Pearcedale Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Pearcedale (3912) is a suburb of Melbourne, Phillip Island, Victoria. It is about 49 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Pearcedale is in the federal electorate of Flinders.

In the 2011 census the population of Pearcedale was 3,871 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Pearcedale is 39 years of age.

83.2% of people living in the suburb of Pearcedale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.5% England, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.9% Scotland, 0.7% Italy, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Greece, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.2% Serbia, 0.2% Cambodia, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Malaysia.

93.2% of people living in Pearcedale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Greek, 0.8% Other, 0.6% Italian, 0.4% Serbian, 0.3% German, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Khmer, 0.2% Hungarian.

The religious makeup of Pearcedale is 29.3% No religion, 22.5% Anglican, 20.9% Catholic, 8.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.8% Uniting Church, 3.2% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Eastern Orthodox, 1.5% Baptist, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

53.6% of people are married, 32.5% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 91 widowed people living in Pearcedale.

58.5% of the people living in Pearcedale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.4% are working on a part time basis. Pearcedale has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Pearcedale are 21.6% Technicians & trades workers, 14.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.8% Professionals, 11.4% Labourers, 11.2% Managers, 10.7% Sales workers, 9.0% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Pearcedale work in are 15.5% Construction, 13.4% Manufacturing, 11.5% Retail trade, 10.1% Health care and social assistance, 6.4% Education and training, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.8% Other services, 4.5% Wholesale trade, 4.1% Accommodation and food services.

34.3% of homes are fully owned, and 52.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 10.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $563 per week and the median household income is $1396 per week.

The median rent in Pearcedale is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1700 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Pearcedale postcode 3912