South Canberra

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Area code 80106
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 328
Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 178
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,449
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $298

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

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

People South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 304 92.7 6,138 94.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 10 3.0 180 2.8 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 14 4.3 189 2.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in South Canberra, there were 328 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female.

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Age South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 26 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 33 9.9 726 11.2 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 56 16.9 1,302 20.0 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 61 18.4 1,368 21.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 59 17.8 1,031 15.9 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 30 9.0 756 11.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 44 13.3 693 10.7 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 29 8.7 419 6.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 20 6.0 205 3.2 30,952 4.8

In South Canberra, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 25.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Married 39 16.7 1,164 26.0 105,086 24.5
Separated 15 6.4 167 3.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 22 9.4 374 8.4 28,796 6.7
Widowed 0 0.0 81 1.8 13,794 3.2
Never married 158 67.5 2,686 60.1 261,980 61.1

In South Canberra, 16.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 32 16.0 1,018 25.5 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 37 18.5 648 16.2 60,051 16.0
Not married 131 65.5 2,325 58.3 228,281 60.9

In South Canberra, 16.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 16 12.4 181 6.7 16,698 6.4
Primary 36 27.9 903 33.4 97,859 37.5
Secondary 30 23.3 642 23.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 12 9.3 221 8.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 19 14.7 411 15.2 15,489 5.9
Other 3 2.3 61 2.3 5,047 1.9
Not stated 13 10.1 288 10.6 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in South Canberra, 39.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.9% were attending a primary school, 23.3% were attending a secondary school and 24.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 47 19.4 771 17.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 19 7.9 477 10.7 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 24 9.9 264 5.9 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 23 9.5 471 10.5 56,625 13.2
Year 12 34 14.0 808 18.0 59,949 14.0
Year 11 9 3.7 234 5.2 34,674 8.1
Year 10 39 16.1 611 13.6 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 11 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 0 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 33 13.6 410 9.2 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 20 0.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 16 6.6 309 6.9 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in South Canberra, 14.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 306 93.3 6,048 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in South Canberra. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australian 230 48.0 4,421 45.1 399,843 45.0
English 88 18.4 1,786 18.2 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 60 12.5 1,021 10.4 140,480 15.8
Irish 26 5.4 809 8.3 45,887 5.2
Scottish 24 5.0 531 5.4 30,843 3.5

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

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in South Canberra, the most common ancestries were Australian 48.0%, English 18.4%, Australian Aboriginal 12.5%, Irish 5.4% and Scottish 5.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 93 69.4 1,906 62.4 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 23 17.2 709 23.2 61,049 27.4
Away from work 3 2.2 159 5.2 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 15 11.2 281 9.2 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 102 43.2 1,343 30.0 190,132 44.3

There were 134 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Canberra. Of these 69.4% were employed full time, 17.2% were employed part-time and 11.2% 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.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 30 25.2 575 20.7 24,339 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 25 21.0 620 22.3 23,174 12.7
Managers 20 16.8 340 12.2 12,844 7.1
Community and Personal Service Workers 14 11.8 343 12.3 30,991 17.0
Labourers 10 8.4 208 7.5 27,814 15.3
Sales Workers 6 5.0 189 6.8 15,791 8.7
Inadequately described 6 5.0 129 4.6 3,291 1.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 5 4.2 264 9.5 24,399 13.4

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in South Canberra, the most common occupations were Professionals 25.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 21.0%, Managers 16.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Labourers 8.4%, Sales Workers 5.0%, Inadequately described 5.0% and Technicians and Trades Workers 4.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Central Government Administration 38 46.3 590 22.1 3,808 2.1
Defence 5 6.1 164 6.1 1,602 0.9
Police Services 4 4.9 47 1.8 1,390 0.8
Plumbing Services 3 3.7 13 0.5 1,070 0.6
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3 3.7 53 2.0 5,555 3.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in South Canberra, the most common industries of employment were Central Government Administration 46.3%, Defence 6.1%, Police Services 4.9%, Plumbing Services 3.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 671 -- 789 -- 441 --
Household 1,449 -- 1,886 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in South Canberra was $671 and the median weekly household income was $1,449.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 159 66.2 3,243 72.5 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 50 20.9 1,385 31.0 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 29 12.1 618 13.8 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 55 23.0 934 20.9 63,303 14.8

In South Canberra, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 66.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.9% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.9 -- 1.7 --

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 South Canberra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.4 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 298 -- 360 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In South Canberra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $298 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 41 23.6 647 19.8 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 28 16.1 1,033 31.7 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 39 22.4 694 21.3 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 4 2.3 54 1.7 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 22 0.7 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 34 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 3 1.7 26 0.8 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 0 0.0 471 0.2
Other household 59 33.9 751 23.0 53,195 20.2

In South Canberra, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 23.6% were a couple family with no children, 16.1% were a couple family with children and 24.1% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 84 48.8 2,285 70.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 24 14.0 587 18.0 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 64 37.2 370 11.4 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 15 0.5 2,897 1.1

In South Canberra there were 178 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 48.8% were separate houses, 14.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 37.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 11 6.4 325 10.0 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 23 13.3 1,069 32.9 68,085 25.9
Rented 128 74.0 1,737 53.5 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 18 0.6 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 11 6.4 100 3.1 10,182 3.9

In South Canberra, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.4% were owned outright, 13.3% were owned with a mortgage and 74.0% were rented.

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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.