Macgregor Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Macgregor (2615) is a suburb of Canberra, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 13 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Macgregor is in the federal electorate of Fraser.

In the 2011 census the population of Macgregor was 5,506 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

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

73.7% of people living in the suburb of Macgregor were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% England, 1.9% India, 1.9% China , 1.2% New Zealand, 1.1% Philippines, 0.8% Bangladesh, 0.6% Pakistan, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Vietnam, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Sri Lanka, 0.5% Fiji, 0.4% Malaysia.

78.6% of people living in Macgregor speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Other, 1.7% Mandarin, 1.2% Bengali, 0.9% Spanish, 0.9% Arabic, 0.8% Other, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.7% French.

The religious makeup of Macgregor is 28.7% No religion, 25.7% Catholic, 14.4% Anglican, 6.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Islam, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.6% Hinduism, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Baptist.

48.9% of people are married, 39.2% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 105 widowed people living in Macgregor.

68.8% of the people living in Macgregor over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.3% are working on a part time basis. Macgregor has an unemployment rate of 3.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Macgregor are 26.1% Professionals, 21.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.9% Technicians & trades workers, 12.0% Managers, 10.4% Community & personal service workers, 6.0% Sales workers, 5.3% Labourers, 2.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Macgregor work in are 29.4% Public administration and safety, 10.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.4% Education and training, 9.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.2% Construction, 7.8% Retail trade, 4.7% Accommodation and food services, 3.8% Other services, 2.5% Transport, postal and warehousing.

19.8% of homes are fully owned, and 61.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 17.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $935 per week and the median household income is $1898 per week.

The median rent in Macgregor is $390 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Macgregor postcode 2615