Burnley Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Burnley (3121) is a suburb of Melbourne, East, Victoria. It is about 4 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Burnley is in the federal electorate of Melbourne.

In the 2011 census the population of Burnley was 738 and is comprised of approximately 48.8% females and 51.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Burnley is 32 years of age.

70.7% of people living in the suburb of Burnley were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 4.3% India, 2.6% New Zealand, 2.0% Greece, 1.2% Vietnam, 1.2% Ireland, 1.2% Malaysia, 1.1% Poland, 0.9% China , 0.9% Thailand, 0.9% Philippines, 0.7% United States of America, 0.5% Fiji, 0.5% Colombia.

82.1% of people living in Burnley speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Greek, 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Spanish, 1.2% Mandarin, 1.1% Hindi, 1.1% Other, 0.9% Other, 0.8% Cantonese, 0.8% Thai.

The religious makeup of Burnley is 40.1% No religion, 19.9% Catholic, 13.8% Anglican, 5.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Eastern Orthodox, 2.7% Buddhism, 2.3% Hinduism, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Islam.

28.4% of people are married, 58.7% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 1.4% are separated. There are 14 widowed people living in Burnley.

69.2% of the people living in Burnley over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 21.0% are working on a part time basis. Burnley has an unemployment rate of 4.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Burnley are 40.9% Professionals, 16.1% Managers, 14.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.6% Community & personal service workers, 8.0% Technicians & trades workers, 6.8% Sales workers, 3.3% Labourers, 2.1% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Burnley work in are 17.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.7% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Education and training, 8.1% Financial and insurance services, 7.1% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Retail trade, 6.6% Manufacturing, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 4.8% Information media and telecommunications.

16.8% of homes are fully owned, and 31.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 49.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $988 per week and the median household income is $1833 per week.

The median rent in Burnley is $375 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Burnley postcode 3121