Jesmond

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,441 people were usually resident in Jesmond: of these 46.5% were male and 53.5% were female. Of the total population 1.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 14.1% of people usually resident in Jesmond were children aged 0-14 years, and 25.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 32 years.

In the 2006 Census, 74.8% of people usually resident in Jesmond were Australian citizens, 27.2% were born overseas and 2.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 31.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Jesmond were married, 12.2% were either separated or divorced, 10.1% were widowed and 45.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 67.8% of people usually resident in Jesmond, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were China 5.2%, Korea, Republic of 1.8%, England 1.8%, Saudi Arabia 1.4% and Botswana 1.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Jesmond were Anglican 22.6%, Catholic 21.3%, No Religion 17.5%, Uniting Church 7.0% and Islam 3.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Jesmond were Mandarin 5.6%, Arabic 2.9%, Korean 1.4%, Cantonese 1.2% and Macedonian 1.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 71.7%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 879 people aged 15 years and over in Jesmond were in the labour force. Of these 44.3% worked full-time, 34.5% worked part-time, 3.3% were away from work, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 15.9% were unemployed. 1,092 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Jesmond were Professionals 18.9%, Labourers 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Sales Workers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.1% and Managers 5.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Jesmond, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.4%, Tertiary Education 4.7%, Hospitals 4.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.9% and Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Jesmond, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $276, the median family income was $710 and the median household income was $552.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 523 families in Jesmond: of these 38.4% were couple families without children, 30.2% were couple families with children, 26.2% were one parent families and 5.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,075 occupied private dwellings were counted in Jesmond.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Jesmond, 51.9% were separate houses, 29.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Jesmond, 25.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 12.7% were owned with a mortgage and 53.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Jesmond, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 45.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 28.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 23.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Jesmond, the median weekly rent was $180. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. The average people per household was 2.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Jesmond, 48.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 34.1% were single (or lone) person households and 12.2% were group households.