St Kilda West Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

St Kilda West (3182) is a suburb of Melbourne, Bayside, Victoria. It is about 5 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. St Kilda West is in the federal electorate of Melbourne Ports.

In the 2011 census the population of St Kilda West was 2,845 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of St Kilda West is 36 years of age.

64.7% of people living in the suburb of St Kilda West were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.7% England, 3.4% New Zealand, 1.8% India, 1.8% Ireland, 1.5% United States of America, 0.9% Scotland, 0.9% Germany, 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Italy, 0.7% France, 0.6% China , 0.6% Greece, 0.6% Canada, 0.4% Philippines.

78.9% of people living in St Kilda West speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.6% Greek, 1.1% French, 1.1% Other, 1.1% Italian, 1.0% Hindi, 0.8% German, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.6% Spanish.

The religious makeup of St Kilda West is 36.8% No religion, 20.3% Catholic, 12.2% Anglican, 11.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Eastern Orthodox, 2.7% Uniting Church, 1.8% Hinduism, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Judaism, 1.5% Buddhism.

29.2% of people are married, 56.2% have never married and 10.3% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 61 widowed people living in St Kilda West.

70.7% of the people living in St Kilda West over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 20.9% are working on a part time basis. St Kilda West has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in St Kilda West are 43.5% Professionals, 18.5% Managers, 12.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.4% Community & personal service workers, 6.6% Technicians & trades workers, 6.4% Sales workers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.7% Labourers, 1.1% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from St Kilda West work in are 19.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.8% Health care and social assistance, 8.4% Financial and insurance services, 7.9% Education and training, 6.9% Retail trade, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Construction, 5.1% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Administrative and support services.

24.0% of homes are fully owned, and 20.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 54.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1104 per week and the median household income is $1718 per week.

The median rent in St Kilda West is $346 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for St Kilda West postcode 3182