Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 35,878 people in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.7% of the population.

Of people in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) aged 15 years and over, 46.5% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), of people aged 15 years and over, 46.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) 30.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.9% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 22.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) were Australian 28.7%, English 25.0%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 6.3% and Italian 3.5%.

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), 75.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.6%, New Zealand 1.7%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 1.5%, India 1.3% and Italy 1.0%.

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), 60.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) were Catholic 31.3%, Anglican 19.6%, No Religion 19.3%, Eastern Orthodox 5.1% and Uniting Church 3.4%.

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) 80.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Macedonian 2.6%, Italian 1.5%, Serbian 0.8%, Croatian 0.7% and Greek 0.7%.

Employment

There were 20,459 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part). Of these 68.7% were employed full time, 22.2% were employed part-time and 2.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), 7.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) included Clerical and Administrative Workers 20.3%, Professionals 19.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Managers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 7.9%, Labourers 7.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), the most common responses for industry of employment included Central Government Administration 11.2%, Defence 8.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.2%, Public Order and Safety Services 3.1% and State Government Administration 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) was $835.

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.7%, Car, as passenger 7.2%, Walked only 2.4%, Bus 1.4% and Truck 1.0%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.9% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), 30.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), 47.3% were couple families with children, 34.3% were couple families without children and 16.6% were one parent families.

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) 21.7% of single parents were male and 78.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,755 and those without children was $2,372.

Employment status of couple families

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), of couple families with children, 34.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 21.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), 92.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), 65.8% were separate houses, 16.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 17.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), of occupied private dwellings 6.8% had 1 bedroom, 22.9% had 2 bedrooms and 35.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), 24.9% were owned outright, 39.0% were owned with a mortgage and 33.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), of all households, 68.5% were family households, 28.5% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), 16.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 18.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), 36.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), there were 1,121 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 556 (or 49.6%) were male and 565 (or 50.4%) were female. The median age was 22 years.

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.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,428.

In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $251 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.