North Ward

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 5,097 people in North Ward of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

The median age of people in North Ward was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.0% of the population.

Of people in North Ward aged 15 years and over, 31.7% were married and 15.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in North Ward was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In North Ward, of people aged 15 years and over, 33.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in North Ward was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

In North Ward 33.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.3% were in primary school, 20.3% in secondary school and 23.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Ward were English 26.9%, Australian 22.6%, Irish 9.8%, Scottish 8.0% and German 4.1%.

In North Ward, 66.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 4.2%, Scotland 1.0%, South Africa 0.9% and United States of America 0.8%.

In North Ward, 58.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in North Ward were Catholic 25.6%, No Religion 25.3%, Anglican 15.5%, Uniting Church 4.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

In North Ward 79.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.9%, Italian 0.7%, French 0.4%, Japanese 0.4% and Afrikaans 0.4%.

Employment

There were 2,912 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Ward. Of these 66.6% were employed full time, 22.1% were employed part-time and 5.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in North Ward, 7.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in North Ward was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in North Ward included Professionals 29.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Managers 11.5%, Labourers 7.2%, Sales Workers 6.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in North Ward, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 6.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.5%, Defence 4.9%, School Education 4.3% and Tertiary Education 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Ward was $828.

In North Ward, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.1%, Walked only 7.9%, Car, as passenger 6.3%, Bicycle 2.8% and Motorbike/scooter 1.8%. On the day, 2.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Ward, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.3% provided care for children and 7.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.4% 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 North Ward, 27.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Ward, 28.7% were couple families with children, 52.9% were couple families without children and 16.3% were one parent families.

In North Ward 21.2% of single parents were male and 78.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In North Ward, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,758 and those without children was $2,331.

Employment status of couple families

In North Ward, of couple families with children, 27.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 20.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In North Ward, 79.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Ward, 25.0% were separate houses, 16.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 58.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In North Ward, of occupied private dwellings 8.9% had 1 bedroom, 53.9% had 2 bedrooms and 23.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Ward, 18.5% were owned outright, 17.7% were owned with a mortgage and 60.7% were rented.

Household composition

In North Ward, of all households, 50.6% were family households, 40.4% were single person households and 9.0% were group households.

In North Ward, 18.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.8% 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 North Ward, 48.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In North Ward, there were 152 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 54 (or 35.5%) were male and 98 (or 64.5%) 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 North Ward, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.9, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,292.

In North Ward, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $290 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.