North Melbourne Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

North Melbourne (3051) is a suburb of Melbourne, North, Victoria. It is about 2 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. North Melbourne is in the federal electorate of Melbourne.

In the 2011 census the population of North Melbourne was 11,755 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of North Melbourne is 29 years of age.

47.9% of people living in the suburb of North Melbourne were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.3% China , 3.3% Malaysia, 2.6% New Zealand, 2.5% Vietnam, 2.5% England, 1.9% Somalia, 1.5% India, 1.2% Singapore, 1.1% Hong Kong , 0.9% United States of America, 0.9% Ethiopia, 0.8% Indonesia, 0.8% Italy, 0.6% Eritrea.

52.7% of people living in North Melbourne speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 10.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 8.1% Mandarin, 6.8% Other, 5.2% Cantonese, 2.4% Vietnamese, 2.0% Arabic, 1.6% Italian, 1.3% Spanish, 1.0% Other.

The religious makeup of North Melbourne is 37.2% No religion, 15.7% Catholic, 13.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.7% Islam, 6.3% Buddhism, 5.3% Anglican, 1.8% Uniting Church, 1.7% Eastern Orthodox, 1.5% Other religious affiliation , 1.4% Hinduism.

24.3% of people are married, 63.2% have never married and 7.1% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 303 widowed people living in North Melbourne.

60.0% of the people living in North Melbourne over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.3% are working on a part time basis. North Melbourne has an unemployment rate of 9.0%.

The main occupations of people living in North Melbourne are 42.0% Professionals, 12.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.1% Managers, 9.8% Community & personal service workers, 8.0% Sales workers, 7.1% Technicians & trades workers, 4.2% Labourers, 2.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from North Melbourne work in are 17.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 13.6% Health care and social assistance, 9.6% Education and training, 9.1% Accommodation and food services, 8.5% Retail trade, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 5.4% Financial and insurance services, 4.6% Manufacturing, 3.7% Information media and telecommunications.

14.2% of homes are fully owned, and 17.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 65.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $613 per week and the median household income is $1229 per week.

The median rent in North Melbourne is $335 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for North Melbourne postcode 3051