North Shields

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 359 people in North Shields. Of these 57.3% were male and 42.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in North Shields was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.1% of the population.

Of people in North Shields aged 15 years and over, 53.8% were married and 17.5% were either divorced or separated.

In North Shields, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In North Shields 25.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.1% were in primary school, 25.3% in secondary school and 12.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in North Shields, 10.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Shields were Australian 38.3%, English 30.0%, Scottish 9.8%, Irish 6.3% and German 5.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in North Shields (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In North Shields, 82.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.1%, Philippines 1.1% and Germany 0.8%.

In North Shields, 67.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In North Shields, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.4%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 1.5%, Philippines 1.2% and Scotland 0.9%.

In North Shields, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.3%, England 4.5%, New Zealand 3.1%, Philippines 2.5% and Germany 0.8%.

The most common responses for religion in North Shields were No Religion, so described 38.5%, Catholic 16.3%, Uniting Church 11.9%, Not stated 10.5% and Anglican 9.4%. In North Shields, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In North Shields 92.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Tagalog 1.1%.

Employment

There were 193 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Shields. Of these 52.3% were employed full time, 35.8% were employed part-time and 6.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in North Shields, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in North Shields included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Labourers 15.1%, Managers 14.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Professionals 10.7%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.4%.

Of the employed people in North Shields, the most common responses for industry of employment included Seafood Processing 6.8%, Fuel Retailing 6.8%, Other Grain Growing 6.0%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 5.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Shields was $639.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In North Shields, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.8%, Car, as passenger 7.1%, Walked only 4.2%, Worked at home 3.6% and Bus 1.8%. On the day, 1.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Shields, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.4% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in North Shields, 29.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Shields, 40.4% were couple families with children, 55.6% were couple families without children and 4.0% were one parent families.

In North Shields, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In North Shields, of couple families with children, 21.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 25.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In North Shields, 94.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.9% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in North Shields, 81.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 18.8% were other dwellings.

In North Shields, of occupied private dwellings 12.2% had 1 bedroom, 11.6% had 2 bedrooms and 42.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.2 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in North Shields, 48.0% were owned outright, 35.1% were owned with a mortgage and 11.5% were rented.

Household composition

In North Shields, of all households, 67.8% were family households, 30.1% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

In North Shields, 26.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In North Shields, 25.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In North Shields, 71.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In North Shields, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 28 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In North Shields, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In North Shields, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)