Local Businesses in Northgate

At the 2021 Census, Northgate had 4,876 residents and 2,188 private dwellings, with an average of 2.4 people per household. The median age was 35, compared with 38 for Queensland.

The median weekly household income was $2,041, median weekly rent was $360, median monthly mortgage repayments were $2,100. 57.1% (Queensland 74.8%) of occupied private dwellings were separate houses, and 42.5% (Queensland 33.1%) were rented.

71.1% (Queensland 71.4%) of residents were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were Nepal (4%), New Zealand (3.6%) and England (2.7%). 79% (Queensland 80.5%) of residents used only English at home, and the most common other languages were Nepali (3.9%), Punjabi (0.9%) and Spanish (0.9%).

The most common occupations were Professionals (29.3%), Clerical and Administrative Workers (14%) and Managers (12.3%). The top industry of employment for residents was hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (4.3%). On Census day, 14.2% (Queensland 4.1%) of employed residents travelled to work by public transport and 21.5% (Queensland 14.1%) worked from home.

Council's industrial strategy, Brisbane: Our Productive City, covers the Northern Industrial Area (NIA), where it expects manufacturing to remain important, with large manufacturers still active in the precinct. Council expects the NIA to contribute $2.5 billion to Brisbane's industrial gross regional product and employ 14,000 industry workers by 2041.

Over time, Council expects precinct nodes with industrial and creative industries businesses to emerge at Northgate, Bindha Station, Virginia and Geebung, as public transport access supports workers. Geebung is the nominated centre for the NIA and is planned to offer services and facilities for workers and businesses.