Australian Capital Territory

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2011-06-30	Population Estimate 2016-06-30	Population Estimate 2021-06-30	Population Estimate 2025-06-30
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)	Territory	321,538	335,170	367,985	403,104	452,508	484,630
Canberra	Capital Territory	321,538	335,170	367,985	403,104	452,508	484,630	→
Australia	Commonwealth	19,274,701	20,450,966	22,340,024	24,190,907	25,685,412	27,613,654

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: The population structure presents census results; unlike the estimates, they are not adjusted for underenumeration.

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Gender (E 2024)
Males	233,445
Females	240,410

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-14 years	82,754
15-64 years	325,205
65+ years	65,896

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	16,593
70-79 years	30,889
60-69 years	40,024
50-59 years	51,771
40-49 years	64,878
30-39 years	81,011
20-29 years	78,684
10-19 years	55,870
0-9 years	54,135

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Australia	306,909
New Zealand	5,122
British Isles	16,412
Chinese Asia	14,741
South Asia	31,785
South-East Asia	17,214
Other country	45,374

Language (C 2021)
English	323,854
Other language	111,660

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Indigenous	8,949
Non-Indigenous	429,520

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	173,227
Muslims	14,613
Buddhists	12,696
Hindus	20,505
Jews	886
Other religion / belief	6,068
Secular / no religion	200,696

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