Edithvale Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Edithvale (3196) is a suburb of Melbourne, Bayside, Victoria. It is about 28 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Edithvale is in the federal electorate of Isaacs.

In the 2011 census the population of Edithvale was 5,450 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Edithvale is 39 years of age.

76.8% of people living in the suburb of Edithvale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.3% England, 1.7% New Zealand, 1.1% Scotland, 0.8% South Africa, 0.8% India, 0.7% Italy, 0.7% Germany, 0.6% China , 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Russian Federation, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Greece, 0.3% Canada.

86.8% of people living in Edithvale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Greek, 1.2% Other, 0.9% Italian, 0.8% Russian, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.7% German, 0.4% Turkish, 0.3% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Edithvale is 31.8% Catholic, 25.0% No religion, 14.8% Anglican, 8.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.3% Uniting Church, 3.7% Eastern Orthodox, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 1.0% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Buddhism.

46.9% of people are married, 33.0% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 317 widowed people living in Edithvale.

60.6% of the people living in Edithvale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.5% are working on a part time basis. Edithvale has an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Edithvale are 22.9% Professionals, 16.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.8% Technicians & trades workers, 13.3% Managers, 10.1% Sales workers, 9.6% Community & personal service workers, 6.3% Labourers, 3.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Edithvale work in are 12.2% Health care and social assistance, 11.0% Manufacturing, 10.8% Construction, 9.6% Retail trade, 9.4% Education and training, 7.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.2% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Financial and insurance services, 4.3% Wholesale trade.

33.6% of homes are fully owned, and 39.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 24.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $647 per week and the median household income is $1299 per week.

The median rent in Edithvale is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1900 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Edithvale postcode 3196