North Canberra

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 3
Area code 80105
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 847
Male 50.5%
Female 49.5%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 283
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 500
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $2,250
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,300
Median weekly rent (a) $401

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 847 1.4 8,949 2.0 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 784 1.3 8,425 1.9 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 30 0.0 230 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 36 0.1 300 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 57,115 93.3 429,520 94.5 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 3,224 5.3 16,033 3.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 26 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 61 7.2 893 10.0 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 101 11.9 1,782 19.9 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 223 26.3 1,831 20.5 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 176 20.8 1,546 17.3 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 102 12.0 1,071 12.0 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 81 9.6 854 9.5 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 69 8.1 582 6.5 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 32 3.8 388 4.3 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Married 109 15.8 1,462 23.3 127,525 23.3
Separated 25 3.6 272 4.3 23,982 4.4
Divorced 44 6.4 445 7.1 37,473 6.8
Widowed 9 1.3 122 1.9 16,329 3.0
Never married 502 73.0 3,976 63.3 341,871 62.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 107 18.8 1,371 24.1 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 109 19.2 1,007 17.7 81,295 16.6
Not married 355 62.4 3,307 58.2 296,032 60.4

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 21 6.0 295 7.9 25,485 8.0
Primary 68 19.4 1,273 34.2 120,864 37.9
Secondary 52 14.8 845 22.7 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 27 7.7 348 9.4 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 157 44.7 612 16.5 21,149 6.6
Other 14 4.0 144 3.9 7,310 2.3
Not stated 8 2.3 202 5.4 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 223 32.4 1,242 19.8 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 51 7.4 775 12.3 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 30 4.4 356 5.7 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 59 8.6 745 11.9 84,821 15.5
Year 12 140 20.3 1,133 18.0 82,998 15.2
Year 11 29 4.2 306 4.9 43,335 7.9
Year 10 65 9.4 803 12.8 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 6 0.1 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 0 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 44 6.4 560 8.9 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 17 2.5 131 2.1 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 26 0.4 5,242 1.0
Not stated 23 3.3 188 3.0 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Wiradjuri 16 1.9 80 0.9 1,479 0.2
Aboriginal English, so described 4 0.5 13 0.1 1,371 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 32 3.8 258 2.9 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 779 92.0 8,119 90.7 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 745 88.0 7,872 88.0 695,359 85.6
Australian 315 37.2 3,608 40.3 277,467 34.1
English 167 19.7 1,524 17.0 131,618 16.2
Irish 72 8.5 598 6.7 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 50 5.9 396 4.4 57,353 7.1

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
In the labour force 489 71.1 4,403 70.1 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 185 26.9 1,814 28.9 234,314 42.8
Not stated 10 1.5 58 0.9 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 324 66.3 2,795 63.5 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 109 22.3 1,004 22.8 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 32 6.5 295 6.7 28,075 9.5
Total employed 459 93.9 4,089 92.9 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 32 6.5 316 7.2 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 143 31.2 927 22.7 36,013 13.9
Managers 92 20.0 623 15.2 21,218 8.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 75 16.3 747 18.3 30,731 11.8
Community and Personal Service Workers 70 15.3 531 13.0 45,221 17.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 25 5.4 500 12.2 35,333 13.6
Labourers 24 5.2 271 6.6 37,003 14.2
Sales Workers 19 4.1 234 5.7 22,365 8.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3 0.7 116 2.8 23,291 9.0

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Central Government Administration 120 26.1 829 20.3 4,605 1.8
Defence 47 10.2 262 6.4 2,561 1.0
Higher Education 23 5.0 89 2.2 2,302 0.9
Legal Services 19 4.1 40 1.0 1,728 0.7
State Government Administration 19 4.1 153 3.7 5,577 2.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 1,093 N/A 998 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 2,676 N/A 2,472 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 2,250 N/A 2,289 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 491 72.0 4,473 71.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 128 18.6 1,803 28.7 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 97 14.1 944 15.0 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 140 20.3 945 15.1 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Arthritis 69 8.1 624 7.0 50,807 6.3
Asthma 126 14.9 1,425 15.9 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 17 2.0 145 1.6 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 4 0.5 23 0.3 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 40 4.7 381 4.3 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 26 3.1 240 2.7 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 4 0.5 101 1.1 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 30 3.5 184 2.1 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 193 22.8 1,651 18.4 107,776 13.3
Stroke 11 1.3 63 0.7 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 102 12.0 1,071 12.0 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 439 51.8 4,754 53.1 462,348 56.9
Not stated 33 3.9 495 5.5 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 477 56.3 5,225 58.4 493,110 60.7
One condition 224 26.4 2,144 24.0 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 70 8.3 734 8.2 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 47 5.5 353 3.9 32,701 4.0
Not stated 33 3.9 495 5.5 65,539 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 17 3.4 237 5.1 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 N/A 2 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $401 N/A $425 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,300 N/A $2,141 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent (weekly) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 135 27.0 1,020 22.0 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 89 17.8 1,380 29.8 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 56 11.2 937 20.2 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 10 2.0 73 1.6 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 18 0.4 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 4 0.8 42 0.9 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 4 0.8 43 0.9 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 7 0.2 412 0.1
Other household 214 42.8 1,111 24.0 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 202 40.4 3,041 65.6 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 89 17.8 828 17.9 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 211 42.2 750 16.2 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 7 0.2 2,861 0.8

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		North Canberra % North Canberra Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 51 10.2 516 11.1 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 103 20.6 1,519 32.8 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 340 68.0 2,518 54.3 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 5 1.0 44 0.9 5,582 1.6
Not stated 4 0.8 41 0.9 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments 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 table totals.