Bruce (ACT)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC80027
People 6,997
Male 49.9%
Female 50.1%
Median age 27
Families 1,391
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 2,781
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,924
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $375
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male 3,495 49.9 195,739 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,504 50.1 201,653 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 56 0.8 6,508 1.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,997 people in Bruce (ACT). Of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

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Age Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 27 -- 35 -- 38 --
0-4 years 295 4.2 26,795 6.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 174 2.5 25,451 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 179 2.6 22,235 5.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 516 7.4 24,507 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,628 23.2 31,430 7.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,110 15.8 32,488 8.2 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 723 10.3 33,631 8.5 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 473 6.7 30,193 7.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 327 4.7 28,216 7.1 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 222 3.2 26,556 6.7 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 230 3.3 24,433 6.1 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 268 3.8 22,357 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 231 3.3 19,144 4.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 184 2.6 17,285 4.3 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 137 2.0 12,168 3.1 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 117 1.7 8,519 2.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 66 0.9 5,839 1.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 133 1.9 6,158 1.5 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bruce (ACT) was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Married 2,141 33.7 154,584 47.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 86 1.4 8,159 2.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 243 3.8 25,353 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 170 2.7 12,542 3.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,712 58.4 122,279 37.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bruce (ACT) aged 15 years and over, 33.7% were married and 5.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,808 38.7 135,703 48.1 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 594 12.7 32,501 11.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,273 48.6 113,732 40.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Bruce (ACT), of people aged 15 years and over, 38.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 62 1.9 5,904 4.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 141 4.4 20,728 15.7 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 35 1.1 8,123 6.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 55 1.7 3,969 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 99 3.1 13,606 10.3 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 33 1.0 6,372 4.8 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 94 2.9 4,207 3.2 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 156 4.8 8,163 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,972 60.8 34,291 26.0 1,160,626 16.1
Other 47 1.5 3,165 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 547 16.9 23,127 17.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Bruce (ACT) 46.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 7.0% were in primary school, 6.9% in secondary school and 65.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,869 45.2 119,919 37.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 451 7.1 29,758 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 127 2.0 9,461 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 272 4.3 25,750 8.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,597 25.2 57,843 17.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 82 1.3 8,891 2.8 941,531 4.9
Year 10 162 2.6 22,621 7.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 140 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 30 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 95 1.5 14,566 4.5 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 22 0.3 1,151 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 573 9.0 24,951 7.7 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bruce (ACT), 25.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 6.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
English 1,799 19.3 132,031 23.8 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,718 18.4 127,285 23.0 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 1,179 12.6 22,472 4.1 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 696 7.5 51,611 9.3 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 562 6.0 40,160 7.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Bruce (ACT) were English 19.3%, Australian 18.4%, Chinese 12.6%, Irish 7.5% and Scottish 6.0%.

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 total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Bruce (ACT) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 3,781 54.4 270,033 68.0 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 834 12.0 11,351 2.9 509,555 2.2
India 232 3.3 10,414 2.6 455,389 1.9
England 144 2.1 12,757 3.2 907,570 3.9
Philippines 118 1.7 3,798 1.0 232,386 1.0
Korea, Republic of (South) 103 1.5 2,287 0.6 98,776 0.4

In Bruce (ACT), 54.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12.0%, India 3.3%, England 2.1%, Philippines 1.7% and Korea, Republic of (South) 1.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,174 45.3 133,304 33.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 360 5.1 29,113 7.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 362 5.2 23,121 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,564 36.6 187,955 47.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Bruce (ACT), 36.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 45.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 2,927 42.1 211,707 53.3 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 946 13.6 14,581 3.7 704,658 3.0
India 312 4.5 14,481 3.6 616,939 2.6
England 262 3.8 21,368 5.4 1,403,096 6.0
Philippines 128 1.8 4,317 1.1 270,177 1.2

In Bruce (ACT), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 42.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 13.6%, India 4.5%, England 3.8% and Philippines 1.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 2,936 42.2 218,199 54.9 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 931 13.4 14,782 3.7 699,074 3.0
India 300 4.3 14,372 3.6 605,777 2.6
England 263 3.8 19,203 4.8 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 142 2.0 5,300 1.3 325,049 1.4

In Bruce (ACT), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 42.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 13.4%, India 4.3%, England 3.8% and Philippines 2.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,897 41.5 143,739 36.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,201 17.2 88,619 22.3 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 733 10.5 36,420 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 541 7.7 42,734 10.8 3,101,185 13.3
Hinduism 259 3.7 10,211 2.6 440,300 1.9

The most common responses for religion in Bruce (ACT) were No Religion, so described 41.5%, Catholic 17.2%, Not stated 10.5%, Anglican 7.7% and Hinduism 3.7%. In Bruce (ACT), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (46.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Mandarin 774 11.1 12,408 3.1 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 171 2.5 3,853 1.0 280,943 1.2
Korean 107 1.5 2,370 0.6 108,997 0.5
Hindi 99 1.4 3,646 0.9 159,652 0.7
Vietnamese 91 1.3 4,216 1.1 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 4,075 58.5 288,986 72.7 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 887 34.8 35,846 23.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Bruce (ACT) 58.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 11.1%, Cantonese 2.5%, Korean 1.5%, Hindi 1.4% and Vietnamese 1.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,370 58.1 137,058 63.5 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,197 29.3 57,064 26.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 268 6.6 11,506 5.3 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 244 6.0 10,205 4.7 787,452 6.9

There were 4,079 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bruce (ACT). Of these 58.1% were employed full time, 29.3% were employed part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 493 12.8 20,602 10.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 389 10.1 16,499 8.0 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 316 8.2 19,962 9.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 917 23.9 46,946 22.8 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,455 37.9 90,110 43.8 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bruce (ACT), 12.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,298 33.8 62,716 30.5 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 578 15.0 21,694 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 536 13.9 34,668 16.9 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 520 13.5 32,776 15.9 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 365 9.5 13,956 6.8 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 249 6.5 19,639 9.6 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 177 4.6 10,354 5.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 58 1.5 4,692 2.3 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Bruce (ACT) included Professionals 33.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Managers 13.5%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.5%, Labourers 4.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Central Government Administration 564 15.0 37,799 18.4 127,598 1.2
Defence 212 5.6 10,753 5.2 75,462 0.7
Higher Education 190 5.0 6,068 3.0 155,985 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 162 4.3 5,203 2.5 253,385 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 121 3.2 6,560 3.2 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Bruce (ACT), the most common responses for industry of employment included Central Government Administration 15.0%, Defence 5.6%, Higher Education 5.0%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.3% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 817 -- 998 -- 662 --
Family 2,456 -- 2,445 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,924 -- 2,070 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bruce (ACT) was $817.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,215 58.0 130,776 63.6 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 400 10.5 12,226 5.9 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 241 6.3 12,320 6.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 173 4.5 9,305 4.5 370,427 3.5
Bicycle 103 2.7 5,366 2.6 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 454 11.8 14,676 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,542 66.2 146,503 71.2 7,305,271 68.4

In Bruce (ACT), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.0%, Bus 10.5%, Car, as passenger 6.3%, Walked only 4.5% and Bicycle 2.7%. On the day, 11.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,380 68.9 246,674 76.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,024 16.1 93,275 28.9 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 451 7.1 36,947 11.4 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,432 22.6 75,109 23.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Bruce (ACT), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.1% provided care for children and 7.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,938 30.5 82,490 25.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,707 26.9 102,171 31.6 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 506 8.0 39,411 12.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 229 3.6 22,606 7.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bruce (ACT), 26.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 770 55.2 38,438 37.7 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 475 34.0 48,008 47.1 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 112 8.0 14,129 13.8 959,543 15.8
Other family 39 2.8 1,461 1.4 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bruce (ACT), 34.0% were couple families with children, 55.2% were couple families without children and 8.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 24.3 -- 20.1 -- 18.2
Female -- 75.7 -- 79.9 -- 81.8

In Bruce (ACT), 24.3% of single parents were male and 75.7% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 385 30.9 26,341 30.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 58 4.7 2,981 3.4 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 227 18.2 17,892 20.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 179 14.4 11,401 13.2 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 71 5.7 4,054 4.7 302,037 6.0
Both not working 177 14.2 13,020 15.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 62 5.0 5,516 6.4 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 88 7.1 5,231 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Bruce (ACT), of couple families with children, 30.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 18.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,432 90.9 142,670 91.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 242 9.1 12,593 8.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Bruce (ACT), 90.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 455 18.7 95,520 67.0 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,057 43.5 25,280 17.7 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 917 37.7 21,405 15.0 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 194 0.1 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bruce (ACT), 18.7% were separate houses, 43.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 37.7% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 10 0.4 301 0.2 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 548 22.5 10,198 7.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 517 21.2 21,301 14.9 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 757 31.1 56,674 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 562 23.1 51,557 36.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 44 1.8 2,637 1.8 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.6 -- 3.1 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.5 -- 2.6 --

In Bruce (ACT), of occupied private dwellings 22.5% had 1 bedroom, 21.2% had 2 bedrooms and 31.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 437 18.0 38,555 27.0 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 526 21.6 54,832 38.4 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,382 56.9 45,346 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 43 1.8 952 0.7 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 42 1.7 2,984 2.1 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bruce (ACT), 18.0% were owned outright, 21.6% were owned with a mortgage and 56.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 1,368 56.4 100,308 70.3 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 725 29.9 35,413 24.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 332 13.7 6,938 4.9 354,917 4.3

In Bruce (ACT), of all households, 56.4% were family households, 29.9% were single person households and 13.7% were group households.

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Household income Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 8.8 -- 11.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 24.7 -- 28.4 -- 16.4

In Bruce (ACT), 8.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 375 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.1 -- 91.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.9 -- 8.1 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 2,058 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.7 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.3 -- 5.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None 130 5.3 7,832 5.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,115 45.8 53,025 37.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 873 35.8 55,714 39.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 265 10.9 22,580 15.8 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 53 2.2 3,513 2.5 285,197 3.4

In Bruce (ACT), 45.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 120 5.0 11,440 8.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,258 93.2 128,278 89.9 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 45 1.9 2,941 2.1 221,494 2.7

In Bruce (ACT), 93.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male 27 52.9 3,267 50.2 322,171 49.6
Female 24 47.1 3,236 49.8 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Bruce (ACT), 52.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.1% were female. The median age was 24 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,624 -- 1,886 -- 1,203 --

In Bruce (ACT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,624.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 360 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,067 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Bruce (ACT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,067.

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Small random adjustments have been 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 the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.