South Morang Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

South Morang (3752) is a suburb of Melbourne, North East, Victoria. It is about 22 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. South Morang is in the federal electorates of McEwen, Scullin.

In the 2011 census the population of South Morang was 20,873 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of South Morang is 31 years of age.

70.2% of people living in the suburb of South Morang were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.8% India, 2.6% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 2.5% Italy, 1.5% Sri Lanka, 1.5% England, 1.3% New Zealand, 1.1% Philippines, 0.7% Greece, 0.5% Lebanon, 0.5% Malta, 0.5% Egypt, 0.4% Iraq, 0.4% China , 0.4% Malaysia.

63.9% of people living in South Morang speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.8% Macedonian, 5.7% Italian, 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.9% Other, 2.5% Greek, 2.3% Arabic, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.2% Hindi, 1.1% Sinhalese.

The religious makeup of South Morang is 38.0% Catholic, 14.8% No religion, 13.3% Eastern Orthodox, 7.9% Anglican, 6.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.0% Islam, 2.7% Hinduism, 2.3% Uniting Church, 1.9% Buddhism, 1.7% Other Religious Groups.

55.8% of people are married, 30.3% have never married and 6.7% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 615 widowed people living in South Morang.

63.8% of the people living in South Morang over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.0% are working on a part time basis. South Morang has an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

The main occupations of people living in South Morang are 17.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.9% Professionals, 15.4% Technicians & trades workers, 11.9% Sales workers, 10.8% Managers, 9.2% Labourers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from South Morang work in are 12.7% Manufacturing, 12.7% Retail trade, 12.6% Health care and social assistance, 11.2% Construction, 6.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.8% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Education and training, 4.9% Wholesale trade, 4.6% Professional, scientific and technical services.

17.9% of homes are fully owned, and 61.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $669 per week and the median household income is $1576 per week.

The median rent in South Morang is $340 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for South Morang postcode 3752