Bayswater Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Bayswater (3153) is a suburb of Melbourne, East, Victoria. It is about 26 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Bayswater is in the federal electorate of Aston.

In the 2011 census the population of Bayswater was 11,240 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bayswater is 38 years of age.

67.0% of people living in the suburb of Bayswater were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.0% England, 2.5% India, 2.3% China , 1.9% Germany, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.1% Sri Lanka, 0.9% Philippines, 0.9% Scotland, 0.8% Hong Kong , 0.8% Malaysia, 0.8% Vietnam, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.6% Poland, 0.6% South Africa.

75.0% of people living in Bayswater speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.7% German, 2.7% Cantonese, 2.3% Mandarin, 2.3% Other, 0.8% Greek, 0.7% Sinhalese, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.7% Polish.

The religious makeup of Bayswater is 27.2% No religion, 23.2% Catholic, 12.6% Anglican, 7.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Uniting Church, 3.1% Buddhism, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Baptist, 1.9% Hinduism.

47.3% of people are married, 33.9% have never married and 9.9% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 537 widowed people living in Bayswater.

62.0% of the people living in Bayswater over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.6% are working on a part time basis. Bayswater has an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Bayswater are 18.7% Technicians & trades workers, 16.8% Professionals, 15.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.8% Labourers, 10.0% Community & personal service workers, 9.4% Sales workers, 9.2% Managers, 7.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bayswater work in are 15.4% Manufacturing, 11.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Retail trade, 9.9% Construction, 6.3% Wholesale trade, 6.3% Education and training, 6.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.2% Accommodation and food services, 4.9% Public administration and safety.

30.8% of homes are fully owned, and 38.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $573 per week and the median household income is $1161 per week.

The median rent in Bayswater is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1600 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bayswater postcode 3153