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FEDERAL CAPITAL
CENSUS STATISTICS.
Interesting Facts.
POPULATION OF 8947.
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Interesting
statistics relating to the Federal Capi
tal Territory are contained in Census
Bulletin No. 3, released to-day by the
Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. E. T.
M'Phee).
The census held on June 30 last re
vealed that the Federal capital terri
tory has a population of 8947 — 4807
males and 4140 females. No less than
82 per cent of the population reside
in the city area of Canberra, which
contains 7325 persons.
The rural areas embraced 1441 per
sons, and Jervis Bay, which wht-,11 a
naval college in 1921 had a population
of 515, now has only 181 persons, of
whom 105 are males. Duntroon, which
was occupied as a military college in
1921, then had 518, but to-day it
possesses a civilian population of 526.
41 PER CENT. UNDER 21.
Of the persons residing within the
territory 11 per cent, are under five
years of age, 22 per cent, under 10,
31 per cent under 15, and 41 per cent,
under 21. Since the 1921 census the
number of persons under 21 has in
creased by 2467, or 209 per cent., and
of persons over 21 by 3888, or 280 per
cent. In 1921. 37 per cent, of the
population were married, but this
figure has now risen to 42 per cent.
MOSTLY NATIVE BORN.
The bulletin reveals that one person
has 10 dependent children under 16,
and three others each have eight de
pendent children under 16.
The bulk of the Territory inhabi
tants are Australians, 84 per cent,
having been born in Australia, against
13 per cent, in the British Isles. There
are only 35 persons of foreign
nationality, and there are 68 half-
caste aboriginals.
The figures in relation to employ
ment and industry are interesting.
1233 persons, or 14 per cent., being
classified in the industrial group and
1077, or 12 per cent., being engaged in
public administration and professional
occupations. Six per cent, are em
ployed in personal and domestic ser
vice, only 4 per cent in the agricul
tural, pastoral and dairying indus
tries, and 3.7 per cent, in commerce
and finance
IVAGE-EARNERS.
Wage-earners totalled 3529, but 829
of these were either unemployed or
only partially emp.oyed, 7.2 per cent,
being on sustenance or relief work.
Almost 60 per cent, of the wholly un
employed persons had been jobless for
more than a year.
Of the 4112 bread-winners in the
Territory, 3.9 per cent, received no in
come during the year June 30 last;
18.5 per cent, were in receipt of less
than £1 per week; 18.6 per cent, be
tween £1 and £2; 12.7 per cent, be
tween £2 and £3; 11 per cent, be
tween £3 and £4; ,12.7 per rent, be
tween £4 and £5; and 22.6 per cent,
over £5.
The number of occupied dwellings
at the time of the census was 1995. of
which all but 62 were private resi
dences. Only 220 were occupied by
owners, and 95 by purchasers by in
stalments, the remaining 1523 houses
being in the occupation of tenants
paying an average weekly rental of
22/. In 1931, when private dwellings
totalled only 1557, the average weekly
rental was 9/.
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