People — demographics & education

People	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Total	1,005	--	2,239,170	--	21,507,717	--
Male	574	57.1	1,126,178	50.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	431	42.9	1,112,992	49.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	0	0.0	69,664	3.1	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,005 people in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs) of these 57.1% were male and 42.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

Age	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	17	1.7	151,262	6.8	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	9	0.9	142,774	6.4	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	13	1.3	146,035	6.5	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	24	2.4	148,208	6.6	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	186	18.5	159,010	7.1	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	273	27.2	167,944	7.5	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	187	18.6	156,152	7.0	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	72	7.2	161,526	7.2	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	60	6.0	166,731	7.4	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	45	4.5	159,859	7.1	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	44	4.4	150,369	6.7	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	36	3.6	133,894	6.0	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	26	2.6	120,531	5.4	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	3	0.3	86,324	3.9	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	8	0.8	66,219	3.0	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	0	0.0	49,832	2.2	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	0	0.0	38,284	1.7	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	0	0.0	34,217	1.5	402,681	1.9
Median age	29	--	36	--	37	--

The median age of people in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs) was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 4.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 1.6% of the population.

Registered marital status	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	200	20.7	876,746	48.7	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	31	3.2	53,815	3.0	529,280	3.0
Divorced	62	6.4	150,800	8.4	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	6	0.6	83,174	4.6	949,634	5.5
Never married	665	69.0	634,569	35.3	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 20.7% were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	36	--	49	--	50	--
Separated	48	--	48	--	49	--
Divorced	46	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	54	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	27	--	25	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs) was 36 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	145	20.5	768,781	49.2	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	156	22.0	171,273	11.0	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	407	57.5	623,367	39.9	6,413,399	41.3

In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 20.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 22.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	34	--	49	--	50	--
De facto marriage	27	--	34	--	35	--
Not married	28	--	31	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs) was 34 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 27 years.

Education	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	3	0.8	32,429	4.8	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	7	1.9	129,300	19.0	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	3	0.8	33,580	4.9	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	0	0.0	25,745	3.8	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	3	0.8	64,075	9.4	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	3	0.8	29,741	4.4	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	0	0.0	29,867	4.4	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	54	14.5	48,758	7.2	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	104	28.0	91,938	13.5	932,524	14.3
Other	37	9.9	13,527	2.0	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	158	42.5	180,865	26.6	1,511,694	23.2
Total	372	--	679,825	--	6,503,580	--

In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs) 36.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 2.7% were in primary school, 1.6% in secondary school and 42.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Australia	270	26.9	1,407,806	62.9	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	605	72.7	854,106	41.4	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	40	4.8	175,316	8.5	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	36	4.3	130,099	6.3	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	151	18.1	903,103	43.8	10,757,087	53.7

In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), 18.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 72.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	413	60.2	699,414	60.7	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	193	28.1	324,257	28.1	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	36	5.2	74,210	6.4	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	44	6.4	54,319	4.7	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	686	--	1,152,200	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 686 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs). Of these 60.2% were employed full time, 28.1% were employed part-time and 6.4% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	58	9.0	118,795	10.8	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	86	13.4	100,864	9.2	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	50	7.8	104,595	9.5	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	101	15.7	173,235	15.8	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	313	48.6	526,185	47.9	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), 9.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.6% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	30	--	40	--	40	--
Employed part-time	28	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs) was 30 years and for people who were employed part-time was 28 years.

Occupation	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	895	--	662	--	577	--
Family	1,899	--	1,722	--	1,481	--
Household	1,666	--	1,415	--	1,234	--
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The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs) was $895.

Travel to work, top responses	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	555	57.6	1,255,935	69.8	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	73	7.6	507,968	28.2	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	37	3.8	168,014	9.3	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	99	10.3	304,623	16.9	3,090,874	17.8

In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 7.6% provided care for children and 3.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	305	31.7	399,954	22.2	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	197	20.5	459,759	25.6	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	38	4.0	209,912	11.7	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	13	1.4	186,312	10.4	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), 20.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 1.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	142	77.6	226,879	38.8	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	16	8.7	262,885	44.9	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	15	8.2	85,067	14.5	901,637	15.9
Other family	10	5.5	10,479	1.8	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), 8.7% were couple families with children, 77.6% were couple families without children and 8.2% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	22.2	--	18.0	--	17.6
Female	--	77.8	--	82.0	--	82.4

In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs) 22.2% of single parents were male and 77.8% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,791	--	2,257	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,083	--	2,497	--	2,310	--
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In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,083 and those without children was $2,791.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	54	34.8	102,046	20.8	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	22	14.2	18,398	3.8	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	14	9.0	107,972	22.0	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	14	9.0	81,901	16.7	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	14	9.0	24,046	4.9	251,191	5.4
Both not working	17	11.0	76,909	15.7	899,598	19.2
Other	10	6.5	32,710	6.7	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	10	6.5	45,776	9.3	314,529	6.7

In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), of couple families, 34.8% had both partners employed full-time, 14.2% had both employed part-time and 9.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	401	81.0	794,159	87.9	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	94	19.0	109,328	12.1	934,470	10.7

In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), 81.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.0% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	21	5.2	638,768	80.4	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	57	14.2	84,333	10.6	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	287	71.8	62,990	7.9	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	32	8.0	7,380	0.9	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), 5.2% were separate houses, 14.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 71.8% were flats, units or apartments and 8.0% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	0	0.0	2,868	0.4	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	41	10.3	28,193	3.6	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	296	74.4	103,373	13.0	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	51	12.8	312,043	39.3	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	4	1.0	333,932	42.0	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	6	1.5	13,751	1.7	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	2.1	--	3.3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	1.9	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 10.3% had 1 bedroom, 74.4% had 2 bedrooms and 12.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 1.9 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	33	8.3	234,627	29.5	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	82	20.6	300,334	37.8	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	276	69.2	231,824	29.2	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	0	0.0	8,880	1.1	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	8	2.0	18,493	2.3	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), 8.3% were owned outright, 20.6% were owned with a mortgage and 69.2% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Family households	184	45.9	573,706	72.2	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	139	34.7	188,764	23.8	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	78	19.5	31,690	4.0	321,007	4.1

In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), of all households, 45.9% were family households, 34.7% were single person households and 19.5% were group households.

Household income	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	9.8	--	21.1	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	17.7	--	14.1	--	11.2
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In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), 9.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 17.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Median rent	420	--	300	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	71.5	--	91.1	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	28.5	--	8.9	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

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.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,102	--	1,950	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	94.2	--	89.8	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	5.8	--	10.2	--	9.9
View 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.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
None	86	21.6	48,447	6.1	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	243	61.1	258,942	32.6	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	58	14.6	305,676	38.5	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	6	1.5	158,860	20.0	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	5	1.3	22,234	2.8	234,292	3.0

In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), 61.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 14.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	3	--	69,664	--	548,368	--
Male	3	100.0	34,418	49.4	270,331	49.3
Female	0	0.0	35,246	50.6	278,037	50.7
Median age	34	--	22	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), there were 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 34 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	0	--	3.5	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	0	--	1.3	--	1.2	--
Median household income	0	--	1,043	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

Mortgage and rent	Northbridge (WA)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	0	--	158	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	0	--	1,733	--	1,647	--

In Northbridge (WA) (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.