Gardenvale Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Gardenvale (3185) is a suburb of Melbourne, Bayside, Victoria. It is about 10 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Gardenvale is in the federal electorate of Goldstein.

In the 2011 census the population of Gardenvale was 969 and is comprised of approximately 52.4% females and 47.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Gardenvale is 37 years of age.

62.8% of people living in the suburb of Gardenvale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.3% India, 4.2% England, 1.5% China , 1.4% Israel, 1.3% Sri Lanka, 1.3% Italy, 1.2% Ukraine, 1.0% Nepal, 1.0% Germany, 1.0% Russian Federation, 1.0% Montenegro, 0.9% Ireland, 0.9% Hong Kong , 0.9% New Zealand.

72.2% of people living in Gardenvale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.7% Other, 3.1% Russian, 2.0% Italian, 1.9% Mandarin, 1.9% Greek, 1.8% Hindi, 1.7% Other, 1.4% French.

The religious makeup of Gardenvale is 26.7% No religion, 23.8% Catholic, 13.3% Anglican, 8.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.5% Judaism, 4.4% Hinduism, 3.2% Uniting Church, 3.1% Eastern Orthodox, 2.2% Buddhism, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed.

41.8% of people are married, 40.7% have never married and 9.7% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 36 widowed people living in Gardenvale.

63.2% of the people living in Gardenvale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.3% are working on a part time basis. Gardenvale has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Gardenvale are 33.8% Professionals, 15.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.9% Managers, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 8.8% Sales workers, 8.7% Technicians & trades workers, 3.7% Labourers, 2.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Gardenvale work in are 15.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 14.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.1% Retail trade, 8.5% Education and training, 6.9% Financial and insurance services, 5.9% Construction, 5.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Manufacturing, 4.8% Public administration and safety.

24.0% of homes are fully owned, and 24.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 49.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $821 per week and the median household income is $1292 per week.

The median rent in Gardenvale is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Gardenvale postcode 3185