Northbridge Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Northbridge (6003) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 1 km from WA's capital city of Perth. Northbridge is in the federal electorate of Perth.

In the 2011 census the population of Northbridge was 1,005 and is comprised of approximately 42.9% females and 57.1% males.

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

26.8% of people living in the suburb of Northbridge were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.2% England, 6.9% Korea, Republic of , 5.9% Ireland, 4.0% New Zealand, 2.9% Colombia, 2.8% Malaysia, 2.2% China , 2.0% Brazil, 1.6% Hong Kong , 1.5% Germany, 1.4% Vietnam, 1.3% Thailand, 1.2% Taiwan, 1.2% Scotland.

48.4% of people living in Northbridge speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 15.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 6.5% Korean, 4.8% Mandarin, 3.6% Cantonese, 3.6% Spanish, 2.2% Other, 1.8% Vietnamese, 1.8% Italian, 1.7% Portuguese.

The religious makeup of Northbridge is 36.1% No religion, 22.2% Catholic, 17.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.7% Buddhism, 6.2% Anglican, 1.9% Other religious affiliation , 1.8% Eastern Orthodox, 1.4% Islam, 1.4% Uniting Church, 1.3% Other Religious Groups.

20.7% of people are married, 69.1% have never married and 6.4% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 4 widowed people living in Northbridge.

60.3% of the people living in Northbridge over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.5% are working on a part time basis. Northbridge has an unemployment rate of 6.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Northbridge are 29.9% Professionals, 14.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Community & personal service workers, 11.4% Managers, 10.6% Labourers, 3.4% Sales workers, 3.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Northbridge work in are 16.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 14.0% Accommodation and food services, 8.7% Construction, 7.8% Retail trade, 7.0% Administrative and support services, 6.1% Health care and social assistance, 6.1% Mining, 5.8% Manufacturing, 4.0% Education and training.

8.2% of homes are fully owned, and 20.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 69.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $895 per week and the median household income is $1666 per week.

The median rent in Northbridge is $420 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2102 per month.

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