South Canberra

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 24,139 people were counted in South Canberra: of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Of the total population 1.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in South Canberra there were 4,017 children aged 0-14 years and 5,638 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in South Canberra, 21,123 people were Australian citizens, 5,391 were born overseas and 409 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in South Canberra, 45.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.7% were separated or divorced, 6.7% were widowed and 36.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in South Canberra, 70.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within South Canberra were England 5.1%, New Zealand 1.6%, Italy 1.1%, United States of America 0.8% and Scotland 0.8%.

Of all people counted in South Canberra on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.3%, No Religion 21.5%, Anglican 21.4%, Uniting Church 4.1% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in South Canberra, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.6%, Greek 0.9%, French 0.8%, German 0.7% and Spanish 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 81.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 12,920 people aged 15 years and over in South Canberra were in the labour force. Of these 67.9% worked full-time, 25.9% worked part-time, 1.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.6% were unemployed. 6,073 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in South Canberra, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 21.4%, Managers and Administrators 11.2%, Associate Professionals 9.0%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.0%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.0%, Labourers and Related 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 South Canberra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 13.6%, Business Services 10.0%, Education 5.0%, Defence 3.8% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in South Canberra, 5,361 families were counted: of these, 43.0% were couple families without children, 39.8% were couple families with children, 15.4% were one parent families and 1.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in South Canberra, 9,690 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in South Canberra, 57.3% were separate houses, 10.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 27.8% were flats, units or apartments and 3.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in South Canberra, 34.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.5% were being purchased and 38.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in South Canberra, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 37.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 32.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 28.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in South Canberra, 55.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 30.7% were single (or lone) person households and 5.6% were group households.