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North Canberra

North Canberra, or the Inner North, is a subdivision of Canberra Central in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia comprising 14 suburbs. At the 2021 census, it had 26,699 dwellings housing 61,188 people of the 453,324 people in the Australian Capital Territory. Many of Canberra's oldest dwellings are located on it.

North Canberra is separated from South Canberra by Lake Burley Griffin. The two subdivisions combined form the district of Canberra Central and share Civic as their central commercial area.

It is one of the oldest parts of Canberra and is built in part in accordance to Walter Burley Griffin's designs.

At the 2021 census, North Canberra had a population of 61,188 of which 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population, which was lower than the national and territory averages. The median age of people in North Canberra was 31 years, which was lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 12.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.2% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 31.9% were married and 8.4% were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in North Canberra between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 6.8%; in the five years to the 2011 census, the population grew by 14.1%; in the five years to the 2016 census, the population grew by 10.4%; and in the five years to the 2021 census, the population grew by 15.4%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.8%, 8.3%, 8.8% and 8.6% respectively, population growth in North Canberra was faster than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within North Canberra in 2021 was significantly higher than the national average, and slightly below the territory average.

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