Carlton North

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 5,949 people were counted in Carlton North: of these 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton North there were 580 children aged 0-14 years and 886 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton North, 4,849 people were Australian citizens, 1,521 were born overseas and 158 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton North, 29.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.2% were separated or divorced, 3.3% were widowed and 59.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton North, 67.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Carlton North were Italy 4.1%, England 3.9%, New Zealand 2.5%, Malaysia 1.7% and Greece 1.6%.

Of all people counted in Carlton North on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 31.1%, Catholic 26.0%, Anglican 9.5%, Orthodox 3.8% and Uniting Church 3.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton North, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 7.2%, Greek 2.8%, Cantonese 1.7%, Mandarin 1.5% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 74% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,884 people aged 15 years and over in Carlton North were in the labour force. Of these 61.0% worked full-time, 29.8% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.8% were unemployed. 1,205 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton North, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 30.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.1%, Associate Professionals 8.6%, Managers and Administrators 5.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.4%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.4% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Carlton North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 13.7%, Education 8.1%, Health Services 6.5%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.3% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton North, 1,276 families were counted: of these, 49.1% were couple families without children, 31.5% were couple families with children, 12.3% were one parent families and 7.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton North, 2,762 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Carlton North, 4.7% were separate houses, 72.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.4% were flats, units or apartments and 2.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton North, 29.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.6% were being purchased and 48.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton North, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 61.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 34.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton North, 46.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.0% were single (or lone) person households and 18.7% were group households.