St Kilda East Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

St Kilda East (3183) is a suburb of Melbourne, Bayside, Victoria. It is about 6 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. St Kilda East is in the federal electorate of Melbourne Ports.

In the 2011 census the population of St Kilda East was 12,576 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of St Kilda East is 32 years of age.

60.8% of people living in the suburb of St Kilda East were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% England, 3.1% India, 2.7% New Zealand, 2.2% United States of America, 2.0% Israel, 1.4% Poland, 1.4% South Africa, 1.3% Ireland, 1.2% Ukraine, 0.8% China , 0.8% Greece, 0.8% Russian Federation, 0.7% Germany, 0.6% Hungary.

69.6% of people living in St Kilda East speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.3% Other, 6.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.9% Russian, 1.6% Greek, 1.0% Other, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.9% Hindi, 0.9% Italian, 0.8% Polish.

The religious makeup of St Kilda East is 27.9% Judaism, 27.5% No religion, 14.2% Catholic, 10.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.0% Anglican, 2.7% Eastern Orthodox, 2.6% Hinduism, 1.9% Buddhism, 1.3% Other religious affiliation , 1.3% Uniting Church.

32.7% of people are married, 54.4% have never married and 7.5% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 359 widowed people living in St Kilda East.

63.9% of the people living in St Kilda East over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.3% are working on a part time basis. St Kilda East has an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

The main occupations of people living in St Kilda East are 38.8% Professionals, 15.1% Managers, 14.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 8.1% Sales workers, 8.0% Technicians & trades workers, 3.5% Labourers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.7% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from St Kilda East work in are 15.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.7% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Education and training, 8.3% Retail trade, 6.8% Accommodation and food services, 6.3% Financial and insurance services, 5.0% Construction, 4.9% Manufacturing, 4.9% Public administration and safety.

20.1% of homes are fully owned, and 25.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 51.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $847 per week and the median household income is $1460 per week.

The median rent in St Kilda East is $325 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2039 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for St Kilda East postcode 3183