Fitzroy North

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 11,473 people in Fitzroy North of these 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Fitzroy North was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.3% of the population.

Of people in Fitzroy North aged 15 years and over, 30.9% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Fitzroy North was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In Fitzroy North, of people aged 15 years and over, 31.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Fitzroy North was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Fitzroy North 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.5% were in primary school, 12.2% in secondary school and 38.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Fitzroy North were English 23.3%, Australian 19.6%, Irish 11.2%, Scottish 8.5% and Italian 7.1%.

In Fitzroy North, 67.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, Italy 3.2%, New Zealand 3.2%, Greece 1.4% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.2%.

In Fitzroy North, 47.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Fitzroy North were No Religion 46.1%, Catholic 20.6%, Anglican 7.0%, Eastern Orthodox 4.5% and Buddhism 2.3%.

In Fitzroy North 75.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 5.1%, Greek 2.8%, Vietnamese 1.1%, Mandarin 0.9% and Arabic 0.9%.

Employment

There were 6,897 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fitzroy North. Of these 63.0% were employed full time, 27.9% were employed part-time and 4.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Fitzroy North, 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Fitzroy North was 36 years and for people who were employed part-time was 35 years.

The most common occupations in Fitzroy North included Professionals 46.1%, Managers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.1%, Sales Workers 6.6%, Labourers 2.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.5%.

Of the employed people in Fitzroy North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Tertiary Education 5.9%, Hospitals 5.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.7%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.6% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fitzroy North was $838.

In Fitzroy North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 32.5%, Tram 19.2%, Bicycle 12.7%, Walked only 6.6% and Train 2.7%. On the day, 27.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 34.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Fitzroy North, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.1% 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 Fitzroy North, 30.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Fitzroy North, 38.3% were couple families with children, 46.9% were couple families without children and 11.4% were one parent families.

In Fitzroy North 16.6% of single parents were male and 83.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Fitzroy North, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,093 and those without children was $2,706.

Employment status of couple families

In Fitzroy North, of couple families with children, 30.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 22.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Fitzroy North, 91.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Fitzroy North, 24.3% were separate houses, 49.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 25.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Fitzroy North, of occupied private dwellings 13.8% had 1 bedroom, 41.1% had 2 bedrooms and 30.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Fitzroy North, 23.6% were owned outright, 24.1% were owned with a mortgage and 48.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Fitzroy North, of all households, 54.2% were family households, 31.1% were single person households and 14.7% were group households.

In Fitzroy North, 20.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 21.2% 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 Fitzroy North, 47.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 23.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Fitzroy North, there were 58 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 30 (or 51.7%) were male and 28 (or 48.3%) 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 Fitzroy North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,050.

In Fitzroy North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $428 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,043.