2017.8 Census of Population and Housing: Selected Family and Labour Force Characteristics for Statistical Local Areas, Australian Capital Territory, 1996
PREFACE
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This document contains data from the 1996 Census of Population and Housing, and describes household, family and labour force characteristics for the Australian Capital Territory. It is just a sample of what is available in the publication series Census of Population and Housing: Selected Family and Labour Force Characteristics for Statistical Local Areas (Cat. nos 2017.0-8), available for each State and Territory, and nationally.
The data presented in this document relate to where people were counted on census night and therefore data for each geographical area include visitors to that area but exclude those people who were away on census night. The document uses the Main Structure of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC).
For comparative purposes, this document includes summary information relating to 1991. This information is presented on 1996 geographic boundaries.
This document presents only a selection of the full range of statistics which can be derived from the Census. For further information about other census or Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data refer to the Directory of Census Statistics, 1996 (Cat. no. 2910.0). Concepts and definitions used in this document are explained in the Explanatory Notes and more detailed information is available in the Census Dictionary, 1996 (Cat. no. 2901.0).
The ABS draws extensively on information provided freely by individuals, businesses, governments and other organisations. Their continued cooperation is very much appreciated: without it, the wide range of statistics published by the ABS would not be available. Information received by the ABS is treated in strict confidence as required by the Census and Statistics Act 1905.
Dalma Jacobs
Regional Director
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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
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There were 106,682 households in occupied private dwellings in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 1996, an increase of 15.1% since 1991 (92,716). Over two-thirds (71.1%) of these were family households. Another 21.0% (22,352) were lone person households, and 5.6% (5,931) were group households.
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Between 1991 and 1996, the number of family households in the ACT increased by 9.8%, from 69,050 to 75,822. However, family households decreased (by 3.4 percentage points) as a proportion of all households.
In 1996 more than four out of five households (81.5%) in the Statistical Subdivision (SSD) of Tuggeranong were family households, which contrasted to the older SSDs of North Canberra (55.7%) and South Canberra (58.7%).
At the Statistical Local Area (SLA) level, very high proportions of family households were recorded in Macarthur (93.4%), Fadden (90.4%) and O'Malley (90.2%), while very low proportions were recorded in Barton (32.6%), Oaks Estate (33.3%), Symonston (33.6%), Phillip (34.1%) and Braddon (36.1%).
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There was a marked increase (42.4%) between 1991 and 1996 in the number of lone person households in the ACT which, as a proportion of all households, represented an increase of 4.1 percentage points.
Particularly high proportions of lone person households were recorded in the SSDs of North Canberra (30.9%), South Canberra (30.4%) and Woden Valley (27.9%), which were much higher than the proportion for the Territory (21.0%).
At the SLA level, the picture was the opposite to that for family households. Very high concentrations of lone person households were recorded in the SLAs of Symonston (56.4%), Barton (53.5%) and Oaks Estate (50.9%). Low proportions were shown in the SLAs of Macarthur (6.0%), O'Malley (6.0%), Fadden (7.8%), Gowrie (8.4%), Chapman (9.8%) and Gilmore (9.9%).
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In the ACT the median household income in 1996 was $904 per week, representing a 7.1% increase over 1991 ($844). SSDs with the highest medians were Weston Creek-Stromlo ($972 per week), Tuggeranong ($963) and Gungahlin-Hall ($951). There were 29 SLAs with a median household income greater than $1,000 per week, while for three SLAs the median was less than $500 per week. Median household incomes ranged from $364 in Oaks Estate to $1,539 in O'Malley.
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In the 1996 Census, 76,344 families were counted in occupied private dwellings in the ACT, an increase of 9.7% over 1991 (69,565). Of these, over half (52.6%) were couples with children, 30.7% were couples without children, and 15.1% were one parent families. The proportion of couple families with children had decreased since 1991, (from 57.7%) but there were increases in couples without children (increased from 27.0%) and one parent families (increased from 14.0%). Most of the growth in the number of families occurred in the recently developed SSDs of Tuggeranong and Gungahlin-Hall.
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COUPLE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
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Between 1991 and 1996 the number of couple families with dependent children decreased (from 35,294 to 34,815 respectively) and as a proportion of all families, couple families decreased from 50.7% to 45.6%.
The majority of SSDs registered percentages below that for the ACT as a whole (45.6%), with North Canberra (31.6%) and South Canberra (34.8%) recording the lowest. However, the most populous SSD, Tuggeranong (55.6%), recorded a proportion well above the Territory average. This area accounted for 30.6% of families in the ACT.
The Tuggeranong SLAs of Macarthur (66.9%), Conder (63.7%) and Fadden (63.1%) recorded high proportions of couple families with dependent children. The SLAs of Phillip (14.3%), Kingston (14.8%), Belconnen Town Centre (15.5%) and Symonston (19.4%) recorded the lowest proportions.
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COUPLE FAMILIES WITHOUT CHILDREN
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The number of couple families without children increased by 24.4%, from 18,817 in 1991 (27.0% of all families) to 23,412 in 1996 (30.7%). Most of this increase (75.5%) was recorded in the SSDs of Tuggeranong, Gungahlin-Hall and Belconnen. Couple families without children represented more than two-fifths of all families in the SSD of North Canberra (41.9%) but less than one-quarter in the SSD of Tuggeranong (23.5%).
There were four SLAs in which these families comprised more than half of all families: City (Canberra) (75.0%), Phillip (62.3%), Symonston (59.2%) and Kingston (53.6%). The SLAs of Hall (18.3%), Gilmore (18.6%), Fraser (19.1%), Charnwood (19.4%) and Richardson (19.6%) recorded low proportions of couples without children.
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Between 1991 and 1996 the number of one parent families counted in the ACT increased by 18.5%, from 9,746 to 11,551.
In six SLAs at least one-quarter of families were one parent families. Several of the non-residential SLAs (e.g. City and Hume) recorded no one parent families. Of the SLAs where one parent families were recorded, Duntroon (3.8%), Bruce (5.1%) and O'Malley (5.6%) were the lowest.
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LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS (Persons aged 15 years and over)
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In 1996 there were 149,414 employed people in the ACT, representing a 7.4% increase since 1991 (139,173). In 1996 the highest number of employed people was recorded in the SSD of Tuggeranong (43,028), while in 1991 the highest was in the SSD of Belconnen (43,085). This change reflected later development in Tuggeranong. In 1996, these two SSDs together accounted for 56.7% of people employed in the Territory (28.8% and 27.9% respectively).
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Although the number of employed people in the Territory had increased, the percentage of employed people who were full-time had decreased from 70.1% in 1991 to 67.7% in 1996. Proportionally, full-time employment was highest in the SSDs of Gungahlin-Hall (72.3%) and South Canberra (70.9%), with the lowest being recorded in Belconnen SSD (65.3%). In 1991, the two highest proportions were recorded in Tuggeranong (71.6%) and Gungahlin-Hall (71.2%) and the lowest was in North Canberra (69.2%).
At the SLA level, full-time employment was more marked in areas connected with the defence forces (Harman (94.9%), Duntroon (94.8%) and Majura (87.9%)), as well as City (82.6%). The lowest percentages were recorded in Acton (18.0%) and Bruce (55.3%), both of which are university localities.
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The number of people employed part-time increased considerably (25.4%) between 1991 and 1996, from 35,693 to 44,749. Moreover, the proportion of all employed people who were part-timers also increased from 25.6% in 1991 to 29.9% in 1996.
The proportion of part-time workers increased in every SSD, with the exception of Australian Capital Territory - Balance (which accounted for approximately 1.0% of the total population) indicating that the trend towards part-time employment occurred right across the Territory.
A particularly high proportion of people employed part-time was noted in the university SLA of Acton (80.5%) while significantly low results were recorded in the predominantly defence force SLAs of Harman (4.0%), Duntroon (4.4%) and Majura (11.3%).
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In 1996 the top four employing occupations in the Territory were Professionals (25.3%), Intermediate clerical, sales and service workers (18.5%), Associate professionals (12.2%) and Managers and administrators (11.7%). Since 1991, while there had been proportional increases in Professionals (22.3% in 1991) and Managers and administrators (11.2% in 1991), the proportions employed as Intermediate clerical, sales and service workers (12.9% in 1991) and Associate professionals (8.1% in 1991) had declined.
At the SLA level, high proportions of Professionals were recorded in Turner (43.8%) and Aranda (40.1%) and low proportions recorded in the defence areas of Duntroon (6.7%) and Harman (9.7%).
While the proportions of Intermediate clerical, sales and service workers ranged from 5.8% in Duntroon to 26.0% in Dunlop, the findings on Associate professionals ranged from 3.5% in Duntroon to 43.2% in Harman.
High proportions of Managers and administrators were recorded in Duntroon (75.7%) and City (25.2%) and there were relatively few in Acton (3.4%) and Banks (4.9%).
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In 1996 the top four industry Divisions, in terms of employment, in the ACT were Government administration and defence (25.5% of employed people), Retail trade (11.4%), Property and business services (10.7%) and Education (8.9%). These were also the top four Divisions in 1991. However since 1991, there had been some growth in Property and business services (an increase of 1.9 percentage points) and a decrease in Government administration and defence (1.5 percentage points). Retail trade (11.2%) and Education (8.2%) remained virtually unchanged.
At the SLA level, the defence areas of Duntroon (95.0%), Harman (85.9%) and Majura (78.8%) recorded the highest proportions of people employed in the Government administration and defence, while Acton (4.4%) recorded the lowest.
Remainder of ACT (26.1%) recorded an unusually high proportion of people employed in the Education industry. High proportions of people employed in this industry were also recorded in Turner (19.9%), Aranda (18.9%) and Acton (18.4%).
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In 1996, 11,802 people were unemployed in the ACT, an increase of 7.0% from 1991 (11,028). Between these years the unemployment rate remained steady at 7.3%. Also, the unemployment rate for people aged between 15 and 24 years barely changed from 14.7% to 14.6%.
At the SSD level, the highest unemployment rate was in North Canberra (9.7%) while the lowest was recorded in Gungahlin-Hall (5.5%).
At the SLA level, 17 areas recorded overall unemployment rates above 10.0%. High overall rates as well as high rates for young people (aged 15 - 24 years) were recorded in Acton (24.7% and 27.7% respectively) and Oaks Estate (21.5% and 40.0%).
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POST-SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
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Since 1991, the proportion of the population aged 15 years and over with Basic vocational or higher level qualifications increased from 36.1% to 40.4%. The findings, by level of attainment, were:
* Bachelor degree or higher - 22.5% (18.0% in 1991);
* Undergraduate or Associate diploma - 7.2% (6.1% in 1991);
* Skilled vocational - 6.9% (7.6% in 1991); and
* Basic vocational - 3.8% (4.4% in 1991).
These figures indicated a trend away from vocational qualifications towards degrees and diplomas.
People with Bachelor degrees or higher level qualifications were most concentrated in the older areas of inner Canberra, with the SLAs of Forrest (42.8%), Turner (41.1%), Campbell (40.3%) and Kingston (40.1%) recording the highest levels. Many SLAs in the Weston Creek and Tuggeranong areas, such as Chapman (10.2%), Fadden (10.0%) and Macarthur (9.8%), recorded above average proportions of people with Undergraduate or Associate diplomas.
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TABLE 2
FAMILY TYPE
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Statistical Division (SD),
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Statistical Subdivision (SSD) and
| dependent | dependent | without | One | | |
Statistical Local Area (SLA)
| children | children only | children | parent | Other | Total |
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| 5 | - | 3 | - | - | 8 |
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| 347 | 51 | 432 | 258 | 28 | 1,116 |
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| 84 | 12 | 180 | 86 | 22 | 384 |
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| 312 | 36 | 363 | 66 | 13 | 790 |
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| 6 | - | 18 | - | - | 24 |
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| 121 | 36 | 185 | 88 | 7 | 437 |
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| 235 | 76 | 360 | 154 | 15 | 840 |
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| 80 | - | 47 | 5 | - | 132 |
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| 260 | 79 | 308 | 122 | 20 | 789 |
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| 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
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| 294 | 48 | 364 | 157 | 24 | 887 |
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| 20 | 3 | 16 | 4 | - | 43 |
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| 334 | 58 | 458 | 214 | 31 | 1,095 |
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| 98 | 16 | 166 | 89 | 10 | 379 |
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| 126 | 8 | 169 | 74 | 8 | 385 |
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| 236 | 73 | 331 | 153 | 12 | 805 |
Total North Canberra (SSD) 1996
| 2 561 | 496 | 3,400 | 1,470 | 190 | 8,117 |
Total North Canberra (SSD) 1991
| 2,928 | 645 | 3,307 | 1,611 | 184 | 8,675 |
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| 277 | 59 | 245 | 81 | 14 | 676 |
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| 78 | 10 | 222 | 140 | 54 | 504 |
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| 9 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
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| 173 | 19 | 155 | 19 | 9 | 375 |
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| 400 | 68 | 172 | 232 | 15 | 887 |
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| 251 | 62 | 327 | 103 | 10 | 753 |
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| 92 | 8 | 67 | 25 | 3 | 195 |
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| 814 | 124 | 384 | 233 | 16 | 1,571 |
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| 703 | 93 | 328 | 249 | 34 | 1,407 |
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| 536 | 88 | 262 | 147 | 13 | 1,046 |
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| 382 | 52 | 118 | 60 | 5 | 617 |
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| 497 | 91 | 222 | 140 | 9 | 959 |
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| 336 | 93 | 240 | 81 | 15 | 765 |
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| 369 | 104 | 263 | 145 | 14 | 895 |
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| 476 | 110 | 363 | 227 | 24 | 1,200 |
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| 1,144 | 169 | 494 | 256 | 23 | 2,086 |
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| 513 | 86 | 292 | 175 | 22 | 1,088 |
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| 449 | 60 | 156 | 83 | 10 | 758 |
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| 496 | 111 | 249 | 146 | 12 | 1,014 |
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| 228 | 65 | 222 | 130 | 12 | 657 |
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| 445 | 78 | 258 | 126 | 14 | 921 |
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| 233 | 58 | 226 | 127 | 8 | 652 |
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| 286 | 58 | 279 | 141 | 16 | 780 |
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| 398 | 74 | 168 | 134 | 6 | 780 |
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| 344 | 79 | 248 | 65 | 5 | 741 |
Total Belconnen (SSD) 1996
| 9,929 | 1,822 | 5,964 | 3,265 | 363 | 21,343 |
Total Belconnen (SSD) 1991
| 11,857 | 1,502 | 4,964 | 2,969 | 249 | 21,541 |
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| 187 | 54 | 241 | 106 | 9 | 597 |
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| 512 | 126 | 536 | 175 | 16 | 1,365 |
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| 405 | 110 | 294 | 99 | 15 | 923 |
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| 327 | 69 | 258 | 82 | 6 | 742 |
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| 318 | 60 | 273 | 100 | 6 | 757 |
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| 352 | 53 | 277 | 69 | 9 | 760 |
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| 200 | 55 | 232 | 99 | 19 | 605 |
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| 240 | 50 | 285 | 106 | 18 | 699 |
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| 100 | 34 | 52 | 11 | - | 197 |
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| 225 | 62 | 290 | 91 | 16 | 684 |
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| 49 | 6 | 213 | 57 | 17 | 342 |
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| 228 | 70 | 227 | 91 | 9 | 625 |
Total Woden Valley (SSD) 1996
| 3,143 | 749 | 3,178 | 1,086 | 140 | 8,296 |
Total Woden Valley (SSD) 1991
| 3,666 | 837 | 2,687 | 1,059 | 141 | 8,390 |
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Weston Creek-Stromlo (SSD)
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| 423 | 84 | 229 | 71 | 6 | 813 |
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| 402 | 90 | 277 | 141 | 4 | 914 |
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| 325 | 85 | 305 | 120 | 7 | 842 |
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| 295 | 79 | 274 | 109 | 12 | 769 |
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| 362 | 85 | 276 | 183 | 21 | 927 |
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| 304 | 46 | 131 | 93 | 8 | 582 |
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| 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - | 23 |
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| 273 | 60 | 259 | 100 | 9 | 701 |
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| 329 | 87 | 296 | 129 | 21 | 862 |
Weston Creek-Stromlo - SSD Bal
| 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Total Weston Creek-Stromlo (SSD) 1996
| 2,726 | 619 | 2,055 | 949 | 88 | 6,437 |
Total Weston Creek-Stromlo (SSD) 1991
| 3,464 | 606 | 1,722 | 933 | 76 | 6,801 |
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| 525 | 18 | 287 | 114 | 14 | 958 |
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| 481 | 36 | 239 | 136 | 17 | 909 |
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| 936 | 66 | 418 | 173 | 18 | 1,611 |
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| 938 | 54 | 312 | 232 | 9 | 1,545 |
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| 568 | 24 | 202 | 90 | 8 | 892 |
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| 591 | 73 | 191 | 78 | 4 | 937 |
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| 489 | 43 | 153 | 135 | 4 | 824 |
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| 983 | 54 | 522 | 216 | 30 | 1,805 |
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| 541 | 52 | 194 | 149 | 8 | 944 |
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| 83 | 9 | 106 | 55 | 4 | 257 |
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| 645 | 39 | 287 | 167 | 20 | 1,158 |
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| 2,313 | 341 | 1,066 | 809 | 50 | 4,579 |
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| 305 | 21 | 94 | 33 | 3 | 456 |
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| 869 | 85 | 367 | 203 | 16 | 1,540 |
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| 273 | 36 | 105 | 74 | 8 | 496 |
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| 534 | 49 | 188 | 183 | 6 | 960 |
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| 677 | 33 | 253 | 126 | 10 | 1,099 |
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| 7 | - | 7 | - | - | 14 |
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| 1,226 | 208 | 494 | 426 | 25 | 2,379 |
Total Tuggeranong (SSD) 1996
| 12,984 | 1,241 | 5,485 | 3,399 | 254 | 23,363 |
Total Tuggeranong (SSD) 1991
| 11,343 | 845 | 4,190 | 2,227 | 163 | 18,768 |
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| 31 | 3 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 84 |
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| 234 | 37 | 263 | 99 | 9 | 642 |
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| 146 | 21 | 110 | 22 | 4 | 303 |
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| 5 | - | 3 | - | - | 8 |
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| 308 | 38 | 351 | 133 | 18 | 848 |
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| 16 | - | 6 | 3 | - | 25 |
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| - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
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| - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 49 | 7 | 178 | 88 | 10 | 332 |
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| 408 | 71 | 486 | 350 | 21 | 1,336 |
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| 19 | 3 | 17 | 13 | - | 52 |
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| 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
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| 14 | 4 | 9 | - | - | 27 |
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| 322 | 52 | 243 | 111 | 10 | 738 |
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| 19 | 4 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 98 |
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| 263 | 42 | 341 | 125 | 5 | 776 |
Total South Canberra (SSD) 1996
| 1,837 | 285 | 2,106 | 966 | 84 | 5,278 |
Total South Canberra (SSD) 1991
| 1,930 | 360 | 1,910 | 926 | 76 | 5,202 |
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| 75 | 5 | 82 | 18 | 3 | 183 |
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| 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 11 |
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| 47 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 82 |
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| 488 | 37 | 531 | 170 | 36 | 1,262 |
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| 288 | 27 | 121 | 43 | 5 | 484 |
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| 698 | 79 | 440 | 169 | 21 | 1,407 |
Total Gungahlin-Hall (SSD) 1996
| 1,599 | 159 | 1,194 | 409 | 68 | 3,429 |
Total Gungahlin-Hall (SSD) 1991
| 62 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 101 |
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| 34,779 | 5,371 | 23,382 | 11,544 | 1,187 | 76,263 |
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| 35,250 | 4,802 | 18,801 | 9,731 | 894 | 69,478 |
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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY - BAL (SD)
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Australian Capital Territory - Bal (SSD)
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| 36 | 5 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 81 |
Total Australian Capital Territory - Bal (SSD) 1996
| 36 | 5 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 81 |
Total Australian Capital Territory - Bal (SSD)1991
| 44 | 12 | 16 | 15 | - | 87 |
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TOTAL ACT - BAL (SD) 1996
| 36 | 5 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 81 |
TOTAL ACT - BAL (SD) 1991
| 44 | 12 | 16 | 15 | - | 87 |
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TOTAL AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY 1996
| 34,815 | 5,376 | 23,412 | 11,551 | 1,190 | 76,344 |
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TOTAL AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY 1991
| 35,294 | 4,814 | 18,817 | 9,746 | 894 | 69,565 |
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ReSubmission: 06/04/98
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