North Narrabeen

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 5,535 people in North Narrabeen of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in North Narrabeen was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.4% of the population.

Of people in North Narrabeen aged 15 years and over, 54.6% were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in North Narrabeen was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In North Narrabeen, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in North Narrabeen was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In North Narrabeen 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.1% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 17.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Narrabeen were English 30.9%, Australian 28.7%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 6.7% and German 3.0%.

In North Narrabeen, 75.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.5%, New Zealand 2.3%, Netherlands 0.8%, Germany 0.7% and South Africa 0.6%.

In North Narrabeen, 55.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in North Narrabeen were Catholic 26.5%, No Religion 24.9%, Anglican 24.1%, Uniting Church 3.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.8%.

In North Narrabeen 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Portuguese 0.8%, German 0.7%, Italian 0.6%, Croatian 0.6% and Dutch 0.6%.

Employment

There were 3,055 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Narrabeen. Of these 58.8% were employed full time, 33.2% were employed part-time and 2.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in North Narrabeen, 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in North Narrabeen was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in North Narrabeen included Professionals 23.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.7%, Managers 14.3%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Labourers 6.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in North Narrabeen, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, Residential Building Construction 3.3%, Building Installation Services 3.1% and Computer System Design and Related Services 2.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Narrabeen was $729.

In North Narrabeen, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.8%, Bus 7.8%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Walked only 2.4% and Truck 1.6%. On the day, 9.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Narrabeen, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.6% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.7% 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 Narrabeen, 30.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Narrabeen, 54.6% were couple families with children, 33.4% were couple families without children and 11.2% were one parent families.

In North Narrabeen 24.1% of single parents were male and 75.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In North Narrabeen, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,548 and those without children was $2,120.

Employment status of couple families

In North Narrabeen, of couple families with children, 21.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 30.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In North Narrabeen, 94.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Narrabeen, 91.1% were separate houses, 3.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.

In North Narrabeen, of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 15.8% had 2 bedrooms and 44.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Narrabeen, 36.1% were owned outright, 44.7% were owned with a mortgage and 17.0% were rented.

Household composition

In North Narrabeen, of all households, 80.1% were family households, 16.6% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

In North Narrabeen, 14.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 19.8% 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 Narrabeen, 28.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In North Narrabeen, there were 33 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 16 (or 48.5%) were male and 17 (or 51.5%) were female. The median age was 33 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 Narrabeen, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,583.

In North Narrabeen, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,400.