0 12.9 nc nc Not stated 5.1 8.1 nc nc The GSS population excludes people in non-private dwellings such as university residence halls. Therefore, its sample of temporary migrants would exclude many overseas students. nc= Not calculated because of small cell size. Skilled occupations include the first four major occupational groups. Source: 2010 General Social Survey Changes in permanent migrants’ household and housing characteristics with length of residence Data from the 2010 GSS are used to examine permanent migrants’ household and housing characteristics with length of residence. The changes are examined for permanent migrants only because temporary migrants usually stay for less than 5 years unless they apply for and are granted permanent resident status. Table 35 shows the changes in household and housing characteristics with length of residence in Australia for permanent migrants who arrived after 1990. There was an increase in one-person households and a decrease in households with six or more persons with increased length of residence. These changes are also reflected in the data on family composition, which also show an increase in one-person households and a decrease in group and multiple family households. There was not much change in terms of the number of dependent children in the migrants’ household with length of residence, and this is also reflected in the percentage of households consisting of a couple with dependent children, which did not change very much with duration of residence. 35: Household and housing characteristics of permanent migrants aged 18 and over, by year of arrival and length of residence Household/housing Year of arrival (length of residence) characteristics 2006-10 2001-05 1996-2000 1991-95 (0-4 (5-9 (10-14 years) (15-19 years) years) % % % % Number of persons in household 1 4.5 6.2 8.3 9.5 2 22.9 28.0 16.2 23.3 3 29.4 18.2 36.3 21.4 4 20.2 25.6 23.0 27.4 5 13.2 9.0 10.6 15.4 6+ 9.8 12.9 5.7 3.0
$300-499 24.8 38.6 nc nc $500-699 18.1 14.1 nc nc $700+ 20.0 12.9 nc nc Not stated 5.1 8.1 nc nc The GSS population excludes people in non-private dwellings such as university residence halls. Therefore, its sample of temporary migrants would exclude many overseas students. nc= Not calculated because of small cell size. Skilled occupations include the first four major occupational groups. Source: 2010 General Social Survey Changes in permanent migrants’ household and housing characteristics with length of residence Data from the 2010 GSS are used to examine permanent migrants’ household and housing characteristics with length of residence. The changes are examined for permanent migrants only because temporary migrants usually stay for less than 5 years unless they apply for and are granted permanent resident status. Table 35 shows the changes in household and housing characteristics with length of residence in Australia for permanent migrants who arrived after 1990. There was an increase in one-person households and a decrease in households with six or more persons with increased length of residence. These changes are also reflected in the data on family composition, which also show an increase in one-person households and a decrease in group and multiple family households. There was not much change in terms of the number of dependent children in the migrants’ household with length of residence, and this is also reflected in the percentage of households consisting of a couple with dependent children, which did not change very much with duration of residence. 35: Household and housing characteristics of permanent migrants aged 18 and over, by year of arrival and length of residence Household/housing Year of arrival (length of residence) characteristics 2006-10 2001-05 1996-2000 1991-95 (0-4 years) (5-9 years) (10-14 years) (15-19 % % % % Number of persons in household 1 4.5 6.2 8.3 9.5 2 22.9 28.0 16.2 23.3 3 29.4 18.2 36.3 21.4 4 20.2 25.6 23.0 27.4 5 13.2 9.0 10.6 15.4 6+ 9.8 12.9 5.7 3.0
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