North Sydney (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 54,970 people were counted in North Sydney (A): of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in North Sydney (A) there were 5,210 children aged 0-14 years and 11,533 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in North Sydney (A), 41,544 people were Australian citizens, 18,657 were born overseas and 1,577 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in North Sydney (A), 36.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.5% were separated or divorced, 4.9% were widowed and 45.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in North Sydney (A), 58.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within North Sydney (A) were England 7.4%, New Zealand 4.1%, Japan 2.1%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.6% and United States of America 1.4%.

Of all people counted in North Sydney (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 23.9%, Anglican 22.6%, No Religion 20.5%, Uniting Church 3.7% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in North Sydney (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 2.6%, Japanese 2.2%, Mandarin 1.2%, French 0.7% and Italian 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 77.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 35,902 people aged 15 years and over in North Sydney (A) were in the labour force. Of these 73.6% worked full-time, 21.4% worked part-time, 1.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.5% were unemployed. 10,644 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in North Sydney (A), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 25.9%, Managers and Administrators 11.7%, Associate Professionals 10.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.1%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.0% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 0.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in North Sydney (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 19.5%, Finance 3.9%, Health Services 3.9%, Education 3.5% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in North Sydney (A), 12,957 families were counted: of these, 58.1% were couple families without children, 27.4% were couple families with children, 10.9% were one parent families and 3.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in North Sydney (A), 28,507 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in North Sydney (A), 12.3% were separate houses, 15.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 70.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in North Sydney (A), 28.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 13.1% were being purchased and 48.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in North Sydney (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 64.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 30.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in North Sydney (A), 45.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 36.4% were single (or lone) person households and 8.8% were group households.