Higgins  Suburb
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About Higgins
Higgins postcode 2615
Total Persons : 3025
Total Males : 1476
Total Femals : 1549
Age Group (0-4 years) : 215
Age Group (5-14 years) 350
65 Years Over:
Median Age of Persons 35
Persons born overseas 648
Main Country of birth which is not Australia: England
No of people of Main Country of birth which is not Australia : 124
No of People Married : 1197
Married Percentage: 0.487
Labour Force: 1626
Employed Fulltime: 1027
Employed Full Time Percentage: 0.632
Main Occupation: Professionals
Number of Main Occupation: 394
Main Occupation Percentage: 0.25
Main Industry of Employment: Central Government Administration
Main Industry of Employment Numbers: 241
Main Industry of Employment Percentage: 0.153
Median Individual Income ($/Weekly): 622
Median Household Income ($/Weekly) : 1201
Median Family Income ($/Weekly): 1501
Number of Families: 832
Number of Families With Children: 363
Total Private Dwellings: 1253
Median Rent ($/Weekly): 220
Median Housing Loan Repayment ($/Weekly): 1300
Average Household Size: 2.5
Average Number of Persons Per Bedroom: 1.1
Household Fully Owned Percentage: 0.309
Household Rented Percentage: 0.234
Family Household Percentage: 0.692
Higgins is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen.

The suburb is named after politician and judge Henry Bournes Higgins (1851–1929). It was gazetted on 6 June 1968. The streets of Higgins are named after judges.

Higgins has two government run schools, Higgins Primary and Higgins Preschool. (Source: Wiki)
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