Macgregor (ACT)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC80088
People 6,796
Male 49%
Female 51%
Median age 32
Families 1,908
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 2,601
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $2,063
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $392
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male 3,327 49.0 195,739 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,467 51.0 201,653 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 144 2.1 6,508 1.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,796 people in Macgregor (ACT). Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

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Age Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 32 -- 35 -- 38 --
0-4 years 751 11.1 26,795 6.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 574 8.4 25,451 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 336 4.9 22,235 5.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 313 4.6 24,507 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 430 6.3 31,430 7.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 633 9.3 32,488 8.2 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 821 12.1 33,631 8.5 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 688 10.1 30,193 7.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 498 7.3 28,216 7.1 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 373 5.5 26,556 6.7 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 273 4.0 24,433 6.1 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 289 4.3 22,357 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 253 3.7 19,144 4.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 263 3.9 17,285 4.3 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 159 2.3 12,168 3.1 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 73 1.1 8,519 2.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 37 0.5 5,839 1.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 30 0.4 6,158 1.5 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Macgregor (ACT) was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Married 2,678 52.1 154,584 47.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 139 2.7 8,159 2.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 393 7.6 25,353 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 150 2.9 12,542 3.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,782 34.7 122,279 37.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Macgregor (ACT) aged 15 years and over, 52.1% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,476 51.5 135,703 48.1 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 647 13.4 32,501 11.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,689 35.1 113,732 40.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Macgregor (ACT), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 137 7.0 5,904 4.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 446 22.7 20,728 15.7 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 147 7.5 8,123 6.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 55 2.8 3,969 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 270 13.7 13,606 10.3 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 76 3.9 6,372 4.8 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 13 0.7 4,207 3.2 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 172 8.8 8,163 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 353 18.0 34,291 26.0 1,160,626 16.1
Other 56 2.8 3,165 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 240 12.2 23,127 17.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Macgregor (ACT) 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.2% were in primary school, 18.0% in secondary school and 26.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,552 30.2 119,919 37.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 572 11.1 29,758 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 246 4.8 9,461 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 603 11.7 25,750 8.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 970 18.8 57,843 17.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 168 3.3 8,891 2.8 941,531 4.9
Year 10 446 8.7 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 202 3.9 14,566 4.5 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 27 0.5 1,151 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 234 4.5 24,951 7.7 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Macgregor (ACT), 18.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australian 2,374 24.7 127,285 23.0 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,341 24.4 132,031 23.8 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 850 8.9 51,611 9.3 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 601 6.3 40,160 7.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 358 3.7 17,633 3.2 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Macgregor (ACT) were Australian 24.7%, English 24.4%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 6.3% and German 3.7%.

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 Macgregor (ACT) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 4,884 72.0 270,033 68.0 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 219 3.2 10,414 2.6 455,389 1.9
England 195 2.9 12,757 3.2 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 126 1.9 11,351 2.9 509,555 2.2
Philippines 109 1.6 3,798 1.0 232,386 1.0
New Zealand 90 1.3 4,734 1.2 518,466 2.2

In Macgregor (ACT), 72.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 3.2%, England 2.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.9%, Philippines 1.6% and New Zealand 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,293 33.7 133,304 33.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 509 7.5 29,113 7.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 414 6.1 23,121 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,349 49.3 187,955 47.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Macgregor (ACT), 49.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 33.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 3,768 55.3 211,707 53.3 12,231,150 52.3
England 392 5.8 21,368 5.4 1,403,096 6.0
India 330 4.8 14,481 3.6 616,939 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 157 2.3 14,581 3.7 704,658 3.0
Philippines 133 2.0 4,317 1.1 270,177 1.2

In Macgregor (ACT), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 55.3%, England 5.8%, India 4.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.3% and Philippines 2.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 3,876 56.9 218,199 54.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 355 5.2 19,203 4.8 1,302,147 5.6
India 332 4.9 14,372 3.6 605,777 2.6
Philippines 174 2.6 5,300 1.3 325,049 1.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 163 2.4 14,782 3.7 699,074 3.0

In Macgregor (ACT), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 56.9%, England 5.2%, India 4.9%, Philippines 2.6% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,366 34.8 143,739 36.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,560 23.0 88,619 22.3 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 713 10.5 42,734 10.8 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 494 7.3 36,420 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Islam 231 3.4 9,883 2.5 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Macgregor (ACT) were No Religion, so described 34.8%, Catholic 23.0%, Anglican 10.5%, Not stated 7.3% and Islam 3.4%. In Macgregor (ACT), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Mandarin 152 2.2 12,408 3.1 596,711 2.5
Punjabi 110 1.6 2,215 0.6 132,496 0.6
Hindi 92 1.4 3,646 0.9 159,652 0.7
Bengali 73 1.1 1,941 0.5 54,566 0.2
Tagalog 71 1.0 1,688 0.4 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 5,046 74.3 288,986 72.7 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 621 25.1 35,846 23.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Macgregor (ACT) 74.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.2%, Punjabi 1.6%, Hindi 1.4%, Bengali 1.1% and Tagalog 1.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,521 65.6 137,058 63.5 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 938 24.4 57,064 26.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 238 6.2 11,506 5.3 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 145 3.8 10,205 4.7 787,452 6.9

There were 3,842 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Macgregor (ACT). Of these 65.6% were employed full time, 24.4% were employed part-time and 3.8% 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
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 286 7.7 20,602 10.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 275 7.4 16,499 8.0 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 382 10.3 19,962 9.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,007 27.2 46,946 22.8 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,519 41.0 90,110 43.8 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Macgregor (ACT), 7.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 982 26.5 62,716 30.5 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 722 19.5 34,668 16.9 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 446 12.0 19,639 9.6 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 424 11.4 32,776 15.9 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 410 11.1 21,694 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 268 7.2 13,956 6.8 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 247 6.7 10,354 5.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 113 3.0 4,692 2.3 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Macgregor (ACT) included Professionals 26.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Managers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 7.2%, Labourers 6.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Central Government Administration 663 18.2 37,799 18.4 127,598 1.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 115 3.1 6,560 3.2 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 110 3.0 6,009 2.9 162,884 1.5
State Government Administration 110 3.0 6,303 3.1 158,980 1.5
Higher Education 89 2.4 6,068 3.0 155,985 1.5

Of the employed people in Macgregor (ACT), the most common responses for industry of employment included Central Government Administration 18.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.1%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.0%, State Government Administration 3.0% and Higher Education 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 1,043 -- 998 -- 662 --
Family 2,249 -- 2,445 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,063 -- 2,070 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Macgregor (ACT) was $1,043.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,637 71.4 130,776 63.6 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 251 6.8 12,320 6.0 489,922 4.6
Bus 193 5.2 12,226 5.9 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 73 2.0 6,307 3.1 503,582 4.7
Motorbike/scooter 40 1.1 1,974 1.0 64,580 0.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 224 6.0 14,676 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,958 79.7 146,503 71.2 7,305,271 68.4

In Macgregor (ACT), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.4%, Car, as passenger 6.8%, Bus 5.2%, Worked at home 2.0% and Motorbike/scooter 1.1%. On the day, 6.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,126 80.4 246,674 76.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,986 38.6 93,275 28.9 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 626 12.2 36,947 11.4 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,006 19.6 75,109 23.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Macgregor (ACT), of people aged 15 years and over, 80.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.6% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,327 25.9 82,490 25.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,679 32.8 102,171 31.6 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 693 13.5 39,411 12.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 420 8.2 22,606 7.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Macgregor (ACT), 32.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 625 32.8 38,438 37.7 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 964 50.5 48,008 47.1 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 282 14.8 14,129 13.8 959,543 15.8
Other family 37 1.9 1,461 1.4 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Macgregor (ACT), 50.5% were couple families with children, 32.8% were couple families without children and 14.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.4 -- 20.1 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.6 -- 79.9 -- 81.8

In Macgregor (ACT), 18.4% of single parents were male and 81.6% 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
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 515 32.5 26,341 30.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 53 3.3 2,981 3.4 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 365 23.0 17,892 20.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 204 12.9 11,401 13.2 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 52 3.3 4,054 4.7 302,037 6.0
Both not working 186 11.7 13,020 15.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 147 9.3 5,516 6.4 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 63 4.0 5,231 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Macgregor (ACT), of couple families with children, 32.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 23.0% 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 Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,397 95.0 142,670 91.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 126 5.0 12,593 8.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Macgregor (ACT), 95.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,956 81.6 95,520 67.0 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 432 18.0 25,280 17.7 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 9 0.4 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 Macgregor (ACT), 81.6% were separate houses, 18.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.4% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.2 301 0.2 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 12 0.5 10,198 7.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 155 6.5 21,301 14.9 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,468 61.1 56,674 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 733 30.5 51,557 36.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 31 1.3 2,637 1.8 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.5 -- 2.6 --

In Macgregor (ACT), of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 6.5% had 2 bedrooms and 61.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 434 18.1 38,555 27.0 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,410 58.8 54,832 38.4 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 511 21.3 45,346 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 6 0.3 952 0.7 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 35 1.5 2,984 2.1 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Macgregor (ACT), 18.1% were owned outright, 58.8% were owned with a mortgage and 21.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 1,874 78.1 100,308 70.3 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 447 18.6 35,413 24.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 77 3.2 6,938 4.9 354,917 4.3

In Macgregor (ACT), of all households, 78.1% were family households, 18.6% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

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Household income Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 6.7 -- 11.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 21.6 -- 28.4 -- 16.4

In Macgregor (ACT), 6.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.6% 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 Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 392 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 91.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 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 Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 2,058 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.2 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.8 -- 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 Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None 46 1.9 7,832 5.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 753 31.4 53,025 37.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,136 47.3 55,714 39.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 417 17.4 22,580 15.8 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 48 2.0 3,513 2.5 285,197 3.4

In Macgregor (ACT), 31.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 141 5.9 11,440 8.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,225 92.6 128,278 89.9 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 37 1.5 2,941 2.1 221,494 2.7

In Macgregor (ACT), 92.6% 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.
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male 62 41.6 3,267 50.2 322,171 49.6
Female 87 58.4 3,236 49.8 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Macgregor (ACT), 41.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 58.4% were female. The median age was 20 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
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,791 -- 1,886 -- 1,203 --

In Macgregor (ACT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,791.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Macgregor (ACT) % Macgregor (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 363 -- 360 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Macgregor (ACT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $363 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.