Moonee Ponds Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Moonee Ponds (3039) is a suburb of Melbourne, North, Victoria. It is about 7 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Moonee Ponds is in the federal electorate of Maribyrnong.

In the 2011 census the population of Moonee Ponds was 13,532 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Moonee Ponds is 37 years of age.

69.9% of people living in the suburb of Moonee Ponds were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.4% Italy, 2.6% India, 2.3% England, 1.5% Greece, 1.5% New Zealand, 1.1% China , 0.7% Vietnam, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Malta, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Croatia, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Malaysia.

70.9% of people living in Moonee Ponds speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.8% Italian, 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.6% Greek, 1.3% Other, 1.1% Cantonese, 0.9% Spanish, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.8% Other, 0.7% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Moonee Ponds is 41.4% Catholic, 22.7% No religion, 8.2% Anglican, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.0% Eastern Orthodox, 3.2% Uniting Church, 2.2% Hinduism, 1.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Buddhism, 1.2% Islam.

46.7% of people are married, 37.9% have never married and 7.2% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 673 widowed people living in Moonee Ponds.

63.3% of the people living in Moonee Ponds over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.8% are working on a part time basis. Moonee Ponds has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Moonee Ponds are 31.7% Professionals, 16.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.0% Managers, 9.4% Sales workers, 9.3% Technicians & trades workers, 8.4% Community & personal service workers, 4.8% Labourers, 2.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Moonee Ponds work in are 11.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.1% Education and training, 10.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.4% Retail trade, 7.6% Public administration and safety, 6.3% Manufacturing, 6.1% Construction, 5.9% Financial and insurance services, 5.9% Accommodation and food services.

34.0% of homes are fully owned, and 30.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $763 per week and the median household income is $1608 per week.

The median rent in Moonee Ponds is $321 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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