North Curl Curl

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,537 people in North Curl Curl of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

The median age of people in North Curl Curl was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.5% of the population.

Of people in North Curl Curl aged 15 years and over, 56.3% were married and 9.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in North Curl Curl was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In North Curl Curl, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in North Curl Curl was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In North Curl Curl 32.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.4% were in primary school, 23.8% in secondary school and 17.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Curl Curl were English 30.0%, Australian 26.2%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 7.8% and Italian 3.2%.

In North Curl Curl, 73.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.9%, New Zealand 2.2%, Italy 1.0%, South Africa 1.0% and Scotland 0.9%.

In North Curl Curl, 51.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in North Curl Curl were Catholic 30.1%, Anglican 25.5%, No Religion 23.0%, Uniting Church 3.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.6%.

In North Curl Curl 87.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.4%, Mandarin 0.9%, Dutch 0.7%, French 0.7% and German 0.6%.

Employment

There were 1,790 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Curl Curl. Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 31.5% were employed part-time and 3.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in North Curl Curl, 12.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in North Curl Curl was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in North Curl Curl included Professionals 27.5%, Managers 18.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Sales Workers 8.8%, Labourers 5.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.0%.

Of the employed people in North Curl Curl, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.1%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.8%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5% and Residential Building Construction 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Curl Curl was $772.

In North Curl Curl, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.4%, Bus 10.7%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Walked only 3.3% and Bicycle 1.8%. On the day, 15.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Curl Curl, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.5% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in North Curl Curl, 27.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Curl Curl, 59.5% were couple families with children, 26.1% were couple families without children and 12.7% were one parent families.

In North Curl Curl 22.1% of single parents were male and 77.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In North Curl Curl, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,109 and those without children was $2,463.

Employment status of couple families

In North Curl Curl, of couple families with children, 19.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 27.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In North Curl Curl, 95.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Curl Curl, 89.6% were separate houses, 5.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In North Curl Curl, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 10.9% had 2 bedrooms and 36.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Curl Curl, 39.8% were owned outright, 39.0% were owned with a mortgage and 18.4% were rented.

Household composition

In North Curl Curl, of all households, 81.4% were family households, 15.3% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

In North Curl Curl, 12.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 28.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In North Curl Curl, 30.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In North Curl Curl, there were 11 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 54.5%) were male and 5 (or 45.5%) were female. The median age was 14 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In North Curl Curl, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $4,500.

In North Curl Curl, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.