North Sydney (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 58,257 people were usually resident in North Sydney (A): of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 9.6% of people usually resident in North Sydney (A) were children aged 0-14 years, and 23.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 35 years.

In the 2006 Census, 73.3% of people usually resident in North Sydney (A) were Australian citizens, 33.5% were born overseas and 2.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 37.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in North Sydney (A) were married, 12.5% were either separated or divorced, 4.2% were widowed and 45.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 55.4% of people usually resident in North Sydney (A), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 6.8%, New Zealand 3.6%, Japan 1.9%, China 1.7% and Hong Kong 1.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in North Sydney (A) were Catholic 23.3%, No Religion 23.0%, Anglican 19.9%, Uniting Church 3.2% and Buddhism 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in North Sydney (A) were Cantonese 2.7%, Japanese 2.1%, Mandarin 1.7%, Spanish 0.7% and French 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 73.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 36,319 people aged 15 years and over in North Sydney (A) were in the labour force. Of these 73.1% worked full-time, 19.5% worked part-time, 3.2% were away from work, 1.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.9% were unemployed. 10,582 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for North Sydney (A) were Professionals 42.0%, Managers 20.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Sales Workers 7.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.6%, Labourers 2.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in North Sydney (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 5.9%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 5.4%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.8%, Depository Financial Intermediation 3.5% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census in North Sydney (A), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $1,010, the median family income was $2,510 and the median household income was $1,772.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 13,949 families in North Sydney (A): of these 57.4% were couple families without children, 28.7% were couple families with children, 10.4% were one parent families and 3.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 30,172 occupied private dwellings were counted in North Sydney (A).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in North Sydney (A), 13.9% were separate houses, 15.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 70.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in North Sydney (A), 22.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.0% were owned with a mortgage and 46.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in North Sydney (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 75.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 19.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in North Sydney (A), the median weekly rent was $350. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,364. The average people per household was 1.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in North Sydney (A), 46.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 34.8% were single (or lone) person households and 7.3% were group households.