St Leonards Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

St Leonards (3223) is a suburb of Melbourne, Geelong, Victoria. It is about 46 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. St Leonards is in the federal electorate of Corio.

In the 2011 census the population of St Leonards was 2,001 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of St Leonards is 53 years of age.

78.7% of people living in the suburb of St Leonards were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 1.8% Italy, 1.7% Greece, 1.3% New Zealand, 1.2% Malta, 1.0% Croatia, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Germany, 0.3% Denmark, 0.3% Slovenia, 0.3% Cyprus, 0.2% Hungary, 0.2% Austria.

87.2% of people living in St Leonards speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Greek, 2.2% Italian, 0.9% Croatian, 0.7% Maltese, 0.4% Other, 0.3% German, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Macedonian.

The religious makeup of St Leonards is 27.1% Catholic, 26.2% No religion, 17.8% Anglican, 8.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.3% Uniting Church, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.8% Eastern Orthodox, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Baptist, 0.9% Buddhism.

54.3% of people are married, 22.7% have never married and 11.0% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 135 widowed people living in St Leonards.

50.1% of the people living in St Leonards over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.7% are working on a part time basis. St Leonards has an unemployment rate of 8.8%.

The main occupations of people living in St Leonards are 16.9% Technicians & trades workers, 15.2% Professionals, 14.1% Labourers, 12.5% Sales workers, 11.0% Managers, 10.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 5.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from St Leonards work in are 13.9% Retail trade, 11.3% Construction, 11.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.8% Manufacturing, 8.7% Public administration and safety, 8.2% Education and training, 7.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Administrative and support services, 3.9% Other services.

48.5% of homes are fully owned, and 22.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $391 per week and the median household income is $730 per week.

The median rent in St Leonards is $240 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1560 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for St Leonards postcode 3223