Ventnor Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Ventnor (3922) is a suburb of Melbourne, Phillip Island, Victoria. It is about 74 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Ventnor is in the federal electorate of Flinders.

In the 2011 census the population of Ventnor was 835 and is comprised of approximately 49.1% females and 50.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ventnor is 51 years of age.

77.0% of people living in the suburb of Ventnor were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.3% England, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.4% Germany, 1.1% Greece, 1.0% Jersey, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Sweden, 0.6% Czech Republic, 0.5% India, 0.5% Cyprus, 0.5% France, 0.5% Mauritius, 0.4% Iran.

89.0% of people living in Ventnor speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Greek, 0.8% German, 0.7% Other, 0.5% Turkish, 0.5% Polish, 0.4% Japanese, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% Italian.

The religious makeup of Ventnor is 33.4% No religion, 17.5% Anglican, 16.7% Catholic, 10.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.6% Uniting Church, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Eastern Orthodox, 1.6% Other religious affiliation , 1.3% Buddhism.

55.3% of people are married, 28.8% have never married and 8.5% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 30 widowed people living in Ventnor.

48.4% of the people living in Ventnor over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 39.9% are working on a part time basis. Ventnor has an unemployment rate of 5.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Ventnor are 18.8% Managers, 17.2% Technicians & trades workers, 15.9% Professionals, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.3% Sales workers, 10.1% Labourers, 9.0% Community & personal service workers, 4.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ventnor work in are 16.5% Construction, 12.5% Accommodation and food services, 10.4% Health care and social assistance, 9.0% Arts and recreation services, 8.0% Education and training, 6.4% Retail trade, 6.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.8% Manufacturing, 4.5% Administrative and support services.

44.3% of homes are fully owned, and 32.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $499 per week and the median household income is $939 per week.

The median rent in Ventnor is $225 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1400 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ventnor postcode 3922