North Canberra

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code 80105
People 53,002
Male 49.9%
Female 50.1%
Median age 31
Families 10,852
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 23,335
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,981
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $390
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(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
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male 26,449 49.9 195,739 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 26,554 50.1 201,653 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 601 1.1 6,508 1.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 53,002 people in North Canberra. Of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

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Age North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 31 -- 35 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,350 4.4 26,795 6.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,247 4.2 25,451 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,996 3.8 22,235 5.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 3,913 7.4 24,507 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 7,817 14.8 31,430 7.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 6,325 11.9 32,488 8.2 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 5,158 9.7 33,631 8.5 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 3,715 7.0 30,193 7.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 3,107 5.9 28,216 7.1 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 3,132 5.9 26,556 6.7 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,770 5.2 24,433 6.1 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,477 4.7 22,357 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,066 3.9 19,144 4.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,687 3.2 17,285 4.3 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,286 2.4 12,168 3.1 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,016 1.9 8,519 2.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 868 1.6 5,839 1.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,058 2.0 6,158 1.5 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in North Canberra was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Married 15,221 32.8 154,584 47.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 959 2.1 8,159 2.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 3,218 6.9 25,353 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,654 3.6 12,542 3.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 25,346 54.6 122,279 37.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in North Canberra aged 15 years and over, 32.8% were married and 9.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 12,392 35.3 135,703 48.1 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 5,554 15.8 32,501 11.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 17,196 48.9 113,732 40.3 7,024,973 41.9

In North Canberra, of people aged 15 years and over, 35.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 520 2.4 5,904 4.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,088 9.5 20,728 15.7 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 422 1.9 8,123 6.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 369 1.7 3,969 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,291 5.9 13,606 10.3 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 402 1.8 6,372 4.8 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 444 2.0 4,207 3.2 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 894 4.1 8,163 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 11,154 50.6 34,291 26.0 1,160,626 16.1
Other 491 2.2 3,165 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 3,968 18.0 23,127 17.6 1,707,023 23.7

In North Canberra 41.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 13.1% were in primary school, 9.7% in secondary school and 54.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 21,965 47.3 119,919 37.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,733 5.9 29,758 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 846 1.8 9,461 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,880 4.1 25,750 8.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 9,942 21.4 57,843 17.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 701 1.5 8,891 2.8 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,713 3.7 22,621 7.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 14 0.0 140 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 30 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,444 3.1 14,566 4.5 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 154 0.3 1,151 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 4,236 9.1 24,951 7.7 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in North Canberra, 21.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
English 17,451 23.2 132,031 23.8 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 15,088 20.1 127,285 23.0 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 7,657 10.2 51,611 9.3 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 5,810 7.7 40,160 7.3 2,023,470 6.4
Chinese 4,423 5.9 22,472 4.1 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in North Canberra were English 23.2%, Australian 20.1%, Irish 10.2%, Scottish 7.7% and Chinese 5.9%.

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 North Canberra (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 33,288 62.8 270,033 68.0 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,520 4.8 11,351 2.9 509,555 2.2
England 1,809 3.4 12,757 3.2 907,570 3.9
India 859 1.6 10,414 2.6 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 764 1.4 4,734 1.2 518,466 2.2
United States of America 606 1.1 2,781 0.7 86,125 0.4

In North Canberra, 62.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.8%, England 3.4%, India 1.6%, New Zealand 1.4% and United States of America 1.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 18,632 35.2 133,304 33.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 4,132 7.8 29,113 7.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 3,539 6.7 23,121 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 22,610 42.7 187,955 47.3 11,070,538 47.3

In North Canberra, 42.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 35.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 26,228 49.6 211,707 53.3 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,946 5.6 14,581 3.7 704,658 3.0
England 2,803 5.3 21,368 5.4 1,403,096 6.0
India 1,169 2.2 14,481 3.6 616,939 2.6
New Zealand 1,039 2.0 6,381 1.6 617,331 2.6

In North Canberra, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 49.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.6%, England 5.3%, India 2.2% and New Zealand 2.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 26,871 50.7 218,199 54.9 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3,008 5.7 14,782 3.7 699,074 3.0
England 2,520 4.8 19,203 4.8 1,302,147 5.6
India 1,178 2.2 14,372 3.6 605,777 2.6
New Zealand 1,007 1.9 6,065 1.5 608,329 2.6

In North Canberra, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 50.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.7%, England 4.8%, India 2.2% and New Zealand 1.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 25,130 47.4 143,739 36.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 8,165 15.4 88,619 22.3 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 5,901 11.1 36,420 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 3,993 7.5 42,734 10.8 3,101,185 13.3
Buddhism 1,835 3.5 9,921 2.5 563,674 2.4

The most common responses for religion in North Canberra were No Religion, so described 47.4%, Catholic 15.4%, Not stated 11.1%, Anglican 7.5% and Buddhism 3.5%. In North Canberra, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (53.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Mandarin 2,742 5.2 12,408 3.1 596,711 2.5
Vietnamese 613 1.2 4,216 1.1 277,400 1.2
Cantonese 592 1.1 3,853 1.0 280,943 1.2
Spanish 448 0.8 3,273 0.8 140,817 0.6
Korean 445 0.8 2,370 0.6 108,997 0.5
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English only spoken at home 37,034 69.9 288,986 72.7 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4,837 22.9 35,846 23.8 1,971,011 22.2

In North Canberra 69.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 5.2%, Vietnamese 1.2%, Cantonese 1.1%, Spanish 0.8% and Korean 0.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 18,083 60.7 137,058 63.5 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 8,189 27.5 57,064 26.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,628 5.5 11,506 5.3 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,885 6.3 10,205 4.7 787,452 6.9

There were 29,785 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Canberra. Of these 60.7% were employed full time, 27.5% were employed part-time and 6.3% 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
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 3,323 11.9 20,602 10.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 2,471 8.9 16,499 8.0 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,397 8.6 19,962 9.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 5,529 19.8 46,946 22.8 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 12,557 45.0 90,110 43.8 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in North Canberra, 11.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 10,632 38.1 62,716 30.5 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 5,330 19.1 32,776 15.9 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3,622 13.0 34,668 16.9 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,891 10.4 21,694 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,644 5.9 19,639 9.6 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 1,552 5.6 13,956 6.8 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 1,311 4.7 10,354 5.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 256 0.9 4,692 2.3 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in North Canberra included Professionals 38.1%, Managers 19.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.9%, Sales Workers 5.6%, Labourers 4.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 0.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Central Government Administration 5,482 19.8 37,799 18.4 127,598 1.2
Defence 2,706 9.7 10,753 5.2 75,462 0.7
Higher Education 1,795 6.5 6,068 3.0 155,985 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 1,007 3.6 5,203 2.5 253,385 2.4
State Government Administration 893 3.2 6,303 3.1 158,980 1.5

Of the employed people in North Canberra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Central Government Administration 19.8%, Defence 9.7%, Higher Education 6.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.6% and State Government Administration 3.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 925 -- 998 -- 662 --
Family 2,645 -- 2,445 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,981 -- 2,070 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Canberra was $925.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 12,443 44.6 130,776 63.6 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 4,328 15.5 9,305 4.5 370,427 3.5
Bicycle 2,521 9.0 5,366 2.6 107,756 1.0
Bus 2,099 7.5 12,226 5.9 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 1,376 4.9 12,320 6.0 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 2,441 8.7 14,676 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 14,211 50.9 146,503 71.2 7,305,271 68.4

In North Canberra, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 44.6%, Walked only 15.5%, Bicycle 9.0%, Bus 7.5% and Car, as passenger 4.9%. On the day, 8.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 50.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 34,411 74.2 246,674 76.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 8,985 19.4 93,275 28.9 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 4,119 8.9 36,947 11.4 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 13,523 29.1 75,109 23.3 3,620,726 19.0

In North Canberra, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.4% provided care for children and 8.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.1% 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
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 13,401 28.9 82,490 25.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 14,489 31.2 102,171 31.6 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 4,405 9.5 39,411 12.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,120 4.6 22,606 7.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in North Canberra, 31.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 5,135 47.3 38,438 37.7 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 4,169 38.4 48,008 47.1 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,333 12.3 14,129 13.8 959,543 15.8
Other family 216 2.0 1,461 1.4 102,559 1.7

Of the families in North Canberra, 38.4% were couple families with children, 47.3% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.6 -- 20.1 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.4 -- 79.9 -- 81.8

In North Canberra, 21.6% of single parents were male and 78.4% 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
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 2,915 31.3 26,341 30.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 406 4.4 2,981 3.4 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,797 19.3 17,892 20.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,133 12.2 11,401 13.2 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 476 5.1 4,054 4.7 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,327 14.3 13,020 15.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 524 5.6 5,516 6.4 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 721 7.8 5,231 6.1 311,381 6.2

In North Canberra, of couple families with children, 31.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 19.3% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 19,317 89.6 142,670 91.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,238 10.4 12,593 8.1 1,039,874 11.2

In North Canberra, 89.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 8,652 44.8 95,520 67.0 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,212 16.6 25,280 17.7 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 7,343 38.0 21,405 15.0 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 21 0.1 194 0.1 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in North Canberra, 44.8% were separate houses, 16.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 38.0% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 89 0.5 301 0.2 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3,425 17.7 10,198 7.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 5,134 26.6 21,301 14.9 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 6,453 33.4 56,674 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 3,724 19.3 51,557 36.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 483 2.5 2,637 1.8 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.6 -- 3.1 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.5 -- 2.6 --

In North Canberra, of occupied private dwellings 17.7% had 1 bedroom, 26.6% had 2 bedrooms and 33.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4,437 23.0 38,555 27.0 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 4,807 24.9 54,832 38.4 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 9,407 48.7 45,346 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 149 0.8 952 0.7 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 522 2.7 2,984 2.1 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in North Canberra, 23.0% were owned outright, 24.9% were owned with a mortgage and 48.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 10,738 55.6 100,308 70.3 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 6,459 33.4 35,413 24.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 2,117 11.0 6,938 4.9 354,917 4.3

In North Canberra, of all households, 55.6% were family households, 33.4% were single person households and 11.0% were group households.

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Household income North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.2 -- 11.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 28.3 -- 28.4 -- 16.4

In North Canberra, 15.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 28.3% 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 North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 390 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.1 -- 91.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.9 -- 8.1 -- 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 North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 2,058 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.8 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.2 -- 5.5 -- 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 North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None 2,305 11.9 7,832 5.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 9,065 46.9 53,025 37.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 5,558 28.8 55,714 39.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,799 9.3 22,580 15.8 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 586 3.0 3,513 2.5 285,197 3.4

In North Canberra, 46.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,853 9.6 11,440 8.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 16,954 87.8 128,278 89.9 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 505 2.6 2,941 2.1 221,494 2.7

In North Canberra, 87.8% 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.
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male 315 52.2 3,267 50.2 322,171 49.6
Female 288 47.8 3,236 49.8 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 23 -- 23 --

In North Canberra, 52.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.8% were female. The median age was 26 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
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,709 -- 1,886 -- 1,203 --

In North Canberra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,709.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 373 -- 360 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In North Canberra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $373 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.