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Schools in Northcote 3070

6 open schools: 4 government, 2 Catholic

Northcote is in the Darebin council area. The nearest suburbs with schools are North Fitzroy, Fitzroy North and Brunswick East. About 25,276 people lived here at the 2021 Census.

Who lives in Northcote

Northcote had 25,276 residents at the 2021 Census. The median age was 37. 24.4% were born overseas. 19.4% speak a language other than English at home, most often Greek, Italian and Mandarin.

25,276Residents
37Median age
$2,287Median household income a week
2.3Average household size
3,402Children aged 5 to 17
24.4%Born overseas

Children of school age: 1,788 aged 5 to 11 (primary age) and 1,614 aged 12 to 17 (secondary age), about 13.5% of residents.

Where local students go to school

Students who live in Northcote, wherever they attend school.

Disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021)

IndexScoreDecile
Disadvantage (IRSD)1,070 9
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)1,117 10
Education and occupation (IEO)1,149 10
Economic resources (IER)1,002 4

How to read a decile. The ABS ranks every suburb in Australia and splits them into ten equal groups. The group number is the decile. A lower number means more disadvantage. A higher number means less. Deciles 5 and 6 sit in the middle.

The score behind the decile averages 1,000 across Australia. Lower scores mean more disadvantage. The indexes describe an area, not any one household or school.

These figures describe people who live in the suburb, not the students at any one school. For school-level measures, see ICSEA on My School. Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

Kindergartens near Northcote

Kindergarten in Victoria starts at age three. The Victorian Government's Find a Kinder map lists approved programs, both standalone kindergartens and long day care, with contact details and how to enrol. Rollcall does not list kindergartens itself.

1,144Children aged 0 to 4
464Aged 3 or 4 (kinder age)

Counted at the 2021 Census, so these children are now older. Read the numbers as a guide to how many young families live in Northcote. Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Census 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

Compare neighbouring suburbs

SuburbDistanceResidentsMedian ageHousehold income a weekAged 5 to 17Disadvantage decilePrimary students in government schools
Northcote this suburb25,27637$2,2873,402983%
Fitzroy North 30681.7 km12,78136$2,3001,319979%
Brunswick East 30571.7 km13,27933$2,088974976%
Clifton Hill 30682.0 km6,60637$2,7558111086%
Thornbury 30712.1 km19,00537$1,9712,340873%
Fairfield 30782.2 km6,53537$1,967851981%
Princes Hill 30542.9 km2,00539$2,218224882%

Nearest suburbs with schools, by distance between suburb centres. Disadvantage decile: 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs, 10 the least. Based on ABS data, Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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