North Geelong Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

North Geelong (3215) is a suburb of Melbourne, Geelong, Victoria. It is about 64 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. North Geelong is in the federal electorate of Corio.

In the 2011 census the population of North Geelong was 2,396 and is comprised of approximately 51.6% females and 48.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of North Geelong is 41 years of age.

66.3% of people living in the suburb of North Geelong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.5% Croatia, 2.5% England, 2.4% Italy, 1.7% Germany, 1.5% Netherlands, 1.5% Poland, 1.1% India, 0.9% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.8% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0.6% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.4% Hungary, 0.4% Slovenia.

71.7% of people living in North Geelong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.1% Croatian, 3.7% Italian, 1.9% Other, 1.4% Polish, 1.1% Dutch, 1.0% Macedonian, 0.8% German, 0.6% Hungarian.

The religious makeup of North Geelong is 37.6% Catholic, 22.2% No religion, 11.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.9% Anglican, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.8% Eastern Orthodox, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Lutheran, 1.0% Baptist.

40.6% of people are married, 36.8% have never married and 8.6% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 213 widowed people living in North Geelong.

56.3% of the people living in North Geelong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.9% are working on a part time basis. North Geelong has an unemployment rate of 7.4%.

The main occupations of people living in North Geelong are 20.1% Professionals, 15.1% Technicians & trades workers, 13.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.3% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Labourers, 9.1% Managers, 9.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.8% Sales workers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from North Geelong work in are 12.7% Manufacturing, 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.5% Retail trade, 9.1% Construction, 7.6% Education and training, 6.3% Public administration and safety, 5.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.0% Transport, postal and warehousing.

36.2% of homes are fully owned, and 27.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $445 per week and the median household income is $884 per week.

The median rent in North Geelong is $210 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1352 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for North Geelong postcode 3215