Canberra, ACT 2011 Census.
Population of Canberra in 2011.
168,502 People
82,921 Male
85,581 Female
37 years is the Median age
There were 45,815 Families
There were 62,204 occupied private dwellings
Ancestry of Population – Top 5.
27.6 % Australian
25.2 % English
9.6 % Irish
7.5 % Scottish
3.3 % German
Housing Statistics in Canberra.
76.6 % of dwellings are separate houses (detached)
44.2 % have 3 bedrooms
38 % have 4 or more bedrooms
31.4 % are owned without a mortgage
38.9 % are owned with a mortgage
27.6 % are rented
72.6 % are family households
23.4 % are single (or lone) person households
93.1 % have rent payments less than 30% of household income
6.9 % have rent payments 30% or more of household income
92.6 % have mortgage payments less than 30% of household income
7.4 % have mortgage payments 30% or more of household income
Rent / Mortgage payments in Canberra.
$ 375 Median Weekly rent payment
$ 490 Median Weekly Mortgage payment ($ 2,123 per month)
$ 1,947 Weekly Household Income
Employment / Income Statistics in Canberra.
Median weekly incomes in Canberra for People aged 15 years and over
$ 942 Personal Income
$ 2,316 Family Income
$ 1,947 Median Household Income all Households
$ 2,715 Weekly Household Income for couple families with children, with two incomes.
$ 3,112 Weekly Household Income for couple families without children, with two incomes
12.8 % of over 15’s have less than $600 gross weekly income
24.8 % of over 15’s have more than $3,000 gross weekly income
62.4 % of over 15’s have between $600 and $3,000 gross weekly income
65.2 % Worked full time
25.2 % Worked part-time
46 % Worked 40 hours or more per week
Motor vehicles in Canberra in 2011.
Number of motor vehicles per dwelling
35.1 % of households have 1 motor vehicle
39.6 % of households have 2 motor vehicles
17.9 % of households have 3 or more vehicles
Source: www.censusdata.abs.gov.au