Altona North

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 11,379 people in Altona North of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Altona North was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.1% of the population.

Of people in Altona North aged 15 years and over, 49.0% were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Altona North was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Altona North, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Altona North was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In Altona North 29.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.8% were in primary school, 17.4% in secondary school and 14.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Altona North were Australian 13.4%, English 13.2%, Lebanese 10.1%, Italian 8.9% and Greek 6.5%.

In Altona North, 51.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 5.6%, Lebanon 4.2%, Greece 4.1%, Vietnam 3.7% and Malta 2.4%.

In Altona North, 25.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 63.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Altona North were Catholic 30.0%, Islam 15.4%, No Religion 13.0%, Eastern Orthodox 11.5% and Anglican 5.4%.

In Altona North 40.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 13.6%, Italian 7.8%, Greek 6.4%, Vietnamese 4.6% and Maltese 2.5%.

Employment

There were 4,293 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Altona North. Of these 59.6% were employed full time, 26.4% were employed part-time and 7.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Altona North, 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Altona North was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

The most common occupations in Altona North included Professionals 17.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Labourers 12.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.4%, Managers 9.5%, Sales Workers 9.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%.

Of the employed people in Altona North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.3%, Road Freight Transport 3.4%, School Education 3.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.4% and Hospitals 2.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Altona North was $393.

In Altona North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.3%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Train 3.5%, Bus 3.4% and Walked only 2.2%. On the day, 13.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Altona North, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.3% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Altona North, 21.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Altona North, 41.4% were couple families with children, 37.6% were couple families without children and 18.3% were one parent families.

In Altona North 20.9% of single parents were male and 79.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Altona North, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,117 and those without children was $2,187.

Employment status of couple families

In Altona North, of couple families with children, 14.7% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 12.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Altona North, 92.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Altona North, 81.9% were separate houses, 10.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In Altona North, of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 11.6% had 2 bedrooms and 67.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Altona North, 44.9% were owned outright, 23.2% were owned with a mortgage and 27.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Altona North, of all households, 70.9% were family households, 25.2% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In Altona North, 34.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Altona North, 39.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Altona North, there were 50 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 26 (or 52.0%) were male and 24 (or 48.0%) were female. The median age was 17 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Altona North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

In Altona North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $247 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,200.