Point Lonsdale Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Point Lonsdale (3225) is a suburb of Melbourne, Geelong, Victoria. It is about 61 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Point Lonsdale is in the federal electorates of Corangamite, Corio.

In the 2011 census the population of Point Lonsdale was 2,466 and is comprised of approximately 53.4% females and 46.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Point Lonsdale is 55 years of age.

84.0% of people living in the suburb of Point Lonsdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.8% England, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Germany, 0.4% United States of America, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Denmark, 0.2% France, 0.2% Japan, 0.2% Hungary, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Wales.

92.7% of people living in Point Lonsdale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Italian, 0.3% French, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Other, 0.2% Japanese, 0.2% German, 0.2% Thai, 0.1% Other .

The religious makeup of Point Lonsdale is 25.9% No religion, 23.4% Anglican, 21.1% Catholic, 10.3% Uniting Church, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.0% Baptist, 0.8% Other religious affiliation .

59.3% of people are married, 18.3% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 237 widowed people living in Point Lonsdale.

48.8% of the people living in Point Lonsdale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 40.3% are working on a part time basis. Point Lonsdale has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Point Lonsdale are 29.6% Professionals, 18.3% Managers, 12.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Technicians & trades workers, 8.9% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Sales workers, 5.9% Labourers, 2.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Point Lonsdale work in are 14.5% Health care and social assistance, 11.5% Education and training, 11.0% Retail trade, 8.9% Public administration and safety, 8.9% Construction, 7.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Manufacturing, 3.7% Financial and insurance services.

55.6% of homes are fully owned, and 21.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $565 per week and the median household income is $998 per week.

The median rent in Point Lonsdale is $265 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Point Lonsdale postcode 3225