Craigieburn Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Craigieburn (3064) is a suburb of Melbourne, North, Victoria. It is about 24 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Craigieburn is in the federal electorates of Calwell, McEwen.

In the 2011 census the population of Craigieburn was 32,757 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

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

63.5% of people living in the suburb of Craigieburn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.6% India, 2.8% Sri Lanka, 2.6% Iraq, 2.4% New Zealand, 1.8% Turkey, 1.8% Philippines, 1.5% Italy, 1.4% England, 0.9% Fiji, 0.8% Malta, 0.8% Samoa, 0.6% Lebanon, 0.4% Pakistan, 0.4% Cyprus.

57.1% of people living in Craigieburn speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.7% Turkish, 4.4% Other, 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.5% Arabic, 3.2% Sinhalese, 3.2% Italian, 3.0% Punjabi, 2.8% Assyrian, 2.0% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Craigieburn is 34.8% Catholic, 14.4% No religion, 9.9% Islam, 8.4% Anglican, 5.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Eastern Orthodox, 3.6% Buddhism, 3.4% Hinduism, 3.0% Other Religious Groups, 2.4% Uniting Church.

53.1% of people are married, 34.1% have never married and 6.4% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 621 widowed people living in Craigieburn.

63.6% of the people living in Craigieburn over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.0% are working on a part time basis. Craigieburn has an unemployment rate of 6.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Craigieburn are 17.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.9% Technicians & trades workers, 12.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.0% Labourers, 11.9% Professionals, 9.9% Sales workers, 9.5% Community & personal service workers, 7.9% Managers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Craigieburn work in are 17.6% Manufacturing, 10.7% Retail trade, 10.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.4% Construction, 9.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.4% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Public administration and safety, 4.8% Education and training, 4.8% Wholesale trade.

16.8% of homes are fully owned, and 62.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $596 per week and the median household income is $1388 per week.

The median rent in Craigieburn is $311 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1870 per month.

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