Cranbourne Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Cranbourne (3977) is a suburb of Melbourne, Phillip Island, Victoria. It is about 42 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Cranbourne is in the federal electorate of Holt.

In the 2011 census the population of Cranbourne was 18,622 and is comprised of approximately 49.8% females and 50.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Cranbourne is 33 years of age.

67.6% of people living in the suburb of Cranbourne were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.0% England, 3.2% New Zealand, 2.9% India, 1.3% Philippines, 1.2% Sri Lanka, 1.1% Afghanistan, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Mauritius, 0.6% Samoa, 0.6% Italy, 0.5% China , 0.5% Cambodia, 0.5% Germany.

76.6% of people living in Cranbourne speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.1% Other, 1.2% Samoan, 1.0% Hindi, 0.9% Italian, 0.9% Dari, 0.9% Spanish, 0.8% Sinhalese, 0.8% Punjabi.

The religious makeup of Cranbourne is 25.7% Catholic, 24.2% No religion, 14.0% Anglican, 9.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.3% Uniting Church, 2.8% Islam, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Buddhism, 2.1% Hinduism.

44.4% of people are married, 36.2% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 694 widowed people living in Cranbourne.

60.7% of the people living in Cranbourne 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. Cranbourne has an unemployment rate of 7.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Cranbourne are 18.2% Technicians & trades workers, 15.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.2% Labourers, 13.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.6% Sales workers, 9.5% Community & personal service workers, 8.5% Professionals, 7.7% Managers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Cranbourne work in are 19.2% Manufacturing, 12.8% Retail trade, 10.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.8% Construction, 6.5% Wholesale trade, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.9% Accommodation and food services, 4.4% Other services, 4.2% Education and training.

23.5% of homes are fully owned, and 45.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $529 per week and the median household income is $1070 per week.

The median rent in Cranbourne is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1567 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Cranbourne postcode 3977