3013, Vic

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 13,747 people in 3013, Vic of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

The median age of people in 3013, Vic was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.5% of the population.

Of people in 3013, Vic aged 15 years and over, 42.8% were married and 9.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in 3013, Vic was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In 3013, Vic, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in 3013, Vic was 44 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In 3013, Vic 26.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.4% were in primary school, 15.8% in secondary school and 27.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in 3013, Vic were English 21.8%, Australian 21.6%, Irish 9.4%, Scottish 7.0% and Italian 5.0%.

In 3013, Vic, 68.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, Greece 2.8%, Vietnam 2.4%, New Zealand 2.4% and Italy 1.9%.

In 3013, Vic, 45.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 40.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in 3013, Vic were No Religion 34.0%, Catholic 24.9%, Eastern Orthodox 9.6%, Anglican 8.3% and Buddhism 3.6%.

In 3013, Vic 71.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 5.5%, Vietnamese 3.1%, Italian 2.8%, Macedonian 1.9% and Cantonese 1.2%.

Employment

There were 7,752 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in 3013, Vic. Of these 65.3% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 4.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in 3013, Vic, 8.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in 3013, Vic was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in 3013, Vic included Professionals 32.1%, Managers 15.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%, Sales Workers 7.6%, Labourers 5.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in 3013, Vic, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.1%, Hospitals 3.4%, Tertiary Education 3.3% and Depository Financial Intermediation 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in 3013, Vic was $767.

In 3013, Vic, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.6%, Train 14.9%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Bicycle 3.5% and Walked only 2.6%. On the day, 21.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 55.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In 3013, Vic, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.1% 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 3013, Vic, 29.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in 3013, Vic, 44.9% were couple families with children, 38.6% were couple families without children and 14.4% were one parent families.

In 3013, Vic 16.5% of single parents were male and 83.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In 3013, Vic, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,638 and those without children was $2,650.

Employment status of couple families

In 3013, Vic, of couple families with children, 29.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 23.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In 3013, Vic, 91.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in 3013, Vic, 77.2% were separate houses, 10.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In 3013, Vic, of occupied private dwellings 4.7% had 1 bedroom, 32.5% had 2 bedrooms and 48.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in 3013, Vic, 29.5% were owned outright, 36.6% were owned with a mortgage and 31.4% were rented.

Household composition

In 3013, Vic, of all households, 67.7% were family households, 26.0% were single person households and 6.3% were group households.

In 3013, Vic, 19.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 18.0% 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 3013, Vic, 43.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In 3013, Vic, there were 44 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 18 (or 40.9%) were male and 26 (or 59.1%) were female. The median age was 29 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 3013, Vic, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,666.

In 3013, Vic, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $265 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,944.