North Canberra

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 39,438 people were counted in North Canberra: of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra there were 5,928 children aged 0-14 years and 7,784 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 33,752 people were Australian citizens, 9,484 were born overseas and 1,017 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 37.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.8% were separated or divorced, 5.4% were widowed and 46.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 68.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within North Canberra were England 4.7%, New Zealand 1.6%, Germany 0.9%, United States of America 0.9% and Scotland 0.8%.

Of all people counted in North Canberra on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 26.7%, Catholic 23.1%, Anglican 15.0%, Uniting Church 4.2% and Buddhism 2.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 1.2%, Mandarin 1.1%, Italian 1.1%, Vietnamese 0.9% and German 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 78.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 20,968 people aged 15 years and over in North Canberra were in the labour force. Of these 60.9% worked full-time, 30.5% worked part-time, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.9% were unemployed. 10,554 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 20.2%, Managers and Administrators 9.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.7%, Associate Professionals 7.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.9%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in North Canberra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 11.6%, Business Services 8.6%, Education 6.9%, Defence 5.0% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 8,196 families were counted: of these, 45.0% were couple families without children, 35.9% were couple families with children, 16.6% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 15,386 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in North Canberra, 61.0% were separate houses, 13.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 23.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 29.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.2% were being purchased and 42.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 31.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 36.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 31.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 53.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 31.3% were single (or lone) person households and 8.2% were group households.