Hawthorn Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Hawthorn (3122) is a suburb of Melbourne, East, Victoria. It is about 5 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Hawthorn is in the federal electorate of Kooyong.

In the 2011 census the population of Hawthorn was 21,177 and is comprised of approximately 50.7% females and 49.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hawthorn is 31 years of age.

63.1% of people living in the suburb of Hawthorn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% India, 3.5% China , 3.3% England, 2.1% New Zealand, 1.7% Malaysia, 1.1% Vietnam, 0.9% Indonesia, 0.9% Sri Lanka, 0.8% Thailand, 0.7% Hong Kong , 0.7% Greece, 0.7% Italy, 0.7% United States of America, 0.5% South Africa.

71.2% of people living in Hawthorn speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.9% Mandarin, 1.9% Other, 1.8% Greek, 1.8% Cantonese, 1.7% Other, 1.4% Hindi, 1.3% Italian, 1.2% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Hawthorn is 31.0% No religion, 21.8% Catholic, 12.6% Anglican, 8.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Hinduism, 3.8% Buddhism, 3.7% Uniting Church, 2.8% Eastern Orthodox, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Islam.

37.0% of people are married, 52.4% have never married and 5.6% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 594 widowed people living in Hawthorn.

62.4% of the people living in Hawthorn over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.1% are working on a part time basis. Hawthorn has an unemployment rate of 5.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Hawthorn are 40.4% Professionals, 15.8% Managers, 13.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.9% Sales workers, 8.1% Community & personal service workers, 6.0% Technicians & trades workers, 3.8% Labourers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.2% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Hawthorn work in are 17.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 12.3% Health care and social assistance, 9.2% Education and training, 8.9% Retail trade, 8.1% Financial and insurance services, 7.4% Accommodation and food services, 4.7% Manufacturing, 4.6% Public administration and safety, 4.1% Administrative and support services.

25.6% of homes are fully owned, and 22.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 50.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $830 per week and the median household income is $1628 per week.

The median rent in Hawthorn is $340 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2193 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Hawthorn postcode 3122