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| pop = 61,1882021}}id=80105accessdate=12 September 2022|quick=on}}| poprank = | area = 37.7| density_footnotes = | est = | abolished = | postcode = 2601, 2602, 2612Kurrajong electorate>KurrajongDivision of Canberra>Canberra| near-n = GungahlinMajura (district)>MajuraMajura (district)>Majura| near-se = South Canberra| near-s = South Canberra| near-sw = South Canberra| near-w = Molonglo Valley| near-nw = Belconnen| near = }}North Canberra, or the Inner North, is a subdivision of Canberra Central in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. Comprising 14 suburbs. At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, it had 26,699 dwellings housing 61,188 people of the 453,324 people in the Australian Capital Territory. Many of Canberra’s oldest dwellings are located on it.North Canberra is separated from South Canberra by Lake Burley Griffin. The two subdivisions combined form the district of Canberra Central and share Civic as their central commercial area.It is one of the oldest parts of Canberra and is built in part in accordance to Walter Burley Griffin’s designs.

Places of note and interest

• Civic is the major shopping and office precinct in Canberra.
• Russell has the main headquarters of the Australian Defence Force.
• The Australian National University has its campus in the suburb of Acton and the Australian Defence Force Academy and Royal Military College, Duntroon are in the suburb of Campbell.
• The Australian War Memorial is also located in Campbell.

Demographics

At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, North Canberra had a population of 61,188 of which 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population, which was lower than the national and territory averages. The median age of people in North Canberra was 31 years, which was lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 12.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.2% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 31.9% were married and 8.4% were either divorced or separated.Population growth in North Canberra between the {{CensusAU|2001}} and the {{CensusAU|2006}} was 6.8%; in the five years to the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the population grew by 14.1%; in the five years to the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the population grew by 10.4%; and in the five years to the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the population grew by 15.4%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.8%, 8.3%, 8.8% and 8.6% respectively, population growth in North Canberra was faster than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within North Canberra in 2021 was significantly higher than the national average, and slightly below the territory average.

Representation

North Canberra is represented by:

• ACT Legislative Assembly: The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) was granted self-government by the Commonwealth Parliament in 1988 with the passage of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988. The first Assembly was elected in 1989. There are currently 25 members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Members are elected every four years by the people of the ACT to represent them and make decisions on their behalf. The ACT Legislative AssemblyWEB, ACT Legislative Assembly,www.parliament.act.gov.au, 11 June 2020, www.parliament.act.gov.au, has five multi-member electorates: Yerrabi; Ginninderra; Kurrajong; Murrumbidgee and; Brindabella, each electing five members.
• North Canberra Community Council: North Canberra Community Council (NCCC) WEB,www.northcanberra.org.au/, Home, North Canberra Community Council, is recognised by the ACT Government as a peak community body representing the interests of the local residents, businesses and organisations within the Inner North region of Canberra with the ACT Government. The NCCC is not a local government.

{| class=“wikitable”!colspan=8|Selected historical census data for North Canberra!colspan=3|Census year !!2001{{Census 2001 AUS|id=80505 |name=North Canberra (SSD) |accessdate=4 July 2017 |quick=on}}!!2006{{Census 2006 AUS|id=80505 |name=North Canberra (SSD) |accessdate=4 July 2017 |quick=on}}!!2011{{Census 2011 AUS|id=80105 |name=North Canberra (SA3) |accessdate=4 July 2017 |quick=on}}!!2016{{Census 2016 AUS|id=80105|name=North Canberra (SA3) |accessdate=4 July 2017 |quick=on}}!!2021{{Census 2021 AUS|id=80105|name=North Canberra (SA3) |accessdate=13 July 2022 |quick=on}}Population Estimated residents on census night align=“right”{{formatnum:42113}} align=“right”{{formatnum:53002}}align=“right“|{{formatnum:61188}}Percentage of the Australian Capital Territory population align=“right”{{gain}} 13.0% align=“right”{{loss}} 13.3%align=“right“|{{gain}} 13.5%Percentage of the Australian population align=“right”{{steady}} 0.21% align=“right”{{steady}} 0.22%align=“right“|{{gain}} 0.24%!colspan=3|Birthplace and language diversity !! !! !! !! !!Birthplace,top responses Australiaalign=“right”{{loss}} 67.5% align=“right”{{loss}} 62.8%align=“right“|{{gain}} 66.0%n/a align=“right”{{gain}} 3.1%align=“right”{{loss}} 4.1%4.7%align=“right”{{loss}} 3.6%align=“right”{{steady}} 3.4%n/a align=“right”{{gain}} 1.4%align=“right”{{gain}} 2.1%1.6%align=“right”{{steady}} 1.4%align=“right”{{loss}} 1.3%0.9%align=“right”n/a align=“right”{{gain}} 1.2%Language,top responses(other than Australian English) >Mandarin Chinese>Mandarinalign=“right”{{gain}} 2.2% align=“right”{{gain}} 5.2%align=“right“|{{loss}} 4.7%Vietnamese language>Vietnamesealign=“right”{{gain}} 1.0% align=“right”{{steady}} 1.2%align=“right“|{{loss}} 1.1%Cantonese>n/a align=“right”{{gain}} 1.2%align=“right”{{steady}} 1.1%Spanish language>Spanishalign=“right”n/aalign=“right”{{gain}} 0.8%align=“right“|{{gain}} 0.9%Korean language>Koreanalign=“right”n/a align=“right”{{gain}} 0.8%align=“right“|n/a !colspan=3|Religious affiliation !! !! !! !! !!Religion in Australia affiliation,top responses >Irreligion in Australia>26.7% align=“right”{{gain}} 38.9%align=“right”{{gain}} 55.5%Roman Catholic Church in Australia>Catholicalign=“right”{{loss}} 22.0% align=“right”{{loss}} 15.4%align=“right“|{{loss}} 13.8%n/aalign=“right”n/aalign=“right”{{loss}} 7.1%Anglican Church of Australia>Anglicanalign=“right”{{loss}} 12.9% align=“right”{{loss}} 7.5%align=“right“|{{loss}} 5.8%Buddhism in Australia>Buddhismalign=“right”{{gain}} 2.9% align=“right”{{loss}} 3.5%align=“right“|{{loss}} 3.2%!colspan=3|Median weekly incomes !! !! !! !! !!Personal income Median weekly personal incomealign=“right”{{AUD}}647align=“right”{{AUD}}{{formatnum:925}}align=“right“|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1241}}Percentage of Australian median incomealign=“right”138.8% align=“right”{{loss}} 139.7%align=“right“|{{gain}} 154.2%Family income Median weekly family incomealign=“right”{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1810}} align=“right”{{AUD}}{{formatnum:2645}}align=“right“|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:3175}}Percentage of Australian median incomealign=“right”154.6% align=“right”{{loss}} 152.5%align=“right“|{{loss}} 149.8%Household income Median weekly household incomealign=“right”{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1332}} align=“right”{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1981}}align=“right“|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:2341}}Percentage of Australian median incomealign=“right”129.7% align=“right”{{loss}} 137.8%align=“right“|{{loss}} 134.1%!colspan=3|Dwelling structure!! !! !! !! !!Type 61.0% align=“right”{{loss}} 52.7%align=“right”{{loss}} 39.2%13.5% align=“right”{{loss}} 14.5%align=“right”{{gain}} 18.0%23.7% align=“right”{{gain}} 32.6%align=“right”{{gain}} 42.6%

References

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External links

• ACTMAPi

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