Attwood Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Attwood (3049) is a suburb of Melbourne, North West, Victoria. It is about 18 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Attwood is in the federal electorate of Calwell.

In the 2011 census the population of Attwood was 3,261 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Attwood is 35 years of age.

73.5% of people living in the suburb of Attwood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% Italy, 1.6% England, 1.3% Turkey, 1.3% Sri Lanka, 1.2% India, 1.0% Philippines, 1.0% Malta, 0.9% Fiji, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.7% Egypt, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.6% Cyprus, 0.5% Iran, 0.5% Croatia.

67.9% of people living in Attwood speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.8% Italian, 2.9% Turkish, 2.7% Greek, 2.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Other, 1.7% Assyrian, 1.7% Arabic, 1.4% Croatian, 1.3% Sinhalese.

The religious makeup of Attwood is 46.6% Catholic, 12.4% No religion, 8.4% Anglican, 7.1% Eastern Orthodox, 5.4% Islam, 4.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.1% Uniting Church, 2.5% Buddhism, 1.4% Other Protestant, 1.3% Presbyterian and Reformed.

56.5% of people are married, 32.3% have never married and 6.2% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 52 widowed people living in Attwood.

62.0% of the people living in Attwood over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.5% are working on a part time basis. Attwood has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Attwood are 19.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.7% Technicians & trades workers, 14.7% Professionals, 12.3% Sales workers, 10.6% Managers, 9.0% Labourers, 8.5% Community & personal service workers, 7.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Attwood work in are 12.2% Manufacturing, 11.7% Construction, 11.1% Retail trade, 10.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.2% Health care and social assistance, 7.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Education and training, 4.7% Professional, scientific and technical services.

32.4% of homes are fully owned, and 56.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $668 per week and the median household income is $1756 per week.

The median rent in Attwood is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Attwood postcode 3049