Melton West Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Melton West (3337) is a suburb of Melbourne, North West, Victoria. It is about 39 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Melton West is in the federal electorate of Gorton.

In the 2011 census the population of Melton West was 14,171 and is comprised of approximately 50.7% females and 49.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Melton West is 30 years of age.

74.5% of people living in the suburb of Melton West were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.1% England, 2.3% New Zealand, 1.3% Malta, 1.1% India, 0.8% Philippines, 0.7% Scotland, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Samoa, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Vietnam, 0.3% Sudan, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Netherlands.

80.8% of people living in Melton West speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.4% Other, 1.2% Maltese, 0.9% Spanish, 0.9% Arabic, 0.8% Italian, 0.7% Samoan, 0.6% Vietnamese, 0.6% Greek.

The religious makeup of Melton West is 32.7% Catholic, 23.3% No religion, 13.3% Anglican, 9.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Uniting Church, 2.4% Eastern Orthodox, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Islam, 1.3% Buddhism.

47.6% of people are married, 37.3% have never married and 8.1% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 301 widowed people living in Melton West.

62.6% of the people living in Melton West over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.9% are working on a part time basis. Melton West has an unemployment rate of 6.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Melton West are 17.0% Technicians & trades workers, 16.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Professionals, 11.4% Community & personal service workers, 11.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.8% Sales workers, 10.5% Labourers, 8.5% Managers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Melton West work in are 11.9% Manufacturing, 11.8% Retail trade, 11.0% Construction, 10.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 9.7% Health care and social assistance, 6.7% Education and training, 6.1% Public administration and safety, 5.2% Accommodation and food services, 4.8% Wholesale trade.

20.3% of homes are fully owned, and 54.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $611 per week and the median household income is $1296 per week.

The median rent in Melton West is $265 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1625 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Melton West postcode 3337