Mount Eliza Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Mount Eliza (3930) is a suburb of Melbourne, Bayside, Victoria. It is about 42 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Mount Eliza is in the federal electorate of Dunkley.

In the 2011 census the population of Mount Eliza was 17,248 and is comprised of approximately 51.6% females and 48.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mount Eliza is 43 years of age.

71.7% of people living in the suburb of Mount Eliza were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 11.0% England, 1.5% New Zealand, 1.1% Scotland, 0.9% South Africa, 0.8% United States of America, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% China , 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Malaysia, 0.4% Canada, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Poland.

89.4% of people living in Mount Eliza speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.7% Greek, 0.6% Italian, 0.6% German, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% French.

The religious makeup of Mount Eliza is 28.4% No religion, 23.9% Anglican, 21.5% Catholic, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.3% Uniting Church, 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Eastern Orthodox, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Baptist, 0.9% Buddhism.

61.6% of people are married, 24.0% have never married and 6.6% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 754 widowed people living in Mount Eliza.

55.4% of the people living in Mount Eliza over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.0% are working on a part time basis. Mount Eliza has an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Mount Eliza are 27.4% Professionals, 19.3% Managers, 14.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Technicians & trades workers, 10.5% Sales workers, 8.4% Community & personal service workers, 5.0% Labourers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.5% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Mount Eliza work in are 13.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.5% Retail trade, 11.1% Education and training, 10.1% Construction, 9.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.1% Manufacturing, 5.3% Accommodation and food services, 4.9% Wholesale trade, 4.2% Public administration and safety.

44.9% of homes are fully owned, and 43.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $661 per week and the median household income is $1695 per week.

The median rent in Mount Eliza is $354 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mount Eliza postcode 3930