North Perth

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 8,544 people in North Perth of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in North Perth was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.7% of the population.

Of people in North Perth aged 15 years and over, 42.3% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in North Perth was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In North Perth, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in North Perth was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In North Perth 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.5% were in primary school, 12.2% in secondary school and 31.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Perth were English 22.3%, Australian 19.9%, Italian 10.3%, Irish 8.1% and Scottish 6.1%.

In North Perth, 60.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.4%, Italy 5.2%, Vietnam 2.0%, New Zealand 1.8% and Greece 1.5%.

In North Perth, 36.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 46.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in North Perth were No Religion 31.1%, Catholic 30.6%, Anglican 10.7%, Eastern Orthodox 5.1% and Buddhism 3.3%.

In North Perth 71.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 7.3%, Vietnamese 2.1%, Greek 1.7%, Cantonese 1.5% and Macedonian 1.4%.

Employment

There were 4,787 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Perth. Of these 63.3% were employed full time, 28.0% were employed part-time and 3.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in North Perth, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The most common occupations in North Perth included Professionals 35.7%, Managers 15.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0%, Sales Workers 7.6%, Labourers 5.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in North Perth, the most common responses for industry of employment included Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 6.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.2%, School Education 4.8%, Hospitals 3.8% and Legal and Accounting Services 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Perth was $846.

In North Perth, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.0%, Bus 10.3%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Walked only 4.5% and Bicycle 3.5%. On the day, 13.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Perth, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.5% provided care for children and 8.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.1% 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 Perth, 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Perth, 43.9% were couple families with children, 42.3% were couple families without children and 11.7% were one parent families.

In North Perth 23.0% of single parents were male and 77.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In North Perth, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,070 and those without children was $2,975.

Employment status of couple families

In North Perth, of couple families with children, 26.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 23.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In North Perth, 90.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Perth, 74.4% were separate houses, 11.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In North Perth, of occupied private dwellings 7.9% had 1 bedroom, 22.9% had 2 bedrooms and 48.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Perth, 30.8% were owned outright, 33.9% were owned with a mortgage and 32.8% were rented.

Household composition

In North Perth, of all households, 62.6% were family households, 28.9% were single person households and 8.4% were group households.

In North Perth, 20.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 22.6% 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 Perth, 38.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In North Perth, there were 32 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 15 (or 46.9%) were male and 17 (or 53.1%) were female. The median age was 29 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 Perth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,083.

In North Perth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $198 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,690.