Bruce (ACT)

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL80028
People 7,520
Male 47.9%
Female 52.1%
Median age 29
Families 1,628
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 2,973
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $2,266
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent (b) $430
Average number of 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.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male 3,600 47.9 224,361 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 3,914 52.1 230,140 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 95 1.3 8,949 2.0 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 7,207 95.8 429,520 94.5 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 216 2.9 16,033 3.5 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 29 N/A 35 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 292 3.9 26,680 5.9 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 298 4.0 29,162 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 200 2.7 27,097 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 565 7.5 26,348 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,339 17.8 34,261 7.5 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,148 15.2 39,282 8.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 826 11.0 38,468 8.5 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 572 7.6 37,236 8.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 405 5.4 32,148 7.1 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 338 4.5 29,284 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 236 3.1 26,925 5.9 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 236 3.1 23,926 5.3 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 243 3.2 21,481 4.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 218 2.9 18,513 4.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 221 2.9 17,162 3.8 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 151 2.0 11,749 2.6 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 113 1.5 7,598 1.7 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 137 1.8 7,181 1.6 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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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 2,363 35.1 173,618 46.7 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 119 1.8 9,482 2.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 348 5.2 28,749 7.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 198 2.9 13,771 3.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 3,714 55.2 145,939 39.3 7,583,393 36.5

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)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 2,036 38.9 157,859 46.8 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 743 14.2 42,290 12.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 2,459 46.9 137,415 40.7 7,863,327 41.9

(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)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 106 3.4 8,841 6.0 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 192 6.2 25,044 17.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 63 2.0 8,725 5.9 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 84 2.7 4,442 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 339 11.0 38,255 26.0 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 120 3.9 16,189 11.0 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 40 1.3 7,116 4.8 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 82 2.7 4,632 3.1 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 239 7.7 27,966 19.0 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 253 8.2 11,841 8.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 1,797 58.2 36,264 24.6 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 2,051 66.4 48,160 32.7 1,789,994 23.3
Other 110 3.6 5,763 3.9 242,821 3.2
Not stated 243 7.9 18,244 12.4 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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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 3,479 51.7 159,540 42.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 492 7.3 34,410 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 170 2.5 11,887 3.2 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 326 4.8 27,907 7.5 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,444 21.4 60,564 16.3 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 109 1.6 9,243 2.5 958,803 4.6
Year 10 171 2.5 22,786 6.1 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 138 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 27 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 107 1.6 15,185 4.1 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 108 1.6 7,784 2.1 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 24 0.4 1,479 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 313 4.6 20,574 5.5 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
English 2,148 28.6 145,294 32.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 2,031 27.0 143,355 31.5 7,596,753 29.9
Chinese 829 11.0 26,047 5.7 1,390,639 5.5
Irish 732 9.7 52,661 11.6 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 694 9.2 45,452 10.0 2,176,777 8.6

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 people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of 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)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 4,367 58.1 306,896 67.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 470 6.2 12,149 2.7 549,618 2.2
India 365 4.9 17,203 3.8 673,352 2.6
Nepal 263 3.5 5,689 1.3 122,506 0.5
England 156 2.1 13,245 2.9 927,490 3.6
Vietnam 117 1.6 4,082 0.9 257,997 1.0

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,418 45.5 167,616 36.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 473 6.3 33,830 7.4 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 418 5.6 27,843 6.1 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 2,920 38.8 206,266 45.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 289 3.8 18,941 4.2 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 3,350 44.5 234,501 51.6 12,959,282 51.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 565 7.5 16,220 3.6 784,594 3.1
India 468 6.2 24,026 5.3 935,066 3.7
England 353 4.7 26,791 5.9 1,626,778 6.4
Nepal 276 3.7 6,325 1.4 140,364 0.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 3,402 45.2 240,655 52.9 13,383,605 52.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 574 7.6 16,715 3.7 787,673 3.1
India 472 6.3 23,763 5.2 917,541 3.6
England 290 3.9 23,581 5.2 1,488,479 5.9
Nepal 274 3.6 6,314 1.4 139,489 0.5

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,317 44.1 197,622 43.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 1,153 15.3 87,566 19.3 5,075,907 20.0
Hinduism 558 7.4 20,505 4.5 684,002 2.7
Anglican 526 7.0 37,141 8.2 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 365 4.9 23,697 5.2 1,751,052 6.9

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Bruce (ACT), Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (47.4%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Mandarin 501 6.7 14,397 3.2 685,274 2.7
Nepali 262 3.5 5,859 1.3 133,068 0.5
Cantonese 152 2.0 4,230 0.9 295,281 1.2
Vietnamese 132 1.8 5,028 1.1 320,758 1.3
Hindi 99 1.3 4,769 1.0 197,132 0.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 4,718 62.7 323,854 71.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 933 34.8 45,657 27.1 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
In the labour force 4,966 73.8 258,562 69.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,550 23.0 97,524 26.2 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 218 3.2 15,474 4.2 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of 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.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
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 2,740 55.2 163,581 63.3 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,682 33.9 71,381 27.6 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 269 5.4 13,639 5.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 278 5.6 9,956 3.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of 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.

(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)
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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
0 hours (away from work) 186 4.0 11,003 4.4 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 827 17.6 29,531 11.9 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 573 12.2 24,870 10.0 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 281 6.0 16,984 6.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,217 25.9 64,068 25.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 942 20.1 56,944 22.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 583 12.4 42,565 17.1 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,548 33.0 78,169 31.4 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 701 14.9 27,144 10.9 1,382,205 11.5
Managers 637 13.6 44,389 17.9 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 593 12.6 36,150 14.5 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 445 9.5 15,209 6.1 986,433 8.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 342 7.3 23,880 9.6 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 251 5.3 12,380 5.0 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 73 1.6 6,016 2.4 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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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 602 12.8 42,601 17.1 135,293 1.1
Defence 242 5.2 14,327 5.8 85,021 0.7
Higher Education 220 4.7 6,647 2.7 158,526 1.3
Cafes and Restaurants 216 4.6 6,350 2.6 268,005 2.2
Computer System Design and Related Services 170 3.6 9,001 3.6 221,712 1.8

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,027 N/A $1,203 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,693 N/A $2,872 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,266 N/A $2,373 N/A $1,746 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 (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,563 54.6 146,731 59.0 6,347,498 52.7
Bus 444 9.5 9,032 3.6 175,085 1.5
Car, as passenger 224 4.8 12,476 5.0 466,904 3.9
Walked only 200 4.3 9,988 4.0 306,045 2.5
Bicycle 102 2.2 5,220 2.1 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 522 11.1 24,624 9.9 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 422 9.0 27,211 10.9 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 549 11.7 15,611 6.3 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 2,865 61.0 163,090 65.6 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 4,781 71.0 280,169 75.4 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,148 17.0 105,113 28.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 593 8.8 44,449 12.0 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,343 19.9 68,443 18.4 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (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)
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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 1,799 26.7 85,626 23.0 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 2,055 30.5 122,930 33.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 610 9.1 47,011 12.7 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 317 4.7 24,603 6.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Arthritis 411 5.5 35,106 7.7 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 638 8.5 40,839 9.0 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 167 2.2 12,182 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 63 0.8 2,634 0.6 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 177 2.4 17,501 3.9 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 197 2.6 14,098 3.1 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 63 0.8 4,194 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 65 0.9 5,998 1.3 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 850 11.3 45,517 10.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 62 0.8 3,237 0.7 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 688 9.1 44,128 9.7 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 4,871 64.8 277,197 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 349 4.6 27,308 6.0 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: 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 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 5,214 69.3 299,632 65.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,443 19.2 90,073 19.8 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 371 4.9 26,351 5.8 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 141 1.9 11,131 2.4 772,142 3.0
Not stated 349 4.6 27,308 6.0 2,066,251 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)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Currently serving 147 2.2 8,061 2.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 177 2.6 14,164 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 6,157 91.5 333,222 89.7 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 252 3.7 16,111 4.3 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 889 54.6 47,064 39.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 525 32.2 54,271 45.3 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 170 10.4 16,650 13.9 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 54 3.3 1,773 1.5 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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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 N/A 23.5 N/A 22.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 74.1 N/A 77.7 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 466 33.1 33,585 33.1 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 82 5.8 4,231 4.2 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 278 19.7 20,954 20.7 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 176 12.5 11,354 11.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 81 5.7 4,904 4.8 339,960 6.1
Both not working 206 14.6 16,372 16.2 1,163,744 21.0
Other 73 5.2 6,749 6.7 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 46 3.3 3,178 3.1 253,286 4.6

Note: 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.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,679 92.4 168,400 93.4 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 217 7.5 11,988 6.6 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 554 20.7 106,433 63.2 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,226 45.8 28,921 17.2 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 895 33.4 32,669 19.4 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 168 0.1 54,711 0.6

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

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 17 0.6 415 0.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 556 20.7 14,185 8.4 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 580 21.6 29,482 17.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 889 33.1 62,527 37.1 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 614 22.9 60,359 35.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 28 1.0 1,429 0.8 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.3 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
None 125 4.7 9,273 5.5 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,266 47.3 65,446 38.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 961 35.9 64,634 38.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 293 10.9 27,562 16.4 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 34 1.3 1,484 0.9 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 1,592 59.4 117,214 69.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 810 30.2 43,338 25.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 279 10.4 7,850 4.7 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 518 19.3 44,831 26.6 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 731 27.3 67,754 40.2 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,330 49.6 51,681 30.7 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 66 2.5 2,675 1.6 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 33 1.2 1,456 0.9 136,538 1.5

(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

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 6.2 N/A 9.0 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 34.7 N/A 38.3 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 430 N/A 450 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 957 72.0 35,767 69.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 273 20.5 11,874 23.0 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 101 7.6 4,040 7.8 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 N/A 2,080 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 615 84.1 55,984 82.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 80 10.9 6,395 9.4 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 42 5.7 5,374 7.9 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Bruce (ACT) % Bruce (ACT) Australian Capital Territory % Australian Capital Territory Australia % Australia
Male 52 54.7 4,542 50.8 403,709 49.7
Female 43 45.3 4,407 49.2 409,025 50.3
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Median age 25 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 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 2.5 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,424 N/A 2,289 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 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 (a) 445 N/A 425 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,722 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 payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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