Brunswick East Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Brunswick East (3057) is a suburb of Melbourne, North East, Victoria. It is about 4 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Brunswick East is in the federal electorate of Wills.

In the 2011 census the population of Brunswick East was 8,476 and is comprised of approximately 53.3% females and 46.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Brunswick East is 33 years of age.

62.8% of people living in the suburb of Brunswick East were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.0% Italy, 3.2% England, 2.5% New Zealand, 2.4% Greece, 1.5% India, 1.4% China , 1.3% Lebanon, 1.2% Malaysia, 0.8% Nepal, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Ireland, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Singapore.

65.5% of people living in Brunswick East speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.2% Italian, 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.6% Greek, 2.5% Arabic, 1.8% Mandarin, 1.5% Other, 1.2% Other, 1.0% Cantonese, 0.9% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Brunswick East is 39.4% No religion, 26.5% Catholic, 8.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.5% Eastern Orthodox, 4.4% Anglican, 2.8% Buddhism, 2.2% Islam, 1.9% Hinduism, 1.8% Other religious affiliation , 1.0% Uniting Church.

32.1% of people are married, 55.1% have never married and 6.9% are divorced and 1.6% are separated. There are 316 widowed people living in Brunswick East.

62.1% of the people living in Brunswick East over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.2% are working on a part time basis. Brunswick East has an unemployment rate of 5.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Brunswick East are 40.2% Professionals, 14.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.6% Managers, 9.1% Technicians & trades workers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 7.0% Sales workers, 3.8% Labourers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.6% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Brunswick East work in are 14.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 12.6% Education and training, 12.3% Health care and social assistance, 7.5% Accommodation and food services, 7.1% Retail trade, 6.9% Public administration and safety, 5.2% Financial and insurance services, 5.0% Manufacturing, 4.2% Information media and telecommunications.

26.1% of homes are fully owned, and 26.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 45.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $740 per week and the median household income is $1468 per week.

The median rent in Brunswick East is $358 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2113 per month.

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