South Canberra

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 3
Area code 80106
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 418
Male 49.0%
Female 51.0%
Median age 27
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 145
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 239
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $2,065
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent (a) $440

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 418 1.3 8,949 2.0 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 389 1.2 8,425 1.9 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 14 0.0 230 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 20 0.1 300 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 29,482 93.3 429,520 94.5 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 1,689 5.3 16,033 3.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 27 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 28 6.7 893 10.0 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 77 18.4 1,782 19.9 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 85 20.3 1,831 20.5 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 83 19.9 1,546 17.3 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 50 12.0 1,071 12.0 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 49 11.7 854 9.5 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 25 6.0 582 6.5 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 24 5.7 388 4.3 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Married 43 13.6 1,462 23.3 127,525 23.3
Separated 24 7.6 272 4.3 23,982 4.4
Divorced 27 8.5 445 7.1 37,473 6.8
Widowed 3 0.9 122 1.9 16,329 3.0
Never married 221 69.9 3,976 63.3 341,871 62.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 35 12.5 1,371 24.1 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 47 16.7 1,007 17.7 81,295 16.6
Not married 196 69.8 3,307 58.2 296,032 60.4

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 13 7.6 295 7.9 25,485 8.0
Primary 58 34.1 1,273 34.2 120,864 37.9
Secondary 39 22.9 845 22.7 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 11 6.5 348 9.4 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 36 21.2 612 16.5 21,149 6.6
Other 7 4.1 144 3.9 7,310 2.3
Not stated 5 2.9 202 5.4 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 95 30.1 1,242 19.8 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 34 10.8 775 12.3 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 19 6.0 356 5.7 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 19 6.0 745 11.9 84,821 15.5
Year 12 45 14.2 1,133 18.0 82,998 15.2
Year 11 19 6.0 306 4.9 43,335 7.9
Year 10 29 9.2 803 12.8 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 6 0.1 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 0 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 38 12.0 560 8.9 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 3 0.9 131 2.1 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 26 0.4 5,242 1.0
Not stated 10 3.2 188 3.0 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Wiradjuri 6 1.4 80 0.9 1,479 0.2
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 0.7 14 0.2 7,596 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 15 3.6 258 2.9 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 377 90.2 8,119 90.7 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 370 88.5 7,872 88.0 695,359 85.6
Australian 134 32.1 3,608 40.3 277,467 34.1
English 87 20.8 1,524 17.0 131,618 16.2
Irish 37 8.9 598 6.7 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 23 5.5 396 4.4 57,353 7.1

Note 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
In the labour force 220 69.6 4,403 70.1 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 94 29.7 1,814 28.9 234,314 42.8
Not stated 4 1.3 58 0.9 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 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
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 146 66.4 2,795 63.5 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 39 17.7 1,004 22.8 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 18 8.2 295 6.7 28,075 9.5
Total employed 195 88.6 4,089 92.9 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 20 9.1 316 7.2 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 64 32.8 927 22.7 36,013 13.9
Managers 37 19.0 623 15.2 21,218 8.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 37 19.0 747 18.3 30,731 11.8
Community and Personal Service Workers 19 9.7 531 13.0 45,221 17.4
Sales Workers 17 8.7 234 5.7 22,365 8.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 12 6.2 500 12.2 35,333 13.6
Labourers 10 5.1 271 6.6 37,003 14.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5 2.6 116 2.8 23,291 9.0

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Central Government Administration 59 30.3 829 20.3 4,605 1.8
Defence 25 12.8 262 6.4 2,561 1.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10 5.1 88 2.2 9,313 3.6
Police Services 8 4.1 87 2.1 2,108 0.8
Management Advice and Related Consulting Services 7 3.6 21 0.5 747 0.3

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 1,065 N/A 998 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 2,437 N/A 2,472 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 2,065 N/A 2,289 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 225 72.1 4,473 71.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 64 20.3 1,803 28.7 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 47 14.9 944 15.0 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 37 11.7 945 15.1 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Arthritis 31 7.4 624 7.0 50,807 6.3
Asthma 72 17.2 1,425 15.9 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 4 1.0 145 1.6 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 4 1.0 23 0.3 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 25 6.0 381 4.3 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 14 3.3 240 2.7 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 14 3.3 101 1.1 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 6 1.4 184 2.1 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 74 17.7 1,651 18.4 107,776 13.3
Stroke 0 0.0 63 0.7 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 55 13.2 1,071 12.0 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 210 50.2 4,754 53.1 462,348 56.9
Not stated 19 4.5 495 5.5 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 244 58.4 5,225 58.4 493,110 60.7
One condition 104 24.9 2,144 24.0 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 37 8.9 734 8.2 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 17 4.1 353 3.9 32,701 4.0
Not stated 19 4.5 495 5.5 65,539 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 13 5.4 237 5.1 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 N/A 2 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) 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 (a) $440 N/A $425 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167 N/A $2,141 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent (weekly) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		South Canberra % South Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 44 18.4 1,020 22.0 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 39 16.3 1,380 29.8 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 51 21.3 937 20.2 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 0 0.0 73 1.6 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 18 0.4 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 42 0.9 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 43 0.9 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 7 0.2 412 0.1
Other household 95 39.7 1,111 24.0 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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 91 38.1 3,041 65.6 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 40 16.7 828 17.9 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 110 46.0 750 16.2 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 7 0.2 2,861 0.8

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) 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 18 7.5 516 11.1 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 37 15.5 1,519 32.8 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 169 70.7 2,518 54.3 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 6 2.5 44 0.9 5,582 1.6
Not stated 0 0.0 41 0.9 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments 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 table totals.