Lovely Banks Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Lovely Banks (3213) is a suburb of Melbourne, Geelong, Victoria. It is about 64 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Lovely Banks is in the federal electorate of Corio.

In the 2011 census the population of Lovely Banks was 2,218 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Lovely Banks is 35 years of age.

73.2% of people living in the suburb of Lovely Banks were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.2% England, 2.1% Croatia, 2.0% Italy, 1.6% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 1.1% Poland, 0.9% Germany, 0.8% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.6% Sudan, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% China , 0.5% Greece.

71.2% of people living in Lovely Banks speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.2% Croatian, 3.6% Macedonian, 3.1% Italian, 1.8% Other, 1.6% Vietnamese, 1.4% Greek, 1.4% Polish, 0.7% Serbian.

The religious makeup of Lovely Banks is 39.3% Catholic, 15.8% No religion, 9.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.1% Eastern Orthodox, 7.9% Anglican, 2.8% Baptist, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Uniting Church, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Buddhism.

54.4% of people are married, 32.5% have never married and 5.5% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 76 widowed people living in Lovely Banks.

57.4% of the people living in Lovely Banks over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.3% are working on a part time basis. Lovely Banks has an unemployment rate of 4.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Lovely Banks are 18.5% Technicians & trades workers, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.2% Sales workers, 11.8% Labourers, 11.6% Professionals, 10.9% Managers, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Lovely Banks work in are 16.8% Manufacturing, 15.0% Retail trade, 13.4% Construction, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 7.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.5% Education and training, 5.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.3% Wholesale trade, 4.0% Public administration and safety.

36.3% of homes are fully owned, and 46.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $525 per week and the median household income is $1365 per week.

The median rent in Lovely Banks is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Lovely Banks postcode 3213