Northgate Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Northgate (5085) is a suburb of Adelaide, North & North East Suburbs, South Australia. It is about 8 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Northgate is in the federal electorate of Adelaide.

In the 2011 census the population of Northgate was 3,578 and is comprised of approximately 49.7% females and 50.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Northgate is 33 years of age.

67.8% of people living in the suburb of Northgate were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% China , 3.2% Vietnam, 2.9% England, 2.9% India, 1.3% Malaysia, 1.3% Philippines, 1.0% Poland, 0.9% Italy, 0.9% South Africa, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.5% New Zealand, 0.5% Korea, Republic of , 0.4% United States of America.

67.9% of people living in Northgate speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.6% Vietnamese, 3.5% Other, 3.5% Mandarin, 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Cantonese, 1.8% Italian, 1.4% Greek, 1.4% Polish, 1.3% Australian Indigenous Languages .

The religious makeup of Northgate is 25.9% No religion, 23.8% Catholic, 8.7% Anglican, 6.5% Uniting Church, 6.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.0% Eastern Orthodox, 3.6% Baptist, 3.2% Buddhism, 2.8% Lutheran, 2.7% Christian, nfd.

58.5% of people are married, 31.5% have never married and 6.3% are divorced and 1.8% are separated. There are 49 widowed people living in Northgate.

65.5% of the people living in Northgate over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.7% are working on a part time basis. Northgate has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Northgate are 28.4% Professionals, 17.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.1% Managers, 11.4% Technicians & trades workers, 9.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.4% Sales workers, 6.8% Labourers, 3.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Northgate work in are 14.9% Health care and social assistance, 12.6% Public administration and safety, 10.2% Retail trade, 9.1% Manufacturing, 9.0% Education and training, 8.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.8% Construction, 5.3% Financial and insurance services, 4.7% Accommodation and food services.

17.3% of homes are fully owned, and 58.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $808 per week and the median household income is $1869 per week.

The median rent in Northgate is $340 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Northgate postcode 5085