Caulfield South Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Caulfield South (3162) is a suburb of Melbourne, Bayside, Victoria. It is about 9 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Caulfield South is in the federal electorate of Goldstein.

In the 2011 census the population of Caulfield South was 11,271 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Caulfield South is 40 years of age.

57.9% of people living in the suburb of Caulfield South were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.2% South Africa, 3.1% England, 2.5% Poland, 2.4% Israel, 2.0% Ukraine, 1.7% Russian Federation, 1.6% India, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.4% China , 1.3% Greece, 1.2% Germany, 0.8% Inadequately described, 0.7% United States of America, 0.6% Italy.

69.6% of people living in Caulfield South speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.2% Other, 5.9% Russian, 4.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.2% Greek, 1.5% Mandarin, 1.0% Italian, 1.0% Polish, 0.8% Cantonese, 0.8% French.

The religious makeup of Caulfield South is 38.6% Judaism, 19.3% No religion, 12.9% Catholic, 8.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.0% Anglican, 5.1% Eastern Orthodox, 1.9% Uniting Church, 1.5% Hinduism, 1.4% Buddhism, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

54.3% of people are married, 31.4% have never married and 6.3% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 550 widowed people living in Caulfield South.

57.8% of the people living in Caulfield South over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.7% are working on a part time basis. Caulfield South has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Caulfield South are 36.3% Professionals, 17.5% Managers, 13.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 8.0% Technicians & trades workers, 7.8% Community & personal service workers, 3.2% Labourers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.6% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Caulfield South work in are 14.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 12.6% Health care and social assistance, 10.9% Education and training, 10.0% Retail trade, 6.5% Manufacturing, 6.0% Financial and insurance services, 5.5% Wholesale trade, 5.1% Construction, 4.5% Accommodation and food services.

37.8% of homes are fully owned, and 32.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $733 per week and the median household income is $1641 per week.

The median rent in Caulfield South is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2383 per month.

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