Demographics of Canberra

Canberra is Australia's capital and its largest inland city. At the 2016 census, it had 395,790 residents.[1] This amounted to only 1.7% of Australia's population. The population density for Canberra is 443.5 people per sq kilometre.

32.1% of Canberra's population were born overseas, a large majority which come from North-West Europe, Southern and Eastern Europe and South-East Asia. The 2016 unemployment rate was around 4.7%.[1]

The median age for Canberra was 35 years and households had an average of 2.9 members.[1]

The estimated population for Canberra as of 2016 was 395,790, constituting 194,879 males and 200,914 females.[1]

History

The first few decades after the establishment of Canberra growth was relatively slow due to low funds after World War I. The population was nearly 2000 at the time. Until the end of World War II development was completely put on hold due to the Great Depression.

Office development accelerated rapidly in the 1960s in Civic. From 1960 - 1971, the population tripled from 50,000 inhabitants to 146,000 and climbing to 203,000 in 1976. The Australian economy went into recession in 1975, and a year later the construction industries in Canberra collapsed.

In modern times, the growth completely slowed in 1996 - 2001. However, the city experiences over 1 percent growth annually.[2] The population in 2016 was around 395,790.[1]

Population of the ACT
YearPop.±%
1911 1,777—    
1921 2,583+45.4%
1933 8,947+246.4%
1947 16,905+88.9%
1954 30,315+79.3%
1961 58,828+94.1%
1966 96,032+63.2%
1971 151,169+57.4%
1976 207,740+37.4%
1981 227,581+9.6%
1986 258,910+13.8%
1991 289,320+11.7%
1996 308,251+6.5%
2001 307,053−0.4%
2006 322,036+4.9%
2011 357,222+10.9%
2016 397,397+11.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4][5][6]

Populations by district

Most of Canberra's growth since 1991 has taken place in Gungahlin.

Population of Canberra districts1991[7]19962001200620112016
North Canberra40,24938,81838,58543,75748,030[8]53,002[9]
South Canberra22,37122,73023,32424,58124,154[10]27,007[11]
Belconnen89,51985,65981,70187,24692,444[12]96,049[13]
Woden Valley33,92133,04332,49431,99232,958[14]34,760[15]
Weston Creek27,26824,87923,66222,88622,746[16]22,988[17]
Tuggeranong74,41290,10490,87589,66686,900[18]85,154[19]
Gungahlin45512,68424,39832,55047,303 [20]71,142[21]
Total Canberra288,195 307,917 307,053322,036355,596[22]395,790[1]

Religion

At the 2011 census, the most common responses for religion were no religion (36.2%) Catholic (22.3%), Anglican (10.7%), not stated (9.1%) and Hinduism (2.6%).[1]

Demographic Statistics

The following statistics are from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.[23][24]

Canberra's population

Median age

34 years of age[1]

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.7% (74,213)
15–64 years: 68.7% (271,762)
65 years and over: 12.6% (49,828)[1]

Population growth rate

1.6%

Birth rate

13.5 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death rate

4.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Life expectancy

As of 2013-2015, the Australian Capital Territory has the highest life expectancy in Australia. The life expectancy at birth for males is 81.2 years and 85.3 years for females.[25]

Sex ratios

There were 99.0 males for every 100 females in Canberra as of 2010.
Civic had the highest sex ratio (137.2 males for every 100 females.)
Deakin had the lowest sex ratio (80.6 males for every 100 females.)

Total fertility rate

1.6 children born/woman (2001 est.)[26]

Unemployment rate

4.5%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 October 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ History of Canberra.
  3. ↑ "3105.0.65.001 - Australian Historical Population Statistics, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 May 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Australian Capital Territory". 2006 Census QuickStats. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Australian Capital Territory". 2011 Census QuickStats. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Australian Capital Territory". 2016 Census QuickStats. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  7. ↑ McLennan, W. (May 1998). "1996 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Department of the Environment. pp. 98–100. ISBN 0 642 25690 X. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "North Canberra (Statistical Subdivision)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Canberra (Statistical Subdivision)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 October 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "South Canberra (Statistical Subdivision)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "South Canberra (Statistical Subdivision)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 October 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Belconnen (SA3)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Belconnen (Statistical Subdivision)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 October 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woden (SA3)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woden Valley (Statistical Subdivision)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 October 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Weston Creek (SA3)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Weston Creek (Statistical Subdivision)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 October 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tuggeranong (SA3)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  19. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tuggeranong (Statistical Subdivision)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 October 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  20. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Gungahlin (SA3)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  21. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gungahlin (Statistical Subdivision)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 October 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  22. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  23. ↑ Population in 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  24. ↑ Canberra at the 2011 census. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  25. ↑ "3302.0.55.001 - Life Tables, States, Territories and Australia, 2013-2015". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  26. ↑ Fertility rate of Australia in 2001 Australian Bureau of Statistics. 31 October 2001. Retrieved 31 October 2001.
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