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Line 38: }} '''Northcote''' ({{IPAc-en\|audio=Northcote, Victoria pronunciation.ogg\|ˈ\|n\|ɔː\|θ\|k\|ə\|t}}) is an inner~~-city~~ suburb in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)\|Victoria]],<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Encyclopedia for Aussielanders \|first1=Aussielander \|title=Population of Northcote \|url=http://www.aussielander.com.au/population/vic/suburbs/northcote.html \|website=Aussielander \|publisher=Aussielander \|access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref> [[Australia]], {{convert\|76\|km\|abbr=on}} north-east of Melbourne's [[Melbourne City Centre\|Central Business District]], located within the [[City of Darebin]] [[Local government areas of Victoria\|local government area]]. Northcote recorded a population of 25,276 at the [[2021 Australian census\|2021 census]].<ref name=abs/> ==History== Line 82: Since 2006, the most significant increases in occupation have come from those working in professional and managerial roles, with less residents now living in Northcote employed in manual labour positions. As a result, residents of Northcote now earn on average $1536 a week, $200 per week higher than the [[Melbourne]] average.<ref>[https://localstats.com.au/demographics/vic/melbourne/north/northcote Northcote Demographics (VIC)] Local Stats</ref> These changes in the population and demographics of Northcote and the greater [[City of Darebin\|Darebin]] area, have led to increases in the amount of [[cafes]], [[bar (establishment)\|bar]]s, [[restaurants]] and other small businesses operating in the region. Estimates suggest that the greater Darebin area has seen its [[gross regional product]] increase by $1 billion in the last 10 years, to $5.23 billion.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://economy.id.com.au/darebin\|title=Economic profile \| darebin \| economy.id\|website=economy.id.com.au}}</ref> In ~~2011~~2021, 6872.93% of residents in Northcote were born in Australia. However, 5451.3% of those residents born in Australia had at least one parent born overseas, and 3834.72% had both parents born overseas. This reflects the large numbers of second-generation families living in the area.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC21035\|title=2011 Census QuickStats: Northcote\|website=quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au}}</ref> The most common languages spoken in Northcote other than English are:<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL21971\|title=2021 Census QuickStats: Northcote\|website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref> Greek (96.5%) Italian (42.57%) Vietnamese (1.2%)▼ Arabic (1.0%) Mandarin (1.0%) ▲Vietnamese (10.29%) Spanish (0.9%) ==Parks== Line 141: ==Notable people== [[Bill Barry (politician)\|Bill Barry]] – State Parliamentarian and Minister. First leader of the [[Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)]], a party that became the [[Democratic Labor Party (~~historical~~Australia, 1955)\|Democratic Labor Party]] in 1957. * [[Nick Birbilis]] – Executive Dean of Science, Engineering and Built Environment at [[Deakin University]] and notable academic in the field of materials science and engineering * [[Alan Bird]] – Federal Parliamentarian and Northcote Mayor and Councillor during his period as a parliamentarian