Holt Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Holt (2615) is a suburb of Canberra, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 12 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Holt is in the federal electorate of Fraser.

In the 2011 census the population of Holt was 4,814 and is comprised of approximately 52.6% females and 47.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Holt is 36 years of age.

74.6% of people living in the suburb of Holt were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.8% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.1% India, 1.0% Philippines, 1.0% China , 0.9% Germany, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Pakistan, 0.5% Vietnam, 0.5% United States of America, 0.4% Chile, 0.4% Malaysia, 0.4% Finland, 0.4% Netherlands.

83.4% of people living in Holt speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Other, 1.0% Spanish, 0.8% Mandarin, 0.7% Urdu, 0.6% Arabic, 0.6% Vietnamese, 0.6% Hindi, 0.6% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Holt is 27.1% No religion, 25.1% Catholic, 17.2% Anglican, 7.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.8% Uniting Church, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Islam, 2.2% Baptist, 1.2% Pentecostal.

43.4% of people are married, 35.9% have never married and 10.0% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 269 widowed people living in Holt.

65.2% of the people living in Holt over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.0% are working on a part time basis. Holt has an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Holt are 24.2% Professionals, 21.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.2% Technicians & trades workers, 12.1% Managers, 10.3% Community & personal service workers, 6.6% Sales workers, 5.6% Labourers, 3.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Holt work in are 27.0% Public administration and safety, 10.3% Health care and social assistance, 9.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.3% Education and training, 8.2% Construction, 7.4% Retail trade, 5.1% Accommodation and food services, 3.3% Other services, 2.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

29.4% of homes are fully owned, and 40.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $806 per week and the median household income is $1418 per week.

The median rent in Holt is $346 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Holt postcode 2615