Demographics
At the 2011 Census, there were 62,289 people in the North Sydney local government area, of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population. The median age of people in the North Sydney Council area was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.5% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 40.7% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.
Population growth in the North Sydney Council area between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 5.98%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 6.92%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the North Sydney local government area was on par with the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the North Sydney Council area was significantly higher and nearly double the national average.
| Selected historical census data for North Sydney local government area | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 54,970 | 58,257 | 62,289 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 39 | ||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.90% | 0.90% | |||
| % of Australian population | 0.29% | 0.26% | 0.29% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | |||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
English | 25.4% | |||
| Australian | 17.9% | ||||
| Irish | 9.4% | ||||
| Scottish | 7.5% | ||||
| Chinese | 5.7% | ||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Cantonese | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.7 | |
| Mandarin | 1.2% | 1.7% | 2.4% | ||
| Japanese | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% | ||
| Spanish | n/c | 0.7% | 1.1% | ||
| French | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | ||
| Religious affiliation | |||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
No religion | 20.5% | 23.0% | 28.9% | |
| Catholic | 23.9% | 23.3% | 23.0% | ||
| Anglican | 22.6% | 19.9% | 17.4% | ||
| Buddhism | n/c | 2.9% | 3.2% | ||
| Uniting Church | 3.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | |||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$1,010 | A$1,216 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 207.8% | 210.7% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,772 | A$2,768 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 172.5% | 186.9% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$2,510 | A$2,205 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 214.3% | 178.7% | |||
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