Suburb in Canberra

Oxley, ACT

Oxley had a population of 1,703 at the 2021 Census (+0.6% since 2016). Median age 39.0. Median weekly household income $2,393. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Oxley at a glance

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

In Australian Capital Territory

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Oxley's population grew by 0.6% to 1,703, slower than Australian Capital Territory as a whole (+14.4%). With a median age of 39.0, it is older than the ACT average (35.0). Children under 10 make up 12.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.2%.

23.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the ACT average of 31.0%. 33.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 606 households.

The median household earns $2,393 a week, in line with the ACT average of $2,373. Renters pay a median $400 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,150 a month.

19.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the ACT average of 29.9%. 15.1% use a language other than English at home. 44.9% report no religion, close to the ACT average (46.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Oxley beside ACT and Australia.

MeasureOxleyACTAustralia
Population1,703454,49925,422,788
Growth since 2016+0.6%+14.4%+8.6%
Median age39.035.038.0
Households606168,4009,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%19.4%14.3%
Renting23.1%31.0%31.1%
Owned outright33.3%26.9%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,393$2,373$1,746
Median rent a week$400$450$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,150$2,080$1,863
Born overseas19.2%29.9%29.3%
Other language at home15.1%25.6%23.6%
No religion44.9%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

+0.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,7862011
  2. 1,6932016
  3. 1,7032021

Age

Median age 39.0, against 35.0 for Australian Capital Territory.

Oxley Australian Capital Territory
Share of people by age, Oxley and Australian Capital Territory
0–912.2%
10–1913.6%
20–2912.6%
30–3911.6%
40–4911.5%
50–5915.0%
60–6914.6%
70–796.2%
80+2.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Oxley at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian40.8%
  2. English38.1%
  3. Irish13.7%
  4. Scottish11.0%
  5. German4.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Arabic1.9%
  2. Cantonese1.0%
  3. Italian1.0%
  4. Spanish0.9%
  5. Australian Indigenous languages0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.9%
  2. India1.6%
  3. the Philippines1.4%
  4. China0.8%
  5. New Zealand0.7%

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

Around Oxley

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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