People — demographics & education

People Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % Total 357,222 -- 324,036 -- 21,507,717 -- Male 176,746 49.5 159,654 49.3 10,634,013 49.4 Female 180,476 50.5 164,382 50.7 10,873,704 50.6 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 5,185 1.5 3,875 1.2 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 357,222 people in Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory) of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

Age Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % People 0-4 years 23,843 6.7 20,127 6.2 1,421,050 6.6 5-9 years 21,411 6.0 20,422 6.3 1,351,921 6.3 10-14 years 21,089 5.9 21,383 6.6 1,371,054 6.4 15-19 years 23,999 6.7 23,584 7.3 1,405,798 6.5 20-24 years 30,750 8.6 27,579 8.5 1,460,673 6.8 25-29 years 30,535 8.5 25,239 7.8 1,513,236 7.0 30-34 years 27,708 7.8 25,060 7.7 1,453,775 6.8 35-39 years 26,960 7.5 24,769 7.6 1,520,138 7.1 40-44 years 25,973 7.3 24,150 7.5 1,542,879 7.2 45-49 years 24,602 6.9 23,973 7.4 1,504,142 7.0 50-54 years 23,405 6.6 22,029 6.8 1,447,404 6.7 55-59 years 20,408 5.7 20,214 6.2 1,297,244 6.0 60-64 years 18,373 5.1 13,946 4.3 1,206,116 5.6 65-69 years 12,672 3.5 9,796 3.0 919,319 4.3 70-74 years 8,994 2.5 7,450 2.3 708,090 3.3 75-79 years 6,591 1.8 6,088 1.9 545,263 2.5 80-84 years 5,074 1.4 4,779 1.5 436,936 2.0 85 years and over 4,835 1.4 3,446 1.1 402,681 1.9 Median age 34 -- 34 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.7% of the population.

Registered marital status Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Married 137,508 47.3 125,151 47.7 8,461,114 48.7 Separated 7,536 2.6 7,308 2.8 529,280 3.0 Divorced 23,093 7.9 21,311 8.1 1,460,899 8.4 Widowed 11,350 3.9 10,836 4.1 949,634 5.5 Never married 111,389 38.3 97,499 37.2 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory) aged 15 years and over, 47.3% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Married 48 -- 48 -- 50 -- Separated 48 -- 47 -- 49 -- Divorced 53 -- 51 -- 54 -- Widowed 77 -- 76 -- 78 -- Never married 25 -- 24 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory) was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Registered marriage 124,924 48.4 113,866 48.9 7,647,042 49.2 De facto marriage 27,591 10.7 22,894 9.8 1,476,369 9.5 Not married 105,845 41.0 96,071 41.3 6,413,399 41.3

In Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Registered marriage 48 -- 48 -- 50 -- De facto marriage 34 -- 33 -- 35 -- Not married 30 -- 29 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory) was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % Pre-school 5,201 4.5 4,321 4.0 332,844 5.1 Primary - Government 16,597 14.5 16,743 15.5 1,181,787 18.2 Primary - Catholic 7,451 6.5 7,540 7.0 359,062 5.5 Primary - Other Non Government 3,662 3.2 2,659 2.5 214,359 3.3 Secondary - Government 12,384 10.8 12,755 11.8 774,074 11.9 Secondary - Catholic 6,635 5.8 6,567 6.1 307,142 4.7 Secondary - Other Non Government 4,096 3.6 3,660 3.4 254,828 3.9 Technical or further education institution 9,181 8.0 8,617 8.0 473,606 7.3 University or tertiary institution 28,337 24.7 22,710 21.1 932,524 14.3 Other 2,807 2.4 2,620 2.4 161,660 2.5 Not Stated 18,506 16.1 19,683 18.2 1,511,694 23.2 Total 114,857 -- 107,875 -- 6,503,580 --

In Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory) 32.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.1% were in primary school, 20.1% in secondary school and 32.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia %

Country of birth Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % Australia 255,052 71.4 236,457 73.0 15,017,847 69.8 Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % Both parents born overseas 108,891 32.2 90,639 29.7 6,876,586 34.3 Father only born overseas 27,344 8.1 25,347 8.3 1,407,270 7.0 Mother only born overseas 21,036 6.2 18,680 6.1 989,220 4.9 Both parents born in Australia 180,529 53.4 170,184 55.8 10,757,087 53.7

In Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory), 53.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia %

Language, top responses (other than English) Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia %

People — employment

Employment Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over Worked full-time 132,040 65.0 117,944 64.6 6,367,554 59.7 Worked part-time 51,028 25.1 47,106 25.8 3,062,976 28.7 Away from work 12,821 6.3 11,234 6.2 627,797 5.9 Unemployed 7,316 3.6 6,206 3.4 600,133 5.6 Total in labour force 203,205 -- 182,490 -- 10,658,460 -- View the labour force fact sheet

There were 203,205 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory). Of these 65.0% were employed full time, 25.1% were employed part-time and 3.6% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % Labour force, people aged 15 years and over 1-15 hours per week 18,664 9.5 18,116 10.3 1,087,799 10.8 16-24 hours per week 14,748 7.5 13,232 7.5 947,792 9.4 25-34 hours per week 17,617 9.0 15,755 8.9 1,027,380 10.2 35-39 hours per week 43,133 22.0 35,529 20.2 1,808,879 18.0 40 hours or more per week 88,909 45.4 82,418 46.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory), 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.4% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % Labour force, people aged 15 years and over Employed full-time 39 -- 39 -- 40 -- Employed part-time 36 -- 35 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

Occupation Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % Employed people aged 15 years and over

Industry of employment, top responses Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Personal 917 -- 722 -- 577 -- Family 2,277 -- 1,773 -- 1,481 -- Household 1,920 -- 1,493 -- 1,234 -- View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory) was $917.

Travel to work, top responses Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 226,730 77.9 205,616 78.4 12,149,347 70.0 Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 82,139 28.2 73,563 28.1 4,827,808 27.8 Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 30,889 10.6 25,938 9.9 1,896,957 10.9 Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 61,571 21.2 58,454 22.3 3,090,874 17.8

In Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory), of people aged 15 years and over, 77.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.2% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours Australian Capital Territory % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Less than 5 hours per week 75,671 26.0 67,142 25.6 3,883,357 22.4 5 to 14 hours per week 91,161 31.3 79,640 30.4 4,444,640 25.6 15 to 29 hours per week 37,329 12.8 34,988 13.3 2,075,154 12.0 30 hours or more per week 22,571 7.8 23,849 9.1 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Australian Capital Territory (State/Territory), 31.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.8% worked 30 hours or more.