Crace Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Crace (2911) is a suburb of Canberra, Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 7 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Crace is in the federal electorate of Fraser.

In the 2011 census the population of Crace was 563 and is comprised of approximately 52.9% females and 47.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Crace is 27 years of age.

63.4% of people living in the suburb of Crace were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.9% India, 5.5% China , 2.7% Pakistan, 2.1% New Zealand, 2.1% Hong Kong , 1.8% Philippines, 1.8% Saudi Arabia, 1.6% England, 1.6% Iran, 1.2% Vietnam, 1.1% Sri Lanka, 1.1% Singapore, 0.9% Italy, 0.9% Thailand.

63.4% of people living in Crace speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Mandarin, 5.3% Other, 3.0% Cantonese, 2.8% Vietnamese, 2.5% Urdu, 2.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.3% Arabic, 2.0% Tamil, 2.0% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Crace is 29.8% No religion, 25.0% Catholic, 9.9% Anglican, 6.0% Hinduism, 5.1% Islam, 4.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Buddhism, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Baptist.

44.3% of people are married, 47.3% have never married and 5.2% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 6 widowed people living in Crace.

75.2% of the people living in Crace over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 15.9% are working on a part time basis. Crace has an unemployment rate of 3.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Crace are 35.5% Professionals, 20.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.4% Managers, 12.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Technicians & trades workers, 4.6% Sales workers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.8% Labourers, 1.5% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Crace work in are 40.8% Public administration and safety, 13.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.2% Health care and social assistance, 7.7% Education and training, 5.9% Retail trade, 5.6% Construction, 3.8% Information media and telecommunications, 2.6% Accommodation and food services, 2.1% Other services.

3.8% of homes are fully owned, and 59.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1205 per week and the median household income is $1986 per week.

The median rent in Crace is $318 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2600 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Crace postcode 2911