Essendon North

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,039 people were counted in Essendon North: of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Essendon North there were 342 children aged 0-14 years and 485 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Essendon North, 1,757 people were Australian citizens, 433 were born overseas and 12 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Essendon North, 47.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.0% were separated or divorced, 8.5% were widowed and 32.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Essendon North, 71.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Essendon North were Italy 4.5%, England 2.0%, Greece 1.7%, New Zealand 1.3% and Sri Lanka 1.1%.

Of all people counted in Essendon North on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 41.3%, Anglican 13.1%, No Religion 12.0%, Uniting Church 5.2% and Orthodox 4.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Essendon North, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 7.2%, Greek 3.2%, Mandarin 0.9%, Spanish 0.8% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 73% of people counted.

Employment

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During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,037 people aged 15 years and over in Essendon North were in the labour force. Of these 62.1% worked full-time, 30.6% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.5% were unemployed. 546 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Essendon North, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 11.4%, Associate Professionals 8.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Managers and Administrators 4.6%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.1% and Labourers and Related Workers 2.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Essendon North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 5.7%, Education 5.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.2%, Health Services 4.0% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Essendon North, 511 families were counted: of these, 37.6% were couple families without children, 44.4% were couple families with children, 15.5% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Essendon North, 876 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Essendon North, 58.7% were separate houses, 12.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 27.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Essendon North, 41.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.8% were being purchased and 27.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Essendon North, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 64.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 28.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Essendon North, 58.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 31.1% were single (or lone) person households and 3.9% were group households.