Melbourne Ports, Vic

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 153,145 people in Melbourne Ports, Vic of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Melbourne Ports, Vic was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.3% of the population.

Of people in Melbourne Ports, Vic aged 15 years and over, 35.6% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Melbourne Ports, Vic was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, of people aged 15 years and over, 36.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Melbourne Ports, Vic was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Melbourne Ports, Vic 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.0% were in primary school, 12.1% in secondary school and 32.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Melbourne Ports, Vic were English 20.8%, Australian 17.9%, Irish 8.7%, Scottish 6.5% and Chinese 4.2%.

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, 58.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, New Zealand 2.8%, India 2.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.0% and South Africa 1.4%.

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, 39.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 46.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Melbourne Ports, Vic were No Religion 29.6%, Catholic 18.6%, Judaism 12.8%, Anglican 9.5% and Eastern Orthodox 4.1%.

In Melbourne Ports, Vic 69.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 2.7%, Mandarin 2.3%, Russian 1.9%, Hebrew 1.4% and Italian 1.2%.

Employment

There were 91,760 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Melbourne Ports, Vic. Of these 66.9% were employed full time, 23.9% were employed part-time and 4.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Melbourne Ports, Vic, 8.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Melbourne Ports, Vic was 35 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in Melbourne Ports, Vic included Professionals 39.1%, Managers 18.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.2%, Sales Workers 8.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%, Labourers 2.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.3%.

Of the employed people in Melbourne Ports, Vic, the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.3%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.7%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.5% and Hospitals 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Melbourne Ports, Vic was $934.

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 43.9%, Tram 12.8%, Walked only 8.8%, Train 6.1% and Bicycle 3.3%. On the day, 24.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 47.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.7% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.1% 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 Ports, Vic, 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Melbourne Ports, Vic, 34.0% were couple families with children, 51.3% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

In Melbourne Ports, Vic 18.2% of single parents were male and 81.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,123 and those without children was $2,702.

Employment status of couple families

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, of couple families with children, 31.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 20.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, 87.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Melbourne Ports, Vic, 22.0% were separate houses, 18.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 59.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, of occupied private dwellings 19.4% had 1 bedroom, 43.2% had 2 bedrooms and 25.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Melbourne Ports, Vic, 23.5% were owned outright, 24.7% were owned with a mortgage and 49.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, of all households, 53.5% were family households, 36.5% were single person households and 10.0% were group households.

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, 17.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 19.2% 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 Ports, Vic, 47.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, there were 393 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 206 (or 52.4%) were male and 187 (or 47.6%) 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 Ports, Vic, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,458.

In Melbourne Ports, Vic, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $346 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.