Kingsbury Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Kingsbury (3083) is a suburb of Melbourne, North East, Victoria. It is about 12 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Kingsbury is in the federal electorate of Batman.

In the 2011 census the population of Kingsbury was 3,362 and is comprised of approximately 50.9% females and 49.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kingsbury is 32 years of age.

46.3% of people living in the suburb of Kingsbury were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 11.5% China , 6.2% Vietnam, 4.6% India, 4.2% Italy, 2.4% Malaysia, 2.4% Greece, 2.0% Sri Lanka, 1.3% England, 1.0% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 1.0% Saudi Arabia, 0.9% Indonesia, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.7% Philippines, 0.6% Thailand.

45.2% of people living in Kingsbury speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 10.1% Mandarin, 6.8% Vietnamese, 6.1% Italian, 5.3% Greek, 3.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.8% Other, 2.4% Arabic, 2.3% Macedonian, 2.1% Other.

The religious makeup of Kingsbury is 25.5% No religion, 25.1% Catholic, 9.2% Eastern Orthodox, 7.3% Anglican, 6.3% Islam, 6.1% Buddhism, 5.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.2% Hinduism, 2.6% Uniting Church, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed.

42.3% of people are married, 44.3% have never married and 5.4% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 166 widowed people living in Kingsbury.

51.8% of the people living in Kingsbury over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.3% are working on a part time basis. Kingsbury has an unemployment rate of 9.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Kingsbury are 20.1% Professionals, 13.9% Technicians & trades workers, 13.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.2% Labourers, 10.6% Community & personal service workers, 10.3% Sales workers, 7.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.1% Managers, 3.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kingsbury work in are 10.9% Retail trade, 10.6% Health care and social assistance, 10.4% Education and training, 8.8% Accommodation and food services, 8.5% Manufacturing, 6.0% Administrative and support services, 5.8% Construction, 5.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.4% Public administration and safety.

37.1% of homes are fully owned, and 20.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $371 per week and the median household income is $891 per week.

The median rent in Kingsbury is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kingsbury postcode 3083