Dunlop Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Dunlop (2615) is a suburb of Canberra, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 14 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Dunlop is in the federal electorate of Fraser.

In the 2011 census the population of Dunlop was 7,109 and is comprised of approximately 50.7% females and 49.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Dunlop is 31 years of age.

77.2% of people living in the suburb of Dunlop were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% England, 1.2% Vietnam, 1.2% India, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.9% Philippines, 0.9% China , 0.5% Pakistan, 0.5% Afghanistan, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Malaysia, 0.3% Croatia.

81.1% of people living in Dunlop speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.2% Other, 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.1% Spanish, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.7% Arabic, 0.6% Other, 0.6% Dari, 0.6% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Dunlop is 28.2% Catholic, 24.7% No religion, 16.8% Anglican, 6.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.8% Islam, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 2.7% Pentecostal, 2.4% Buddhism, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed.

55.1% of people are married, 31.7% have never married and 7.8% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 130 widowed people living in Dunlop.

69.3% of the people living in Dunlop over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 21.4% are working on a part time basis. Dunlop has an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Dunlop are 23.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 23.4% Professionals, 13.8% Managers, 12.4% Technicians & trades workers, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 7.1% Sales workers, 5.3% Labourers, 2.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Dunlop work in are 33.0% Public administration and safety, 8.9% Health care and social assistance, 7.9% Retail trade, 7.9% Education and training, 7.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.7% Construction, 4.9% Accommodation and food services, 4.2% Other services, 2.8% Financial and insurance services.

14.4% of homes are fully owned, and 65.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $981 per week and the median household income is $2072 per week.

The median rent in Dunlop is $391 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2200 per month.

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