Doreen Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Doreen (3754) is a suburb of Melbourne, North East, Victoria. It is about 27 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Doreen is in the federal electorate of McEwen.

In the 2011 census the population of Doreen was 11,276 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

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

85.3% of people living in the suburb of Doreen were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.6% Italy, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Greece, 0.3% India, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.2% Lebanon, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Egypt, 0.2% Sri Lanka.

89.2% of people living in Doreen speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.1% Italian, 0.9% Greek, 0.9% Other, 0.8% Macedonian, 0.5% Arabic, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% German, 0.2% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Doreen is 31.0% Catholic, 27.5% No religion, 14.7% Anglican, 6.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.4% Eastern Orthodox, 3.7% Uniting Church, 2.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Baptist, 1.3% Pentecostal.

60.8% of people are married, 29.5% have never married and 5.3% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 128 widowed people living in Doreen.

65.9% of the people living in Doreen over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.5% are working on a part time basis. Doreen has an unemployment rate of 2.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Doreen are 19.5% Technicians & trades workers, 18.1% Professionals, 17.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.1% Managers, 10.1% Sales workers, 9.0% Community & personal service workers, 5.9% Labourers, 4.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Doreen work in are 15.4% Construction, 11.0% Manufacturing, 11.0% Health care and social assistance, 10.1% Retail trade, 7.9% Education and training, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.4% Wholesale trade, 4.9% Transport, postal and warehousing.

14.6% of homes are fully owned, and 71.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $798 per week and the median household income is $1793 per week.

The median rent in Doreen is $368 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Doreen postcode 3754