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Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) vs Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) profile · Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) profile
Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)
Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) and Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) is dominated by flats and apartments, with 54.6% of households renting and a high proportion of people living alone (37.9%). Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) has a much stronger share of separate houses (49.6%) and larger homes, with 50.9% having three or more bedrooms. This difference is reflected in the families living there; Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) has more children and a higher share of parents providing unpaid care, while Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) is younger, with a typical resident aged 34.
Everyday life is very similar in both places, with nearly identical levels of unemployment and typical weekly household incomes. Both areas also have a very high share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared to the national figure. While the two areas share these traits, some gaps are changing. More people in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) are now working from home, and a larger share of its residents live alone than in 2016.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 64,788
- First area, 2021: 67,269
- Second area, 2016: 72,548
- Second area, 2021: 75,675
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 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 Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 0.8% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 75–79 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 65–69 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 60–64 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 60–64 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 55–59 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.2% females
- 50–54 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 40–44 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 4.4% males, 4.8% females; 35–39 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 5.3% males, 4.8% females
- 30–34 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 4.9% males, 5.6% females; 30–34 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 7.7% males, 7.5% females
- 25–29 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 4.2% males, 5.0% females; 25–29 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 7.5% males, 8.4% females
- 20–24 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.9% females
- 15–19 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.5% females
- 10–14 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 5–9 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 0–4 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.0% 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: $824
- First area, 2021: $1,101
- Second area, 2016: $1,056
- Second area, 2021: $1,348
- First area, 2016: $1,721
- First area, 2021: $2,120
- Second area, 2016: $1,963
- Second area, 2021: $2,267
- First area, 2016: $2,257
- First area, 2021: $2,930
- Second area, 2016: $2,492
- Second area, 2021: $3,135
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: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $361
- First area, 2021: $411
- Second area, 2016: $420
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,200
- Second area, 2016: $2,200
- Second area, 2021: $2,300
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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). Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) vs Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED26303/northcote/vs/SED27003/richmond