Suburb in Canberra

Banks, ACT

Banks had a population of 5,100 at the 2021 Census (+2.7% since 2016). Median age 35.0. Median weekly household income $2,419. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Banks at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Australian Capital Territory.

In Australian Capital Territory

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Banks's population grew by 2.7% to 5,100, slower than Australian Capital Territory as a whole (+14.4%). Its median age of 35.0 is close to the ACT average (35.6). Children under 10 make up 13.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.5%.

17.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the ACT average of 31.0%. 21.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.7% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,772 households.

The median household earns $2,419 a week, in line with the ACT average of $2,374. Renters pay a median $424 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,000 a month.

18.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the ACT average of 29.9%. 15.3% use a language other than English at home. 46.7% report no religion, close to the ACT average (46.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Banks beside ACT and Australia.

MeasureBanksACTAustralia
Population5,100454,49525,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.7%+14.4%+8.6%
Median age35.035.638.2
Households1,772168,4009,275,123
Flats and apartments3.7%19.4%14.3%
Renting17.9%31.0%31.1%
Owned outright21.4%26.9%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,419$2,374$1,747
Median rent a week$424$453$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,000$2,064$1,866
Born overseas18.6%29.9%29.3%
Other language at home15.3%25.6%23.6%
No religion46.7%46.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+2.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5,0602011
  2. 4,9672016
  3. 5,1002021

Age

Median age 35.0, against 35.6 for Australian Capital Territory.

Banks Australian Capital Territory
Share of people by age, Banks and Australian Capital Territory
0–913.8%
10–1914.2%
20–2914.2%
30–3915.3%
40–4915.5%
50–5913.3%
60–698.3%
70–793.8%
80+1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Banks at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian41.0%
  2. English38.2%
  3. Irish11.1%
  4. Scottish11.1%
  5. German4.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi1.1%
  2. Arabic1.1%
  3. Spanish1.0%
  4. Cantonese0.6%
  5. Hindi0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.9%
  2. India2.3%
  3. the Philippines1.3%
  4. New Zealand0.8%
  5. Sri Lanka0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Banks

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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