ABS Census 1991, Census Characteristics Of The Australian Capital Territory

102 Pages·1993·3.4 MB·English

by  Australian Bureau of Statistics

CENSUS CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
1991 CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING
IAN CASTLES
Australian Statistician
AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS CATALOGUE NO. 2710.8
© Commonwealth of Australia 1993
Printed in Australia by ALAN LAW, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra
CONTENTS
Table Page
Main Features 1
About this publication 3
Where to find out more about the 1991 Census 8
PART 1: AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Person Tables:
Time series
1 Selected characteristics: Censuses 1981,1986 and 1991 11
Age
2 Age by sex 12
3 Age by marital status by sex 14
4 Age by sex - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons 14
Language
5 Language spoken at home by proficiency in English by sex 15
6 Language spoken at home by sex 16
Birthplace (countries)
7 Birthplace (countries) by sex 17
8 Australian bom persons by birthplace of mother by birthplace of father 18
9 Australian born persons by birthplace of father by birthplace of mother 19
10 Birthplace by year of arrival 20
Religion
11 Religion by age 21
Education
12 Qualification (highest) field by qualification (highest) level by sex 22
13 Type of educational institution attending by sex 23
Income
14 Annual individual income by age 24
Labour Force
15 Occupation by sex 26
16 Status of worker by sex 27
17 Industry by sex 28
18 Hours worked by sex 29
19 Industry by occupation 30
20 Occupation by status of worker by sex 31
21 Labour force status (part-time/full-time) by age by sex 32
22 Method of travel to work by age 34
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Usual Residence Tables:
23 Usual residence on census night by sex 36
24 Usual residence 5 years ago by sex 36
Family Tables:
25 Family type by labour force status of parents by family income 38
26 Family type by weekly rent 39
27 Family type by monthly housing loan repayment 39
28 Age of dependent offspring by labour force status by sex of sole parent 40
Dwelling and Household Tables:
29 Type of non-private dwelling 42
30 Annual household income by household type 42
31 Household type by family type by number of motor vehicles 43
32 Structure of dwelling by number of persons usually resident 43
33 Structure of dwelling by household type by family type 44
34 Relationship in household by age 45
35 Annual household income by weekly rent 46
36 Annual household income by monthly housing loan repayments 47
37 Nature of occupancy by landlord type by annual household 48
income by household type
PART 2: CANBERRA STATISTICAL DIVISION
Person Tables:
Time series
1 Selected characteristics: Censuses 1981,1986 and 1991 53
Age
2 Age by sex 54
3 Age by marital status by sex 56
4 Age by sex - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons 56
Language
5 Language spoken at home by proficiency in English by sex 57
6 Language spoken at home by sex 58
Birthplace (countries)
7 Birthplace (countries) by sex 59
8 Australian bom persons by birthplace of mother by birthplace of father 60
9 Australian bom persons by birthplace of father by birthplace of mother 61
10 Birthplace by year of arrival 62
Religion
11 Religion by age 63
Education
12 Qualification (highest) field by qualification (highest) level by sex 64
13 Type of educational institution attending by sex 65
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Person Tables: continued
Income
14 Annual individual income by age 66
Labour Force
15 Occupation by sex 68
16 Status of worker by sex 69
17 Industry by sex 70
18 Hours worked by sex 71
19 Industry by occupation 72
20 Occupation by status of worker by sex 73
21 Labour force status (part-time/full-time) by age by sex 74
22 Method of travel to work by age 76
Usual Residence Tables:
23 Usual residence on census night by sex 78
24 Usual residence 5 years ago by sex 78
Family Tables:
25 Family type by labour force status of parents by family income 80
26 Family type by weekly rent 81
27 Family type by monthly housing loan repayment 81
28 Age of dependent offspring by labour force status by sex of sole parent 82
Dwelling and Household Tables:
29 Type of non-private dwelling 84
30 Annual household income by household type 84
31 Household type by family type by number of motor vehicles 85
32 Structure of dwelling by number of persons usually resident 85
33 Structure of dwelling by household type by family type 86
34 Relationship in household by age 87
35 Annual household income by weekly rent 88
36 Annual household income by monthly housing loan repayments 89
37 Nature of occupancy by landlord type by annual household 90
income by household type
Index 93
INQUIRIES
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publicatioa
Main Features
The total number of people counted by the census in the
Australian Capital Territory (ACT), including Jervis Bay
Territory, increased by 12.5 per cent from 1981 to 1986, and
by 12.3 percent from 1986 to 1991.
The median age of males in the ACT was 28 years, while the
median age of females was 29 years. The median age of
persons was 29 years.
Of people counted by the census in the ACT, 267,492
(95.5%) were enumerated at their place of usual residence on
census night, 6 August 1991. Also, 121,761 people (49.5%)
had the same address of usual residence as 5 years ago.
Other than Australia (74.6%) and the UK (6.8%), the
countries of birth with the highest proportion were New
Zealand (1.3%), Yugoslavia (1.4%), Germany and Italy (both
1.0%).
Of the 22,083 males with degree or higher level qualification,
8,506 (38.5%) had studied in the field of society and culture.
Of the 16,317 females with a qualification at this level, 7,096
(43.5%) had also studied in this field.
There were 38.7 per cent of employed females who worked
34 or less hours (part-time) in the week before the census,
while 14.7 per cent of employed males worked these hours.
Most employed males (81.1%) worked 35 to 49 or more
hours in the week before the census, while 57 per cent of
employed females worked the same hours.
Of the employed people in the ACT who went to work on the
day of the census, 59.1 per cent drove all the way there in a
car. Another 9.2 per cent also went all the way to work as
passengers in cars.
There were 68,667 one family households enumerated in the
ACT; 60,923 of these families lived in (separate) houses,
while 111 families lived in caravans etc. in caravan parks.
There were also 15,710 lone person households; 8,073 of
these people lived in (separate) houses.
The median annual individual income in the ACT was
$20,741. The median annual family income was $49,073;
and the median annual household income was $44,170.
The median housing loan repayment (monthly) was $638.
The median rent (weekly) was $142.

About this publication
This publication contains final data from the 1991 Census
of Population and Housing. It presents census counts of
characteristics of people and dwellings cross-classified by
social and demographic characteristics for the Australian
Capital Territory, and for the Statistical Pivision of
Canberra.
The tables are grouped into broad categories, such as age,
birthplace, and labour force. However, all characteristics
are listed separately in the index, along with the
corresponding numbers of tables in which they appear.
The tables provided are on a place of enumeration basis,
which counts people where they were located on census
night, 6 August 1991, which may not be where they
usually live.
Census Characteristics is produced for each State,
Territory, and Australia.
Scope and coverage
The 1991 Census of Population and Housing was held on
6 August 1991. The purpose of the census was to count
every person who spent census night in Australia. This
included people in private dwellings, occupied non-private
dwellings, camping out, on vessels in or between
Australian ports and on board overnight transport.
People were counted where they were located on census
night, which may not have been where they usually live.
Visitors to Australia were counted regardless of how long
ago they arrived, or how long they planned to stay.
Australian residents out of the country on census night
were excluded.
All private dwellings were counted, whether occupied or
unoccupied. Occupied non-private dwellings, such as
hospitals, gaols, etc. were also counted.
Diplomatic personnel and their families were excluded
from the census, as were diplomatic residences.
Data limitations
The census is subject to a number of errors, although the
effect of such errors on overall census results is generally
insignificant.
Underenumeration
Although the census aims to count each person, there are
some people who are missed. Underenumeration in the
1991 Census is estimated to be 1.9% for Australia. The
data in this publication are not adjusted for
underenumeration.
Data limitations continued
Respondent error
Because processing procedures cannot detect all errors
made by people in completing the census form, some
remain in final data.
Processing error
Some processing errors may occur, although stringent
quality control measures have been used to minimise
them.
Random adjustment
Random error is added to census data to ensure
confidentiality. This means that small cells are randomly
adjusted to avoid releasing information about particular
individuals, families, households or dwellings. The effect
is statistically insignificant and does not impair the
usefulness of the tables.
Further information on data quality will be provided in
Census Update and in the 1991 Census data quality
papers.
1986 Census data
Similar data from the 1986 Census were published in the
series Census 86 - Cross-classifed Characteristics of
Persons and Dwellings, State/Australia (2490-8.0).
Terms and concepts
General descriptions of terms and concepts used in this
publication are provided below. Tables are also footnoted
where applicable for additional clarity. Detailed
definitions are provided in the 7997 Census Dictionary
(2901.0).
Dwellings
The census collector recorded each dwelling as either
private or non-private.
A private dwelling is normally a house, flat, part of a
house, or even a room; but can also be a house attached
to, or rooms above, shops or offices; an occupied caravan
in a caravan park or on a residential allotment or a boat in
a marina; a houseboat; or a tent if it is standing on its
own block of land. Private dwellings are either occupied
or unoccupied.
Non-private dwellings include occupied motels, gaols,
welfare institutions, hospitals, retirement villages,
boarding schools etc. Only occupied non-private
dwellings were included in the census.
Terms and concepts continued
Employed
Employed full-time means that the person worked 35
hours or more in the main job held in the week before the
census.
Employed part-time means that the person worked less
than 35 hours in the main job held in the week before the
census.
Family
A census family is a group of related individuals in a
household where at least one person is aged 15 years or
more. Family tables do not include visitors to the
dwelling. Families in non-private dwellings or holidaying
away from home on census night are not coded as a family
unit.
Family income
This is the sum of the personal incomes of each resident
family member aged 15 years or more. If any of these
family members have income not stated, or a spouse or
offspring is temporarily absent, family income is classified
as partial income stated in this publication.
Parental income is similar to family income except that
only the income of the parent(s) is included. Parental
income compares most closely with the family income
variable of the 1986 Census.
Household
A census household is either a person living alone or
people who usually reside and eat together. A household
resides in a private dwelling. The household type is based
on information about relationships about residents present
and people temporarily absent The relationships of
visitors to one another or to any resident are not
considered. A household can contain up to three families.
Household income
This is the sum of the personal incomes of each resident
household member aged 15 years or more. If any of these
residents has an income not stated, or a spouse, offspring
or co-tenant is temporarily absent, household income is
classified as partial income stated in this publication.
Offspring
Dependent offspring are 0 to 14 years of age, or are full-
time students aged 15 to 24 years. Unrelated children are
classified as dependent children if they usually reside with
the family. Other offspring are 15 to 24 years of age and
not full-time students, or 25 years of age or more.
In the 1986 Census, 21 to 24 year old full-time students
were classified as related adults. As a result, sole parents
with adult children were classified as families of related
adults; in the 1991 Census, these cases are classified as
one parent families.