Mount Martha Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Mount Martha (3934) is a suburb of Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. It is about 51 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Mount Martha is in the federal electorate of Flinders.

In the 2011 census the population of Mount Martha was 17,087 and is comprised of approximately 51.9% females and 48.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mount Martha is 41 years of age.

75.0% of people living in the suburb of Mount Martha were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 10.3% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.2% Scotland, 0.7% Germany, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Italy, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% United States of America, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Greece, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% India.

91.5% of people living in Mount Martha speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% Greek, 0.6% Other, 0.5% German, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% French, 0.1% Russian.

The religious makeup of Mount Martha is 28.0% No religion, 23.0% Catholic, 22.1% Anglican, 8.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.7% Uniting Church, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Baptist, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Eastern Orthodox, 0.8% Other religious affiliation .

59.4% of people are married, 23.7% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 842 widowed people living in Mount Martha.

55.0% of the people living in Mount Martha over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.9% are working on a part time basis. Mount Martha has an unemployment rate of 3.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Mount Martha are 22.6% Professionals, 16.4% Technicians & trades workers, 14.9% Managers, 13.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.9% Sales workers, 10.0% Community & personal service workers, 6.0% Labourers, 2.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mount Martha work in are 13.3% Health care and social assistance, 12.9% Construction, 12.1% Retail trade, 10.8% Education and training, 8.9% Manufacturing, 6.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.9% Accommodation and food services, 4.6% Public administration and safety, 4.4% Wholesale trade.

37.7% of homes are fully owned, and 45.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $617 per week and the median household income is $1415 per week.

The median rent in Mount Martha is $346 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mount Martha postcode 3934