Mornington Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Mornington (3931) is a suburb of Melbourne, Bayside, Victoria. It is about 46 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Mornington is in the federal electorate of Dunkley.

In the 2011 census the population of Mornington was 22,421 and is comprised of approximately 53.5% females and 46.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mornington is 43 years of age.

72.7% of people living in the suburb of Mornington were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 10.0% England, 1.7% New Zealand, 1.5% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Germany, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% United States of America, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Greece, 0.2% Wales.

90.2% of people living in Mornington speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% Greek, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% German, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% French, 0.2% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Mornington is 26.7% No religion, 25.0% Catholic, 21.3% Anglican, 9.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.1% Uniting Church, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Baptist, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Eastern Orthodox, 0.9% Other religious affiliation .

48.9% of people are married, 27.4% have never married and 11.6% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 1604 widowed people living in Mornington.

56.6% of the people living in Mornington over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.6% are working on a part time basis. Mornington has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Mornington are 19.8% Professionals, 17.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.2% Managers, 10.8% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Sales workers, 8.7% Labourers, 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mornington work in are 14.8% Health care and social assistance, 12.3% Retail trade, 12.1% Construction, 10.2% Manufacturing, 8.8% Education and training, 6.1% Accommodation and food services, 5.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.5% Public administration and safety, 4.3% Wholesale trade.

36.3% of homes are fully owned, and 35.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $555 per week and the median household income is $1025 per week.

The median rent in Mornington is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1738 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mornington postcode 3931