Shoreham Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Shoreham (3916) is a suburb of Melbourne, Phillip Island, Victoria. It is about 69 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Shoreham is in the federal electorate of Flinders.

In the 2011 census the population of Shoreham was 434 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Shoreham is 53 years of age.

79.7% of people living in the suburb of Shoreham were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.0% England, 1.8% Italy, 1.8% Scotland, 1.4% Latvia, 1.4% United States of America, 1.2% New Zealand.

93.1% of people living in Shoreham speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% German, 0.7% Italian, 0.7% French, 0.7% Indonesian, 0.7% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Shoreham is 31.3% No religion, 23.4% Catholic, 18.9% Anglican, 7.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.4% Uniting Church, 5.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Eastern Orthodox, 0.7% Other religious affiliation , 0.7% Other Protestant.

53.9% of people are married, 24.7% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 47 widowed people living in Shoreham.

47.0% of the people living in Shoreham over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 41.0% are working on a part time basis. Shoreham has an unemployment rate of 2.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Shoreham are 29.4% Professionals, 23.7% Technicians & trades workers, 16.4% Managers, 10.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.8% Labourers, 5.6% Community & personal service workers, 3.4% Sales workers, 2.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Shoreham work in are 20.0% Construction, 13.9% Education and training, 8.9% Health care and social assistance, 8.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.2% Manufacturing, 7.2% Accommodation and food services, 6.7% Administrative and support services, 5.6% Public administration and safety, 5.0% Wholesale trade.

52.7% of homes are fully owned, and 29.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $664 per week and the median household income is $1449 per week.

The median rent in Shoreham is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1029 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Shoreham postcode 3916