Barton

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC80021
People 1,439
Male 50.2%
Female 49.8%
Median age 38
Families 344
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.2
All private dwellings 956
Average people per household 1.8
Median weekly household income $2,356
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,037
Median weekly rent $480
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male 721 50.2 195,739 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 715 49.8 201,653 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 8 0.6 6,508 1.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,439 people in Barton. Of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 35 -- 38 --
0-4 years 53 3.7 26,795 6.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 29 2.0 25,451 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 23 1.6 22,235 5.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 30 2.1 24,507 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 80 5.5 31,430 7.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 202 14.0 32,488 8.2 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 204 14.1 33,631 8.5 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 147 10.2 30,193 7.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 101 7.0 28,216 7.1 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 101 7.0 26,556 6.7 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 90 6.2 24,433 6.1 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 93 6.4 22,357 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 91 6.3 19,144 4.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 104 7.2 17,285 4.3 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 51 3.5 12,168 3.1 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 21 1.5 8,519 2.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 10 0.7 5,839 1.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 17 1.2 6,158 1.5 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Barton was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 7.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Married 562 42.0 154,584 47.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 32 2.4 8,159 2.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 120 9.0 25,353 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 27 2.0 12,542 3.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 596 44.6 122,279 37.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Barton aged 15 years and over, 42.0% were married and 11.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 409 37.2 135,703 48.1 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 203 18.5 32,501 11.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 486 44.3 113,732 40.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Barton, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 7 1.9 5,904 4.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 23 6.1 20,728 15.7 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 7 1.9 8,123 6.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 9 2.4 3,969 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 29 7.8 13,606 10.3 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 0.8 6,372 4.8 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 6 1.6 4,207 3.2 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 12 3.2 8,163 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 152 40.6 34,291 26.0 1,160,626 16.1
Other 12 3.2 3,165 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 114 30.5 23,127 17.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Barton 25.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.1% were in primary school, 9.7% in secondary school and 44.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 856 64.0 119,919 37.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 86 6.4 29,758 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 22 1.6 9,461 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 29 2.2 25,750 8.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 136 10.2 57,843 17.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 20 1.5 8,891 2.8 941,531 4.9
Year 10 38 2.8 22,621 7.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 140 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 30 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 7 0.5 14,566 4.5 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 1,151 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 123 9.2 24,951 7.7 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Barton, 10.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 3.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
English 536 26.5 132,031 23.8 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 349 17.2 127,285 23.0 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 255 12.6 51,611 9.3 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 174 8.6 40,160 7.3 2,023,470 6.4
Chinese 78 3.9 22,472 4.1 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Barton were English 26.5%, Australian 17.2%, Irish 12.6%, Scottish 8.6% and Chinese 3.9%.

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 Barton (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 933 66.5 270,033 68.0 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 59 4.2 12,757 3.2 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 29 2.1 11,351 2.9 509,555 2.2
United States of America 24 1.7 2,781 0.7 86,125 0.4
New Zealand 21 1.5 4,734 1.2 518,466 2.2
Korea, Republic of (South) 16 1.1 2,287 0.6 98,776 0.4

In Barton, 66.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1%, United States of America 1.7%, New Zealand 1.5% and Korea, Republic of (South) 1.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 458 31.8 133,304 33.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 90 6.2 29,113 7.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 86 6.0 23,121 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 685 47.5 187,955 47.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Barton, 47.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 774 54.7 211,707 53.3 12,231,150 52.3
England 75 5.3 21,368 5.4 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 39 2.8 14,581 3.7 704,658 3.0
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 26 1.8 3,897 1.0 177,536 0.8
India 25 1.8 14,481 3.6 616,939 2.6

In Barton, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 54.7%, England 5.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.8% and India 1.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 779 55.1 218,199 54.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 55 3.9 19,203 4.8 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 34 2.4 14,782 3.7 699,074 3.0
India 28 2.0 14,372 3.6 605,777 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 24 1.7 3,283 0.8 155,231 0.7

In Barton, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 55.1%, England 3.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.4%, India 2.0% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 630 43.8 143,739 36.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 252 17.5 88,619 22.3 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 154 10.7 42,734 10.8 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 145 10.1 36,420 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 42 2.9 9,610 2.4 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Barton were No Religion, so described 43.8%, Catholic 17.5%, Anglican 10.7%, Not stated 10.1% and Uniting Church 2.9%. In Barton, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (48.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
French 47 3.3 2,047 0.5 70,873 0.3
Mandarin 44 3.1 12,408 3.1 596,711 2.5
Italian 17 1.2 3,245 0.8 271,597 1.2
Vietnamese 14 1.0 4,216 1.1 277,400 1.2
Greek 12 0.8 2,436 0.6 237,588 1.0
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English only spoken at home 1,051 73.8 288,986 72.7 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 149 19.3 35,846 23.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Barton 73.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French 3.3%, Mandarin 3.1%, Italian 1.2%, Vietnamese 1.0% and Greek 0.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 762 78.2 137,058 63.5 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 146 15.0 57,064 26.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 49 5.0 11,506 5.3 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 18 1.8 10,205 4.7 787,452 6.9

There were 975 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Barton. Of these 78.2% were employed full time, 15.0% were employed part-time and 1.8% 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
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 54 5.7 20,602 10.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 42 4.4 16,499 8.0 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 47 4.9 19,962 9.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 198 20.8 46,946 22.8 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 564 59.2 90,110 43.8 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Barton, 5.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 445 46.6 62,716 30.5 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 221 23.2 32,776 15.9 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 130 13.6 34,668 16.9 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 62 6.5 21,694 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 25 2.6 13,956 6.8 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 24 2.5 19,639 9.6 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 7 0.7 10,354 5.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4 0.4 4,692 2.3 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Barton included Professionals 46.6%, Managers 23.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.5%, Sales Workers 2.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 2.5%, Labourers 0.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 0.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Central Government Administration 304 33.1 37,799 18.4 127,598 1.2
Defence 103 11.2 10,753 5.2 75,462 0.7
Police Services 31 3.4 2,356 1.1 68,686 0.6
Higher Education 30 3.3 6,068 3.0 155,985 1.5
Computer System Design and Related Services 27 2.9 6,009 2.9 162,884 1.5

Of the employed people in Barton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Central Government Administration 33.1%, Defence 11.2%, Police Services 3.4%, Higher Education 3.3% and Computer System Design and Related Services 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 1,576 -- 998 -- 662 --
Family 3,157 -- 2,445 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,356 -- 2,070 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Barton was $1,576.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 406 42.7 130,776 63.6 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 267 28.1 9,305 4.5 370,427 3.5
Bus 60 6.3 12,226 5.9 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 41 4.3 12,320 6.0 489,922 4.6
Bicycle 37 3.9 5,366 2.6 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 72 7.5 14,676 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 455 47.7 146,503 71.2 7,305,271 68.4

In Barton, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 42.7%, Walked only 28.1%, Bus 6.3%, Car, as passenger 4.3% and Bicycle 3.9%. On the day, 7.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 47.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,070 80.4 246,674 76.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 226 17.0 93,275 28.9 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 130 9.7 36,947 11.4 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 340 25.5 75,109 23.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Barton, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.0% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.5% 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
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 460 34.4 82,490 25.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 482 36.0 102,171 31.6 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 88 6.6 39,411 12.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 47 3.5 22,606 7.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Barton, 36.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 233 66.8 38,438 37.7 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 86 24.6 48,008 47.1 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 23 6.6 14,129 13.8 959,543 15.8
Other family 7 2.0 1,461 1.4 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Barton, 24.6% were couple families with children, 66.8% were couple families without children and 6.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 42.9 -- 20.1 -- 18.2
Female -- 57.1 -- 79.9 -- 81.8

In Barton, 42.9% of single parents were male and 57.1% 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
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 131 40.7 26,341 30.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 8 2.5 2,981 3.4 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 48 14.9 17,892 20.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 45 14.0 11,401 13.2 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 10 3.1 4,054 4.7 302,037 6.0
Both not working 36 11.2 13,020 15.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 21 6.5 5,516 6.4 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 23 7.1 5,231 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Barton, of couple families with children, 40.7% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 14.9% 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 Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 684 78.2 142,670 91.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 191 21.8 12,593 8.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Barton, 78.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 53 7.7 95,520 67.0 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 22 3.2 25,280 17.7 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 609 89.0 21,405 15.0 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 194 0.1 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Barton, 7.7% were separate houses, 3.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 89.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 301 0.2 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 238 34.6 10,198 7.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 276 40.2 21,301 14.9 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 133 19.4 56,674 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 37 5.4 51,557 36.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 0.4 2,637 1.8 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2 -- 3.1 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.8 -- 2.5 -- 2.6 --

In Barton, of occupied private dwellings 34.6% had 1 bedroom, 40.2% had 2 bedrooms and 19.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 135 19.8 38,555 27.0 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 182 26.7 54,832 38.4 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 361 53.0 45,346 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 952 0.7 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 3 0.4 2,984 2.1 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Barton, 19.8% were owned outright, 26.7% were owned with a mortgage and 53.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 342 49.9 100,308 70.3 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 300 43.7 35,413 24.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 44 6.4 6,938 4.9 354,917 4.3

In Barton, of all households, 49.9% were family households, 43.7% were single person households and 6.4% were group households.

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Household income Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 4.0 -- 11.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 36.1 -- 28.4 -- 16.4

In Barton, 4.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 36.1% 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 Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 480 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.5 -- 91.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.5 -- 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 Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,037 -- 2,058 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.7 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.3 -- 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 Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None 41 6.0 7,832 5.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 422 61.3 53,025 37.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 196 28.5 55,714 39.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 24 3.5 22,580 15.8 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 5 0.7 3,513 2.5 285,197 3.4

In Barton, 61.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 3.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 25 3.6 11,440 8.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 660 95.9 128,278 89.9 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 0.4 2,941 2.1 221,494 2.7

In Barton, 95.9% 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.
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male 8 72.7 3,267 50.2 322,171 49.6
Female 3 27.3 3,236 49.8 326,996 50.4
Median age 33 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Barton, 72.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 27.3% were female. The median age was 33 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.3 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,687 -- 1,886 -- 1,203 --

In Barton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,687.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Barton % Barton Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 570 -- 360 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Barton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $570 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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.