Lake Macquarie (C) - North

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 72,248 people were usually resident in Lake Macquarie (C) - North: of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Of the total population 2.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 19.7% of people usually resident in Lake Macquarie (C) - North were children aged 0-14 years, and 26.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 93.2% of people usually resident in Lake Macquarie (C) - North were Australian citizens, 9.0% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 52.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Lake Macquarie (C) - North were married, 11.0% were either separated or divorced, 6.4% were widowed and 29.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 86.1% of people usually resident in Lake Macquarie (C) - North, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.2%, New Zealand 0.8%, Germany 0.6%, Scotland 0.6% and Italy 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Lake Macquarie (C) - North were Anglican 26.8%, Catholic 25.0%, No Religion 15.1%, Uniting Church 8.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Lake Macquarie (C) - North were Macedonian 0.6%, Italian 0.5%, German 0.4%, Greek 0.3% and Polish 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 35,053 people aged 15 years and over in Lake Macquarie (C) - North were in the labour force. Of these 57.7% worked full-time, 30.5% worked part-time, 3.6% were away from work, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 20,518 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Lake Macquarie (C) - North were Professionals 18.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.1%, Sales Workers 11.6%, Labourers 9.9%, Managers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lake Macquarie (C) - North, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.8%, Hospitals 4.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7% and Tertiary Education 2.1%.

In the 2006 Census in Lake Macquarie (C) - North, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $432, the median family income was $1,154 and the median household income was $1,018.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 20,472 families in Lake Macquarie (C) - North: of these 36.9% were couple families without children, 45.6% were couple families with children, 16.4% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 27,387 occupied private dwellings were counted in Lake Macquarie (C) - North.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Lake Macquarie (C) - North, 87.5% were separate houses, 6.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Lake Macquarie (C) - North, 38.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 37.1% were owned with a mortgage and 18.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Lake Macquarie (C) - North, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 54.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 30.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Lake Macquarie (C) - North, the median weekly rent was $200. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Lake Macquarie (C) - North, 73.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.7% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.