Hackett Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Hackett (2602) is a suburb of Canberra, Inner North, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 5 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Hackett is in the federal electorate of Fraser.

In the 2011 census the population of Hackett was 2,914 and is comprised of approximately 52.6% females and 47.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hackett is 39 years of age.

76.1% of people living in the suburb of Hackett were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.0% England, 1.5% New Zealand, 1.1% Greece, 1.0% China , 1.0% Germany, 1.0% United States of America, 0.7% Canada, 0.7% Italy, 0.5% Indonesia, 0.5% India, 0.4% Bangladesh, 0.4% Bhutan, 0.4% Poland, 0.3% Iran.

84.1% of people living in Hackett speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Other, 1.9% Greek, 1.5% German, 1.2% Spanish, 1.0% Italian, 1.0% French, 0.8% Mandarin, 0.4% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Hackett is 39.5% No religion, 21.5% Catholic, 11.2% Anglican, 6.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Uniting Church, 2.9% Eastern Orthodox, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Buddhism, 1.7% Other religious affiliation , 1.4% Christian, nfd.

46.9% of people are married, 37.0% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 134 widowed people living in Hackett.

61.6% of the people living in Hackett over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.7% are working on a part time basis. Hackett has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Hackett are 41.7% Professionals, 17.1% Managers, 15.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.7% Technicians & trades workers, 6.7% Community & personal service workers, 4.5% Sales workers, 3.9% Labourers, 1.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Hackett work in are 34.1% Public administration and safety, 13.1% Education and training, 11.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.2% Health care and social assistance, 5.5% Retail trade, 4.6% Accommodation and food services, 4.1% Construction, 3.5% Information media and telecommunications, 2.7% Other services.

38.8% of homes are fully owned, and 34.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $949 per week and the median household income is $1789 per week.

The median rent in Hackett is $314 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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