Carlton Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Carlton (3053) is a suburb of Melbourne, North East, Victoria. It is about 2 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Carlton is in the federal electorate of Melbourne.

In the 2011 census the population of Carlton was 13,509 and is comprised of approximately 52.0% females and 48.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Carlton is 25 years of age.

32.7% of people living in the suburb of Carlton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.7% China , 9.0% Malaysia, 3.9% Singapore, 3.5% Indonesia, 2.4% Hong Kong , 2.0% India, 2.0% England, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.3% Somalia, 1.3% Vietnam, 1.2% Korea, Republic of , 1.0% Italy, 0.9% Sri Lanka, 0.8% Thailand.

40.3% of people living in Carlton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 14.7% Mandarin, 10.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 6.2% Cantonese, 5.8% Other, 2.9% Indonesian, 2.5% Arabic, 1.7% Italian, 1.5% Vietnamese, 1.4% Other.

The religious makeup of Carlton is 33.5% No religion, 14.5% Catholic, 14.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.6% Buddhism, 9.1% Islam, 3.7% Anglican, 2.0% Hinduism, 2.0% Uniting Church, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Presbyterian and Reformed.

16.9% of people are married, 74.6% have never married and 4.9% are divorced and 1.6% are separated. There are 248 widowed people living in Carlton.

52.1% of the people living in Carlton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.6% are working on a part time basis. Carlton has an unemployment rate of 13.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Carlton are 43.5% Professionals, 12.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.0% Community & personal service workers, 9.9% Managers, 7.9% Sales workers, 6.5% Technicians & trades workers, 4.3% Labourers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.8% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Carlton work in are 17.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 13.1% Accommodation and food services, 12.5% Health care and social assistance, 11.9% Education and training, 7.9% Retail trade, 5.6% Financial and insurance services, 4.3% Public administration and safety, 3.9% Information media and telecommunications, 3.5% Administrative and support services.

11.8% of homes are fully owned, and 9.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 75.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $366 per week and the median household income is $634 per week.

The median rent in Carlton is $341 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1900 per month.

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