Northcote (Jika Jika)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 50,023 people were counted in Northcote (Jika Jika): of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Northcote (Jika Jika) there were 7,609 children aged 0-14 years and 10,733 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Northcote (Jika Jika), 43,380 people were Australian citizens, 15,086 were born overseas and 362 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Northcote (Jika Jika), 39.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.6% were separated or divorced, 6.5% were widowed and 43.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Northcote (Jika Jika), 64.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Northcote (Jika Jika) were Greece 6.6%, Italy 5.2%, England 2.5%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 1.8% and New Zealand 1.3%.

Of all people counted in Northcote (Jika Jika) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.6%, No Religion 22.5%, Orthodox 15.0%, Anglican 7.7% and Uniting Church 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Northcote (Jika Jika), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 12.0%, Italian 8.0%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 2.5%, Mandarin 1.5% and Macedonian 1.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 60.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 26,221 people aged 15 years and over in Northcote (Jika Jika) were in the labour force. Of these 60.7% worked full-time, 29.2% worked part-time, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.6% were unemployed. 14,291 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Northcote (Jika Jika), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 18.0%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.9%, Associate Professionals 6.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.6%, Managers and Administrators 4.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Northcote (Jika Jika), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 8.2%, Education 6.1%, Health Services 4.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.0% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Northcote (Jika Jika), 12,521 families were counted: of these, 38.0% were couple families without children, 41.6% were couple families with children, 16.6% were one parent families and 3.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Northcote (Jika Jika), 21,671 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Northcote (Jika Jika), 60.1% were separate houses, 11.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 27.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Northcote (Jika Jika), 35.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.6% were being purchased and 35.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Northcote (Jika Jika), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 60.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 26.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Northcote (Jika Jika), 56.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 31.6% were single (or lone) person households and 7.3% were group households.