East Melbourne

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,964 people in East Melbourne. Of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in East Melbourne was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 6.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.5% of the population.

Of people in East Melbourne aged 15 years and over, 36.2% were married and 9.6% were either divorced or separated.

In East Melbourne, of people aged 15 years and over, 35.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In East Melbourne 26.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 7.2% were in primary school, 5.1% in secondary school and 38.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in East Melbourne, 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 3.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in East Melbourne were English 24.7%, Australian 17.5%, Irish 11.9%, Scottish 8.8% and Italian 4.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in East Melbourne (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In East Melbourne, 62.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 3.0%, Malaysia 1.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.3% and United States of America 1.2%.

In East Melbourne, 44.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In East Melbourne, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 50.1%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 3.2%, Italy 2.4% and Malaysia 2.1%.

In East Melbourne, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 52.5%, England 5.1%, New Zealand 3.0%, Malaysia 2.2% and Italy 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in East Melbourne were No Religion, so described 42.8%, Catholic 18.3%, Not stated 14.8%, Anglican 9.6% and Uniting Church 2.5%. In East Melbourne, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (50.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In East Melbourne 75.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.7%, Italian 1.4%, Cantonese 1.3%, Greek 1.0% and Spanish 0.9%.

Employment

There were 3,143 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Melbourne. Of these 67.9% were employed full time, 23.3% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in East Melbourne, 8.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in East Melbourne included Professionals 48.2%, Managers 19.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.2%, Sales Workers 5.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 3.7%, Labourers 2.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 0.7%.

Of the employed people in East Melbourne, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.5%, Higher Education 4.1%, Legal Services 4.0%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.8% and Management Advice and Related Consulting Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Melbourne was $1,341.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In East Melbourne, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 27.0%, Car, as driver 26.5%, Tram 11.9%, Worked at home 7.4% and Train 4.6%. On the day, 21.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 29.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In East Melbourne, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.7% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in East Melbourne, 28.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in East Melbourne, 23.8% were couple families with children, 68.0% were couple families without children and 5.6% were one parent families.

In East Melbourne, 23.8% of single parents were male and 76.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In East Melbourne, of couple families with children, 32.0% had both partners employed full-time, 7.0% had both employed part-time and 16.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In East Melbourne, 82.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.1% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in East Melbourne, 7.1% were separate houses, 17.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 74.5% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In East Melbourne, of occupied private dwellings 25.6% had 1 bedroom, 41.4% had 2 bedrooms and 22.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 1.9 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in East Melbourne, 25.7% were owned outright, 17.9% were owned with a mortgage and 54.2% were rented.

Household composition

In East Melbourne, of all households, 50.6% were family households, 39.6% were single person households and 9.7% were group households.

In East Melbourne, 10.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 37.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In East Melbourne, 51.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 22.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In East Melbourne, 93.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In East Melbourne, 47.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.4% were female. The median age was 34 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In East Melbourne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.9 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,531.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In East Melbourne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $374 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)