Australian Capital Territory – People
Total population
2011
357,220
2006
324,035
Population growth
10.2%
Indigenous population
1.5%
1.2%
34
34
Male – 49.5%
Male – 49.3%
Female – 50.5%
Female – 50.7%
Hold Australian citizenship
87.8%
89.5%
Born overseas
24.2%
21.7%
Australia – 71.4%
Australia – 73.0%
England – 3.7%
England – 4.0%
China – 1.8%
New Zealand – 1.2%
Only English – 77.8%
Only English – 81.0%
Mandarin – 1.9%
Mandarin – 1.1%
Vietnamese – 1.1%
Italian – 1.1%
No religion – 28.9%
Catholic – 28.0%
Catholic – 26.1%
No religion – 23.4%
Anglican – 14.7%
Anglican – 16.7%
Married – 47.3%
Married – 47.7%
Never married – 38.3%
Never married – 37.2%
Separated or divorced – 10.5%
Separated or divorced – 10.9%
Individual – $917
Individual – $722
Household – $1920
Household – $1,509
Family – $2,277
Family – $1,773
Couple with children – 46.0%
Couple with children – 47.0%
Couple without children – 37.6%
Couple without children – 36.2%
One parent families – 14.6%
One parent families – 15.1%
Median age
Sex
Country of birth
Languages spoken at home
Religious affiliation
Registered marital status
(over 15 years old)
Median income (weekly)
Family composition
Australian Capital Territory – Dwellings
Total dwellings
Occupied private
dwellings
Dwelling structure
Tenure
Household
composition
Median household
rent (weekly)
Median household
mortgage repayments
(monthly)
Average people per
household
Average people per
bedroom
2011
2006
145,475
131,587
135,034
122,901
Separate house – 70.7%
Separate house – 73.9%
Flat/Unit/Apartment – 14.2%
Flat/Unit/Apartment – 12.1%
Semi-detached – 14.9%
Semi-detached – 13.8%
Owned outright – 28.4%
Owned outright – 29.9%
Owned with mortgage – 38.9%
Owned with mortgage – 38.6%
Rented – 30.6%
Single/multi-family household –
71.1%
Lone person household – 23.4%
Rented – 29.4%
Single/multi-family household –
71.4%
Lone person household – 23.2%
Group household – 5.6%
Group household – 5.4%
$380
$260
$2,167
$1,500
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Key Points
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The population of the Australian Capital Territory has increased from 324,035 in 2006 to 357,220
in 2011, an increase of 33,185 people.
China is now the third most reported country of birth in the Australian Capital Territory,
accounting for 1.8 per cent of the Territory’s population.
Vietnamese is now the third most common language spoken at home other than English.
Mandarin is still the second most common language spoken at home other than English.
Median household weekly rent has increased from $260 in 2006 to $380 in 2011, an increase of
$120 per week.
Median household monthly mortgage repayments have increased from $1,500 in 2006 to $2,167
in 2011, an increase of $667.