North Canberra

2001 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Subdivisions
Area code 80505
People 39,438
Male 19,825
Female 19,613
Australian citizenship 33,752
People born overseas 9,484
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 1,017
Families 8,196
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 16,743

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Total 39,438 -- 18,769,249 --
Male 19,825 50.3 9,270,466 49.4
Female 19,613 49.7 9,498,783 50.6
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 438 1.1 410,003 2.2

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 39,438 people were counted in North Canberra: of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Age
People
North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
0-4 years 1,804 4.6 1,243,969 6.6
5-14 years 4,124 10.5 2,668,506 14.2
15-24 years 8,143 20.6 2,566,346 13.7
25-54 years 17,581 44.6 8,159,808 43.5
55-64 years 2,964 7.5 1,759,742 9.4
65 years and over 4,820 12.2 2,370,878 12.6

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra there were 5,928 children aged 0-14 years and 7,784 people aged 55 years and over.

Selected characteristics North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Australian citizenship 33,752 85.6 16,559,774 88.2
People born overseas 9,484 24.0 4,105,444 21.9
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 1,017 2.5 203,101 1.1

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 33,752 people were Australian citizens, 9,484 were born overseas and 1,017 people were overseas visitors.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Married 12,483 37.3 7,635,947 51.4
Separated or divorced 3,616 10.8 1,609,314 10.8
Widowed 1,806 5.4 919,904 6.2
Never married 15,614 46.6 4,691,609 31.6

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 37.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.8% were separated or divorced, 5.4% were widowed and 46.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

Country of birth North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Australia 27,154 68.9 13,629,481 72.6
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null
England 1,845 4.7 847,365 4.5
New Zealand 643 1.6 355,765 1.9
Germany 360 0.9 108,220 0.6
United States of America 338 0.9 53,694 0.3
Scotland 311 0.8 137,252 0.7

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 68.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within North Canberra were England 4.7%, New Zealand 1.6%, Germany 0.9%, United States of America 0.9% and Scotland 0.8%.

Religious affiliation, top responses North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
No Religion 10,514 26.7 2,905,993 15.5
Catholic 9,128 23.1 5,001,624 26.6
Anglican 5,908 15.0 3,881,162 20.7
Uniting Church 1,653 4.2 1,248,674 6.7
Buddhism 1,033 2.6 357,813 1.9

Of all people counted in North Canberra on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 26.7%, Catholic 23.1%, Anglican 15.0%, Uniting Church 4.2% and Buddhism 2.6%.

Language, top responses (other than English) North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Greek 457 1.2 263,717 1.4
Mandarin 449 1.1 139,286 0.7
Italian 447 1.1 353,605 1.9
Vietnamese 364 0.9 174,236 0.9
German 285 0.7 76,443 0.4
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English only spoken at home 31,080 78.8 15,013,965 80.0

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 1.2%, Mandarin 1.1%, Italian 1.1%, Vietnamese 0.9% and German 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 78.8% of people counted.

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 12,772 60.9 5,360,693 59.8
Worked part-time 6,404 30.5 2,689,709 30.0
Hours worked not stated 349 1.7 248,204 2.8
Unemployed 1,443 6.9 660,709 7.4
Not in the labour force 10,554 -- 5,265,426 --
Total in labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 20,968 -- 8,959,315 --
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During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 20,968 people aged 15 years and over in North Canberra were in the labour force. Of these 60.9% worked full-time, 30.5% worked part-time, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.9% were unemployed. 10,554 people were not in the labour force.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Professionals 6,767 20.2 1,514,096 10.2
Managers and Administrators 3,090 9.2 764,823 5.1
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2,904 8.7 1,366,701 9.2
Associate Professionals 2,366 7.1 975,653 6.6
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 1,464 4.4 792,378 5.3
Tradespersons and Related Workers 969 2.9 1,018,903 6.9
Labourers and Related Workers 643 1.9 717,457 4.8
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 496 1.5 309,968 2.1
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 414 1.2 670,821 4.5

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 20.2%, Managers and Administrators 9.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.7%, Associate Professionals 7.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.9%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.2%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Government Administration 3,882 11.6 307,229 2.1
Business Services 2,871 8.6 795,439 5.4
Education 2,297 6.9 595,398 4.0
Defence 1,660 5.0 62,246 0.4
Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 1,300 3.9 410,589 2.8

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in North Canberra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 11.6%, Business Services 8.6%, Education 6.9%, Defence 5.0% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.9%.

Families

family type

Family composition

Family type North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,687 45.0 1,764,167 35.7
Couple family with children 2,946 35.9 2,321,165 47.0
One parent family 1,360 16.6 762,632 15.4
Other family 203 2.5 88,864 1.8
Total families 8,196 -- 4,936,828 --

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 8,196 families were counted: of these, 45.0% were couple families without children, 35.9% were couple families with children, 16.6% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household type

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

Dwelling type North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 15,386 91.9 7,072,202 90.8
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 16,743 -- 7,790,079 --

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 15,386 occupied private dwellings were counted.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Separate house 9,383 61.0 5,327,309 75.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,081 13.5 632,176 8.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3,651 23.7 923,139 13.1
Other dwelling 50 0.3 134,274 1.9
Dwelling type not stated 221 1.4 55,304 0.8

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in North Canberra, 61.0% were separate houses, 13.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 23.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4,487 29.2 2,810,917 39.7
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 3,108 20.2 1,872,132 26.5
Rented (includes rent-free) 6,461 42.0 1,858,324 26.3
Other tenure type 328 2.1 196,026 2.8
Tenure type not stated 1,003 6.5 334,803 4.7

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 29.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.2% were being purchased and 42.0% were rented.

Landlord type
Occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation)
North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Real estate agent 2,004 31.0 813,633 43.8
State or Territory housing authority 2,385 36.9 317,171 17.1
Other landlord type 2,023 31.3 705,122 37.9
Landlord type not stated 49 0.8 22,398 1.2

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 31.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 36.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 31.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

Household type
Excludes visitor only and other not classifiable households
North Canberra % North Canberra Australia % Australia
Family households 8,152 53.0 4,866,031 68.8
Single (or lone) person households 4,810 31.3 1,616,213 22.9
Group households 1,264 8.2 262,551 3.7

On Census Night 2001 in North Canberra, 53.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 31.3% were single (or lone) person households and 8.2% were group households.

Data for this QuickStat has been sourced from the 2001 Basic Community Profile catalogue No. 2001.0 and the 2001 Indigenous Profile catalogue No. 2002.0. Indigenous Statistics are only available for selected geographic areas. The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2001 Census of Population & Housing held on 7 August 2001. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census

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