Braybrook Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Braybrook (3019) is a suburb of Melbourne, North West, Victoria. It is about 11 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Braybrook is in the federal electorate of Maribyrnong.

In the 2011 census the population of Braybrook was 8,180 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

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

38.3% of people living in the suburb of Braybrook were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 20.9% Vietnam, 4.9% India, 3.3% China , 2.2% Philippines, 2.0% Burma , 1.5% Somalia, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.8% Malaysia, 0.8% England, 0.7% Ethiopia, 0.7% Sudan, 0.6% Turkey, 0.5% Chile, 0.5% Sri Lanka.

27.6% of people living in Braybrook speak Vietnamese. The other top languages spoken are 25.8% English only, 10.0% Other, 9.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 7.2% Cantonese, 2.7% Mandarin, 2.1% Punjabi, 1.7% Arabic, 1.4% Spanish, 1.3% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Braybrook is 23.5% Catholic, 19.7% Buddhism, 15.5% No religion, 11.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.9% Islam, 4.3% Anglican, 2.9% Baptist, 2.8% Hinduism, 2.2% Eastern Orthodox, 2.1% Other Religious Groups.

40.3% of people are married, 40.0% have never married and 10.0% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 381 widowed people living in Braybrook.

53.9% of the people living in Braybrook over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.8% are working on a part time basis. Braybrook has an unemployment rate of 12.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Braybrook are 17.5% Labourers, 15.6% Professionals, 13.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.4% Technicians & trades workers, 11.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 8.4% Sales workers, 7.1% Managers, 3.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Braybrook work in are 15.4% Manufacturing, 11.1% Retail trade, 9.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.0% Accommodation and food services, 7.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.2% Wholesale trade, 4.7% Inadequately described/Not stated, 4.7% Administrative and support services.

21.6% of homes are fully owned, and 27.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 45.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $339 per week and the median household income is $792 per week.

The median rent in Braybrook is $215 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1520 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Braybrook postcode 3019