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Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) vs Northcote (Northern Metropolitan)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 8.6 km apart · Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) profile · Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) profile
Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) Northcote (Northern Metropolitan)
Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) and Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) are two neighbouring areas with very high shares of university-qualified adults. Northcote is far more likely to have people with no religion (57.6% compared to 47.4%) and a higher share of people in de facto relationships (18.6% versus 12.0%). Hawthorn has a more established feel, with a well higher share of people aged 65 and over (17.0% versus 13.2%) and more people who own their homes outright (33.8% compared to 28.4%).
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people born overseas, which is around 28%. They also share very similar home densities, with both having 2.3 people per home. While Hawthorn has a higher share of high-income earners, the gap in typical weekly family incomes has narrowed since 2016. Other differences have shifted over time, such as the gap in people with no religion, which has widened.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 65,331
- First area, 2021: 64,418
- Second area, 2016: 64,788
- Second area, 2021: 67,269
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 0.9% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 0.8% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 0.8% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 1.0% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 65–69 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.1% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 60–64 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 3.7% males, 4.0% females
- 35–39 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 4.4% males, 4.8% females
- 30–34 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 4.9% males, 5.6% females
- 25–29 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 4.4% males, 4.5% females; 25–29 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 4.2% males, 5.0% females
- 20–24 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 4.0% males, 4.1% females; 20–24 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.5% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2016: $947
- First area, 2021: $1,187
- Second area, 2016: $824
- Second area, 2021: $1,101
- First area, 2016: $2,033
- First area, 2021: $2,313
- Second area, 2016: $1,721
- Second area, 2021: $2,120
- First area, 2016: $2,752
- First area, 2021: $3,324
- Second area, 2016: $2,257
- Second area, 2021: $2,930
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $395
- First area, 2021: $421
- Second area, 2016: $361
- Second area, 2021: $411
- First area, 2016: $2,400
- First area, 2021: $2,600
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,200
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) vs Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED23806/hawthorn/vs/SED26303/northcote