Australian Capital Territory

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory
Area code 8
People 397,397
Male 49.3%
Female 50.7%
Median age 35
Families 102,036
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 163,286
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $2,070
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,058
Median weekly rent $380
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Male 195,739 49.3 176,747 49.5 11,546,638 49.3
Female 201,653 50.7 180,477 50.5 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6,508 1.6 5,184 1.5 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 397,397 people in Australian Capital Territory. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

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Age Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 34 -- 38 --
0-4 years 26,795 6.7 23,843 6.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 25,451 6.4 21,411 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 22,235 5.6 21,088 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 24,507 6.2 23,998 6.7 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 31,430 7.9 30,752 8.6 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 32,488 8.2 30,536 8.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 33,631 8.5 27,707 7.8 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 30,193 7.6 26,960 7.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 28,216 7.1 25,972 7.3 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 26,556 6.7 24,603 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 24,433 6.1 23,405 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 22,357 5.6 20,409 5.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 19,144 4.8 18,372 5.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 17,285 4.3 12,672 3.5 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 12,168 3.1 8,992 2.5 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 8,519 2.1 6,591 1.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 5,839 1.5 5,074 1.4 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 6,158 1.5 4,830 1.4 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Australian Capital Territory was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Married 154,584 47.9 137,508 47.3 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 8,159 2.5 7,534 2.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 25,353 7.9 23,094 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 12,542 3.9 11,351 3.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 122,279 37.9 111,388 38.3 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Australian Capital Territory aged 15 years and over, 47.9% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 135,703 48.1 124,917 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 32,501 11.5 27,593 10.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 113,732 40.3 105,842 41.0 7,024,973 41.9

In Australian Capital Territory, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Preschool 5,904 4.5 5,204 4.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 20,728 15.7 16,598 14.4 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 8,123 6.2 7,450 6.5 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3,969 3.0 3,662 3.2 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 13,606 10.3 12,384 10.8 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 6,372 4.8 6,638 5.8 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 4,207 3.2 4,100 3.6 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 8,163 6.2 9,181 8.0 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 34,291 26.0 28,338 24.7 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3,165 2.4 2,808 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 23,127 17.6 18,503 16.1 1,707,023 23.7

In Australian Capital Territory 33.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.9% were in primary school, 18.4% in secondary school and 32.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 119,919 37.1 -- -- 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 29,758 9.2 -- -- 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 9,461 2.9 -- -- 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 25,750 8.0 -- -- 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 57,843 17.9 -- -- 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 8,891 2.8 -- -- 941,531 4.9
Year 10 22,621 7.0 -- -- 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 140 0.0 -- -- 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 30 0.0 -- -- 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 14,566 4.5 -- -- 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 1,151 0.4 -- -- 145,844 0.8
Not stated 24,951 7.7 -- -- 1,974,794 10.4

2011 benchmarks are not available for this data item.

Of people aged 15 and over in Australian Capital Territory, 17.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
English 132,031 23.8 116,688 24.1 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 127,285 23.0 128,675 26.6 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 51,611 9.3 44,473 9.2 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 40,160 7.3 34,742 7.2 2,023,470 6.4
Chinese 22,472 4.1 14,943 3.1 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Australian Capital Territory were English 23.8%, Australian 23.0%, Irish 9.3%, Scottish 7.3% and Chinese 4.1%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Australian Capital Territory (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Australia 270,033 68.0 255,052 71.4 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 12,757 3.2 13,048 3.7 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11,351 2.9 6,591 1.8 509,555 2.2
India 10,414 2.6 5,887 1.6 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 4,734 1.2 4,386 1.2 518,466 2.2
Philippines 3,798 1.0 2,422 0.7 232,386 1.0

In Australian Capital Territory, 68.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.9%, India 2.6%, New Zealand 1.2% and Philippines 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 133,304 33.5 108,892 30.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 29,113 7.3 27,346 7.7 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 23,121 5.8 21,035 5.9 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 187,955 47.3 180,529 50.5 11,070,538 47.3

In Australian Capital Territory, 47.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 33.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Australia 211,707 53.3 -- -- 12,231,150 52.3
England 21,368 5.4 -- -- 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 14,581 3.7 -- -- 704,658 3.0
India 14,481 3.6 -- -- 616,939 2.6
New Zealand 6,381 1.6 -- -- 617,331 2.6

2011 comparison data is not available for this table. For the 2001, 2006 and 2011 Censuses, only whether a person's father was born in Australia or overseas was collected. In 2016, this question expanded to collect the actual country of birth of a person's father.

In Australian Capital Territory, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 53.3%, England 5.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.7%, India 3.6% and New Zealand 1.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Australia 218,199 54.9 -- -- 12,643,365 54.0
England 19,203 4.8 -- -- 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 14,782 3.7 -- -- 699,074 3.0
India 14,372 3.6 -- -- 605,777 2.6
New Zealand 6,065 1.5 -- -- 608,329 2.6

2011 comparison data is not available for this table. For the 2001, 2006 and 2011 Censuses, only whether a person's mother was born in Australia or overseas was collected. In 2016, this question expanded to collect the actual country of birth of a person's mother.

In Australian Capital Territory, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 54.9%, England 4.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.7%, India 3.6% and New Zealand 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 143,739 36.2 100,764 28.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 88,619 22.3 93,303 26.1 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 42,734 10.8 52,382 14.7 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 36,420 9.2 29,832 8.4 2,238,735 9.6
Hinduism 10,211 2.6 6,040 1.7 440,300 1.9

The most common responses for religion in Australian Capital Territory were No Religion, so described 36.2%, Catholic 22.3%, Anglican 10.8%, Not stated 9.2% and Hinduism 2.6%. In Australian Capital Territory, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Mandarin 12,408 3.1 6,676 1.9 596,711 2.5
Vietnamese 4,216 1.1 3,784 1.1 277,400 1.2
Cantonese 3,853 1.0 3,474 1.0 280,943 1.2
Hindi 3,646 0.9 2,313 0.6 159,652 0.7
Spanish 3,273 0.8 2,923 0.8 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 288,986 72.7 278,042 77.8 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 35,846 23.8 27,358 21.1 1,971,011 22.2

In Australian Capital Territory 72.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.1%, Vietnamese 1.1%, Cantonese 1.0%, Hindi 0.9% and Spanish 0.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 137,058 63.5 132,042 65.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 57,064 26.4 51,028 25.1 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 11,506 5.3 12,821 6.3 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 10,205 4.7 7,316 3.6 787,452 6.9

There were 215,833 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Australian Capital Territory. Of these 63.5% were employed full time, 26.4% were employed part-time and 4.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 20,602 10.0 18,662 9.5 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 16,499 8.0 14,748 7.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 19,962 9.7 17,616 9.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 46,946 22.8 43,132 22.0 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 90,110 43.8 88,906 45.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Australian Capital Territory, 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Professionals 62,716 30.5 58,083 29.7 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 34,668 16.9 37,511 19.1 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 32,776 15.9 31,030 15.8 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 21,694 10.6 18,232 9.3 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 19,639 9.6 19,909 10.2 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 13,956 6.8 13,360 6.8 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 10,354 5.0 9,267 4.7 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4,692 2.3 4,675 2.4 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Australian Capital Territory included Professionals 30.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.9%, Managers 15.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 6.8%, Labourers 5.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Central Government Administration 37,799 18.4 39,346 20.1 127,598 1.2
Defence 10,753 5.2 11,225 5.7 75,462 0.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6,560 3.2 4,901 2.5 411,808 3.9
State Government Administration 6,303 3.1 4,903 2.5 158,980 1.5
Higher Education 6,068 3.0 5,870 3.0 155,985 1.5

Of the employed people in Australian Capital Territory, the most common responses for industry of employment included Central Government Administration 18.4%, Defence 5.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.2%, State Government Administration 3.1% and Higher Education 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Personal 998 -- 917 -- 662 --
Family 2,445 -- 2,277 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,070 -- 1,920 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Australian Capital Territory was $998.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 130,776 63.6 122,111 62.4 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 12,320 6.0 13,626 7.0 489,922 4.6
Bus 12,226 5.9 11,054 5.6 323,201 3.0
Walked only 9,305 4.5 8,165 4.2 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 6,307 3.1 5,323 2.7 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 14,676 7.1 13,117 6.7 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 146,503 71.2 138,729 70.8 7,305,271 68.4

In Australian Capital Territory, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.6%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Bus 5.9%, Walked only 4.5% and Worked at home 3.1%. On the day, 7.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 246,674 76.4 226,734 77.9 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 93,275 28.9 82,142 28.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 36,947 11.4 30,890 10.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 75,109 23.3 61,570 21.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Australian Capital Territory, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 82,490 25.5 75,672 26.0 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 102,171 31.6 91,161 31.3 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 39,411 12.2 37,329 12.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 22,606 7.0 22,572 7.8 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Australian Capital Territory, 31.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 38,438 37.7 35,150 37.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 48,008 47.1 43,196 46.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 14,129 13.8 13,601 14.6 959,543 15.8
Other family 1,461 1.4 1,451 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Australian Capital Territory, 47.1% were couple families with children, 37.7% were couple families without children and 13.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.1 -- 19.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.9 -- 80.2 -- 81.8

In Australian Capital Territory, 20.1% of single parents were male and 79.9% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 26,341 30.5 24,454 31.2 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 2,981 3.4 2,578 3.3 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 17,892 20.7 16,097 20.5 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 11,401 13.2 10,519 13.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 4,054 4.7 3,301 4.2 302,037 6.0
Both not working 13,020 15.1 10,453 13.3 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 5,516 6.4 6,137 7.8 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 5,231 6.1 4,800 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Australian Capital Territory, of couple families with children, 30.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 20.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 142,670 91.9 129,430 92.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 12,593 8.1 10,198 7.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Australian Capital Territory, 91.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Separate house 95,520 67.0 94,267 72.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 25,280 17.7 18,813 14.5 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 21,405 15.0 16,070 12.4 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 194 0.1 230 0.2 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Australian Capital Territory, 67.0% were separate houses, 17.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.0% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 301 0.2 418 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 10,198 7.1 6,738 5.2 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 21,301 14.9 17,476 13.5 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 56,674 39.7 56,122 43.4 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 51,557 36.1 47,270 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 2,637 1.8 1,395 1.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Australian Capital Territory, of occupied private dwellings 7.1% had 1 bedroom, 14.9% had 2 bedrooms and 39.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Owned outright 38,555 27.0 36,740 28.4 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 54,832 38.4 50,393 38.9 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 45,346 31.8 39,592 30.6 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 952 0.7 817 0.6 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 2,984 2.1 1,887 1.5 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Australian Capital Territory, 27.0% were owned outright, 38.4% were owned with a mortgage and 31.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Family households 100,308 70.3 91,979 71.1 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 35,413 24.8 30,249 23.4 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 6,938 4.9 7,198 5.6 354,917 4.3

In Australian Capital Territory, of all households, 70.3% were family households, 24.8% were single person households and 4.9% were group households.

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Household income Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 11.7 -- 12.9 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 28.4 -- 23.7 -- 16.4

In Australian Capital Territory, 11.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 28.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Median rent 380 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.9 -- 92.0 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.1 -- 8.0 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,058 -- 2,167 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.5 -- 92.2 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.5 -- 7.8 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
None 7,832 5.5 7,977 6.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 53,025 37.2 47,516 36.7 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 55,714 39.1 50,278 38.8 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 22,580 15.8 21,103 16.3 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3,513 2.5 2,548 2.0 285,197 3.4

In Australian Capital Territory, 37.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 11,440 8.0 15,306 11.8 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 128,278 89.9 111,033 85.8 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 2,941 2.1 3,087 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Australian Capital Territory, 89.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Male 3,267 50.2 2,656 51.2 322,171 49.6
Female 3,236 49.8 2,531 48.8 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Australian Capital Territory, 50.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.8% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- (a) -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,886 -- 1,675 -- 1,203 --

a) There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Australian Capital Territory, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,886.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory 2011 % 2011 Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 360 -- 312 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Australian Capital Territory, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $360 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.