Melbourne, Vic

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 177,632 people in Melbourne, Vic of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Melbourne, Vic was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.3% of the population.

Of people in Melbourne, Vic aged 15 years and over, 28.4% were married and 9.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Melbourne, Vic was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Melbourne, Vic, of people aged 15 years and over, 28.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Melbourne, Vic was 44 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In Melbourne, Vic 36.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.6% were in primary school, 7.6% in secondary school and 48.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Melbourne, Vic were English 19.0%, Australian 15.9%, Chinese 10.0%, Irish 9.1% and Scottish 6.5%.

In Melbourne, Vic, 53.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.7%, England 3.0%, Malaysia 3.0%, New Zealand 2.6% and Vietnam 2.6%.

In Melbourne, Vic, 37.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 50.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Melbourne, Vic were No Religion 36.0%, Catholic 19.8%, Anglican 6.5%, Buddhism 6.3% and Islam 4.1%.

In Melbourne, Vic 59.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 5.7%, Cantonese 3.3%, Vietnamese 3.1%, Italian 2.3% and Greek 2.1%.

Employment

There were 102,043 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Melbourne, Vic. Of these 63.1% were employed full time, 25.4% were employed part-time and 6.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Melbourne, Vic, 10.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Melbourne, Vic was 33 years and for people who were employed part-time was 31 years.

The most common occupations in Melbourne, Vic included Professionals 41.4%, Managers 14.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%, Sales Workers 7.2%, Labourers 3.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.7%.

Of the employed people in Melbourne, Vic, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.0%, Hospitals 4.9%, Tertiary Education 4.8%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.4% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Melbourne, Vic was $736.

In Melbourne, Vic, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 31.1%, Walked only 16.7%, Tram 13.1%, Train 7.3% and Bicycle 6.5%. On the day, 26.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 33.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Melbourne, Vic, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.7% provided care for children and 7.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Melbourne, Vic, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Melbourne, Vic, 29.6% were couple families with children, 50.1% were couple families without children and 14.0% were one parent families.

In Melbourne, Vic 15.4% of single parents were male and 84.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Melbourne, Vic, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,015 and those without children was $2,593.

Employment status of couple families

In Melbourne, Vic, of couple families with children, 32.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 19.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Melbourne, Vic, 89.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Melbourne, Vic, 17.8% were separate houses, 28.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 53.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In Melbourne, Vic, of occupied private dwellings 19.7% had 1 bedroom, 43.5% had 2 bedrooms and 25.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Melbourne, Vic, 18.6% were owned outright, 21.8% were owned with a mortgage and 56.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Melbourne, Vic, of all households, 50.5% were family households, 34.3% were single person households and 15.2% were group households.

In Melbourne, Vic, 25.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 16.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Melbourne, Vic, 42.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 18.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Melbourne, Vic, there were 664 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 362 (or 54.5%) were male and 302 (or 45.5%) were female. The median age was 30 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Melbourne, Vic, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,206.

In Melbourne, Vic, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $255 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,335.