Joondalup (C) - North

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 49,675 people were usually resident in Joondalup (C) - North: of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.8% of people usually resident in Joondalup (C) - North were children aged 0-14 years, and 16.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 80.1% of people usually resident in Joondalup (C) - North were Australian citizens, 42.5% were born overseas and 1.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 55.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Joondalup (C) - North were married, 9.7% were either separated or divorced, 3.2% were widowed and 31.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 52.2% of people usually resident in Joondalup (C) - North, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 20.2%, South Africa 3.0%, New Zealand 2.8%, Scotland 2.7% and Ireland 1.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Joondalup (C) - North were Anglican 24.6%, Catholic 24.5%, No Religion 21.6%, Uniting Church 3.1% and Baptist 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Joondalup (C) - North were Afrikaans 0.9%, Polish 0.6%, Cantonese 0.6%, Italian 0.5% and Mandarin 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 27,321 people aged 15 years and over in Joondalup (C) - North were in the labour force. Of these 60.2% worked full-time, 30.1% worked part-time, 3.9% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.5% were unemployed. 9,215 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Joondalup (C) - North were Technicians and Trades Workers 18.7%, Professionals 17.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.1%, Managers 11.3%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Labourers 8.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.7%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Joondalup (C) - North, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.0%, Hospitals 3.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7% and Residential Building Construction 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Joondalup (C) - North, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $557, the median family income was $1,473 and the median household income was $1,337.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 13,654 families in Joondalup (C) - North: of these 30.6% were couple families without children, 55.0% were couple families with children, 13.2% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 16,924 occupied private dwellings were counted in Joondalup (C) - North.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Joondalup (C) - North, 88.5% were separate houses, 5.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Joondalup (C) - North, 23.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 50.6% were owned with a mortgage and 20.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Joondalup (C) - North, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 52.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 40.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Joondalup (C) - North, the median weekly rent was $225. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Joondalup (C) - North, 79.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.6% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.