Travancore Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Travancore (3032) is a suburb of Melbourne, North, Victoria. It is about 5 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Travancore is in the federal electorate of Melbourne.

In the 2011 census the population of Travancore was 1,700 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Travancore is 29 years of age.

48.1% of people living in the suburb of Travancore were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.1% China , 3.9% Malaysia, 3.9% India, 3.1% New Zealand, 2.9% Saudi Arabia, 2.1% Indonesia, 1.9% Hong Kong , 1.9% England, 1.4% Korea, Republic of , 1.4% Singapore, 1.2% Italy, 1.1% Vietnam, 1.0% Nepal, 0.9% United States of America.

55.6% of people living in Travancore speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.6% Mandarin, 6.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 5.2% Cantonese, 3.6% Arabic, 1.9% Other, 1.8% Korean, 1.6% Italian, 1.5% Indonesian, 1.4% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Travancore is 35.7% No religion, 21.9% Catholic, 10.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.1% Islam, 5.5% Anglican, 4.7% Buddhism, 4.2% Hinduism, 2.3% Uniting Church, 1.6% Eastern Orthodox, 1.2% Other religious affiliation .

33.2% of people are married, 58.5% have never married and 4.7% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 33 widowed people living in Travancore.

65.6% of the people living in Travancore over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.7% are working on a part time basis. Travancore has an unemployment rate of 7.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Travancore are 39.9% Professionals, 15.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.1% Managers, 9.4% Technicians & trades workers, 7.4% Sales workers, 7.4% Community & personal service workers, 4.7% Labourers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.2% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Travancore work in are 17.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 12.8% Health care and social assistance, 8.9% Accommodation and food services, 8.4% Education and training, 7.5% Financial and insurance services, 7.2% Retail trade, 5.8% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Manufacturing, 4.6% Wholesale trade.

19.9% of homes are fully owned, and 21.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 57.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $748 per week and the median household income is $1365 per week.

The median rent in Travancore is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Travancore postcode 3032