2900, ACT

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Postal Areas
Area code POA2900
People 4,177
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 36
Families 1,126
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.5
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 2,435
Average number of people per household 1.9
Median weekly household income $1,860
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,625
Median weekly rent (b) $450
Average number of 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.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male 2,024 48.5 224,361 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,153 51.5 230,140 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 98 2.3 8,949 2.0 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 3,904 93.5 429,520 94.5 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 173 4.1 16,033 3.5 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 36 N/A 35 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 224 5.4 26,680 5.9 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 140 3.4 29,162 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 89 2.1 27,097 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 109 2.6 26,348 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 345 8.3 34,261 7.5 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 540 12.9 39,282 8.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 511 12.2 38,468 8.5 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 350 8.4 37,236 8.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 241 5.8 32,148 7.1 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 206 4.9 29,284 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 213 5.1 26,925 5.9 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 234 5.6 23,926 5.3 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 192 4.6 21,481 4.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 199 4.8 18,513 4.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 205 4.9 17,162 3.8 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 156 3.7 11,749 2.6 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 117 2.8 7,598 1.7 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 105 2.5 7,181 1.6 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Married 1,450 39.0 173,618 46.7 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 168 4.5 9,482 2.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 440 11.8 28,749 7.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 184 4.9 13,771 3.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,480 39.8 145,939 39.3 7,583,393 36.5

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)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,268 36.7 157,859 46.8 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 483 14.0 42,290 12.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,703 49.3 137,415 40.7 7,863,327 41.9

(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.

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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 50 5.5 8,841 6.0 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 95 10.4 25,044 17.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 50 5.5 8,725 5.9 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 18 2.0 4,442 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 163 17.8 38,255 26.0 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 77 8.4 16,189 11.0 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 28 3.1 7,116 4.8 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 9 1.0 4,632 3.1 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 116 12.7 27,966 19.0 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 119 13.0 11,841 8.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 208 22.7 36,264 24.6 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 324 35.4 48,160 32.7 1,789,994 23.3
Other 66 7.2 5,763 3.9 242,821 3.2
Not stated 201 21.9 18,244 12.4 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,399 37.6 159,540 42.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 406 10.9 34,410 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 172 4.6 11,887 3.2 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 335 9.0 27,907 7.5 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 601 16.2 60,564 16.3 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 96 2.6 9,243 2.5 958,803 4.6
Year 10 263 7.1 22,786 6.1 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 5 0.1 138 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 27 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 118 3.2 15,185 4.1 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 86 2.3 7,784 2.1 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 7 0.2 1,479 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 242 6.5 20,574 5.5 1,694,773 8.2

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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
English 1,390 33.3 145,294 32.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,129 27.0 143,355 31.5 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 466 11.2 52,661 11.6 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 451 10.8 45,452 10.0 2,176,777 8.6
Indian 288 6.9 20,391 4.5 783,953 3.1

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 people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of 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)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 2,697 64.6 306,896 67.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 279 6.7 17,203 3.8 673,352 2.6
England 134 3.2 13,245 2.9 927,490 3.6
Nepal 123 2.9 5,689 1.3 122,506 0.5
Philippines 76 1.8 5,058 1.1 293,892 1.2
New Zealand 47 1.1 5,122 1.1 530,492 2.1

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,621 38.8 167,616 36.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 316 7.6 33,830 7.4 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 202 4.8 27,843 6.1 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,832 43.9 206,266 45.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 204 4.9 18,941 4.2 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 2,042 48.9 234,501 51.6 12,959,282 51.0
India 361 8.6 24,026 5.3 935,066 3.7
England 289 6.9 26,791 5.9 1,626,778 6.4
Nepal 138 3.3 6,325 1.4 140,364 0.6
New Zealand 77 1.8 7,490 1.6 673,661 2.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 2,155 51.6 240,655 52.9 13,383,605 52.6
India 354 8.5 23,763 5.2 917,541 3.6
England 250 6.0 23,581 5.2 1,488,479 5.9
Nepal 138 3.3 6,314 1.4 139,489 0.5
Philippines 91 2.2 7,282 1.6 417,285 1.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,678 40.2 197,622 43.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 745 17.8 87,566 19.3 5,075,907 20.0
Hinduism 388 9.3 20,505 4.5 684,002 2.7
Anglican 342 8.2 37,141 8.2 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 257 6.2 23,697 5.2 1,751,052 6.9

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In 2900, ACT, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (43.8%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Nepali 126 3.0 5,859 1.3 133,068 0.5
Telugu 69 1.7 2,752 0.6 59,406 0.2
Hindi 60 1.4 4,769 1.0 197,132 0.8
Mandarin 44 1.1 14,397 3.2 685,274 2.7
Cantonese 43 1.0 4,230 0.9 295,281 1.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 2,977 71.3 323,854 71.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 490 23.3 45,657 27.1 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
In the labour force 2,559 68.8 258,562 69.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 977 26.3 97,524 26.2 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 185 5.0 15,474 4.2 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of 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.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,763 68.9 163,581 63.3 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 584 22.8 71,381 27.6 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 125 4.9 13,639 5.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 91 3.6 9,956 3.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of 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.

(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)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 98 4.0 11,003 4.4 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 195 7.9 29,531 11.9 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 219 8.9 24,870 10.0 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 169 6.8 16,984 6.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 798 32.3 64,068 25.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 606 24.5 56,944 22.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 357 14.4 42,565 17.1 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 731 29.5 78,169 31.4 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 452 18.3 36,150 14.5 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 390 15.8 44,389 17.9 1,645,769 13.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 291 11.8 27,144 10.9 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 259 10.5 23,880 9.6 1,554,313 12.9
Sales Workers 141 5.7 15,209 6.1 986,433 8.2
Labourers 94 3.8 12,380 5.0 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 72 2.9 6,016 2.4 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Central Government Administration 543 21.9 42,601 17.1 135,293 1.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 105 4.2 8,878 3.6 545,158 4.5
Computer System Design and Related Services 101 4.1 9,001 3.6 221,712 1.8
Defence 88 3.6 14,327 5.8 85,021 0.7
Cafes and Restaurants 62 2.5 6,350 2.6 268,005 2.2

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,196 N/A $1,203 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,343 N/A $2,872 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,860 N/A $2,373 N/A $1,746 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 (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,375 55.6 146,731 59.0 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 315 12.7 9,988 4.0 306,045 2.5
Bus 115 4.6 9,032 3.6 175,085 1.5
Car, as passenger 110 4.4 12,476 5.0 466,904 3.9
Motorbike/scooter 21 0.8 1,782 0.7 49,683 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 237 9.6 24,624 9.9 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 232 9.4 27,211 10.9 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 138 5.6 15,611 6.3 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,512 61.1 163,090 65.6 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,661 71.7 280,169 75.4 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 808 21.7 105,113 28.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 407 10.9 44,449 12.0 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 494 13.3 68,443 18.4 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (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)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 890 24.0 85,626 23.0 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,191 32.1 122,930 33.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 393 10.6 47,011 12.7 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 189 5.1 24,603 6.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Arthritis 383 9.2 35,106 7.7 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 398 9.5 40,839 9.0 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 134 3.2 12,182 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 46 1.1 2,634 0.6 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 202 4.8 17,501 3.9 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 211 5.1 14,098 3.1 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 52 1.2 4,194 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 86 2.1 5,998 1.3 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 532 12.7 45,517 10.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 49 1.2 3,237 0.7 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 405 9.7 44,128 9.7 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 2,353 56.3 277,197 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 249 6.0 27,308 6.0 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: 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 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,534 60.7 299,632 65.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 907 21.7 90,073 19.8 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 312 7.5 26,351 5.8 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 168 4.0 11,131 2.4 772,142 3.0
Not stated 249 6.0 27,308 6.0 2,066,251 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)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Currently serving 26 0.7 8,061 2.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 174 4.7 14,164 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 3,332 89.6 333,222 89.7 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 186 5.0 16,111 4.3 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 601 53.4 47,064 39.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 281 25.0 54,271 45.3 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 219 19.4 16,650 13.9 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 22 2.0 1,773 1.5 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.5 N/A 22.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.5 N/A 77.7 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 286 32.3 33,585 33.1 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 33 3.7 4,231 4.2 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 155 17.5 20,954 20.7 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 103 11.6 11,354 11.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 40 4.5 4,904 4.8 339,960 6.1
Both not working 183 20.7 16,372 16.2 1,163,744 21.0
Other 51 5.8 6,749 6.7 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 21 2.4 3,178 3.1 253,286 4.6

Note: 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.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,107 89.7 168,400 93.4 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 245 10.4 11,988 6.6 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 68 3.2 106,433 63.2 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 709 33.6 28,921 17.2 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 1,320 62.6 32,669 19.4 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 168 0.1 54,711 0.6

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

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 18 0.9 415 0.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 499 23.7 14,185 8.4 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 724 34.4 29,482 17.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 693 32.9 62,527 37.1 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 147 7.0 60,359 35.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 24 1.1 1,429 0.8 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.2 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 1.9 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None 180 8.5 9,273 5.5 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,209 57.2 65,446 38.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 574 27.2 64,634 38.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 119 5.6 27,562 16.4 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 30 1.4 1,484 0.9 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 1,111 52.6 117,214 69.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 916 43.4 43,338 25.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 84 4.0 7,850 4.7 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 473 22.4 44,831 26.6 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 730 34.6 67,754 40.2 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 813 38.6 51,681 30.7 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 63 3.0 2,675 1.6 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 26 1.2 1,456 0.9 136,538 1.5

(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

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 10.3 N/A 9.0 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 20.7 N/A 38.3 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 450 N/A 450 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 561 69.0 35,767 69.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 204 25.1 11,874 23.0 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 49 6.0 4,040 7.8 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,625 N/A 2,080 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 581 79.6 55,984 82.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 99 13.6 6,395 9.4 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 46 6.3 5,374 7.9 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male 47 49.5 4,542 50.8 403,709 49.7
Female 48 50.5 4,407 49.2 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 27 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,091 N/A 2,289 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		2900, ACT % 2900, ACT Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 460 N/A 425 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 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 payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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