Phillip Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Phillip (2606) is a suburb of Canberra, Woden Valley, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 9 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Phillip is in the federal electorate of Canberra.

In the 2011 census the population of Phillip was 2,082 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Phillip is 32 years of age.

54.3% of people living in the suburb of Phillip were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 12.4% India, 4.3% England, 2.7% Philippines, 2.3% China , 1.4% Sri Lanka, 1.3% New Zealand, 0.8% Korea, Republic of , 0.8% Malaysia, 0.8% United States of America, 0.7% South Africa, 0.7% Hong Kong , 0.5% Bangladesh, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Croatia.

63.4% of people living in Phillip speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 10.0% Other, 4.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.8% Mandarin, 1.9% Punjabi, 1.4% Hindi, 1.4% Arabic, 1.3% Tagalog, 1.3% Other, 1.2% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Phillip is 29.5% No religion, 23.4% Catholic, 10.6% Anglican, 7.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Hinduism, 3.6% Buddhism, 3.6% Islam, 2.7% Other Religious Groups, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Uniting Church.

33.3% of people are married, 50.4% have never married and 10.8% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 56 widowed people living in Phillip.

72.9% of the people living in Phillip over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 17.9% are working on a part time basis. Phillip has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Phillip are 42.3% Professionals, 17.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.1% Managers, 9.5% Community & personal service workers, 6.9% Technicians & trades workers, 4.8% Sales workers, 3.0% Labourers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.1% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Phillip work in are 35.6% Public administration and safety, 21.5% Health care and social assistance, 8.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.9% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Retail trade, 5.2% Education and training, 3.0% Other services, 2.6% Construction, 1.7% Inadequately described/Not stated.

17.5% of homes are fully owned, and 22.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 58.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1078 per week and the median household income is $1594 per week.

The median rent in Phillip is $375 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1904 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Phillip postcode 2606