Scullin Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Scullin (2614) is a suburb of Canberra, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 10 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Scullin is in the federal electorate of Fraser.

In the 2011 census the population of Scullin was 2,814 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Scullin is 34 years of age.

71.8% of people living in the suburb of Scullin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.0% England, 2.2% India, 1.9% China , 1.0% Germany, 0.9% Bangladesh, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.6% Pakistan, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% Sri Lanka, 0.4% Tonga, 0.4% Italy.

78.3% of people living in Scullin speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.3% Other, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.1% Bengali, 0.9% Hindi, 0.9% Other, 0.9% Spanish, 0.9% Urdu, 0.7% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Scullin is 31.2% No religion, 22.6% Catholic, 10.8% Anglican, 7.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Uniting Church, 2.9% Islam, 2.7% Buddhism, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Hinduism.

44.7% of people are married, 38.4% have never married and 9.3% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 97 widowed people living in Scullin.

61.4% of the people living in Scullin over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.9% are working on a part time basis. Scullin has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Scullin are 28.1% Professionals, 18.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.5% Managers, 12.0% Technicians & trades workers, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 8.1% Sales workers, 6.5% Labourers, 3.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Scullin work in are 28.7% Public administration and safety, 10.5% Retail trade, 9.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.5% Education and training, 8.5% Health care and social assistance, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Construction, 3.0% Administrative and support services, 3.0% Transport, postal and warehousing.

30.0% of homes are fully owned, and 35.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $774 per week and the median household income is $1495 per week.

The median rent in Scullin is $310 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1863 per month.

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