Caulfield Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Caulfield (3162) is a suburb of Melbourne, Bayside, Victoria. It is about 9 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Caulfield is in the federal electorate of Melbourne Ports.

In the 2011 census the population of Caulfield was 5,160 and is comprised of approximately 52.1% females and 47.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Caulfield is 41 years of age.

51.8% of people living in the suburb of Caulfield were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.9% South Africa, 3.8% Poland, 3.7% Israel, 2.4% India, 2.4% Ukraine, 2.2% China , 2.0% England, 1.9% Russian Federation, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.1% Germany, 1.1% Greece, 1.1% Hungary, 0.8% Belarus, 0.8% France.

61.6% of people living in Caulfield speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.0% Other, 7.0% Russian, 5.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.0% Greek, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.4% Polish, 1.1% French, 1.1% Hungarian, 0.9% Other.

The religious makeup of Caulfield is 45.6% Judaism, 15.0% No religion, 10.5% Catholic, 10.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.1% Eastern Orthodox, 4.7% Anglican, 2.0% Hinduism, 1.4% Buddhism, 1.2% Uniting Church, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

49.5% of people are married, 31.4% have never married and 7.4% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 418 widowed people living in Caulfield.

56.2% of the people living in Caulfield over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.8% are working on a part time basis. Caulfield has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Caulfield are 36.5% Professionals, 15.4% Managers, 13.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.9% Sales workers, 8.0% Technicians & trades workers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers, 3.6% Labourers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.2% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Caulfield work in are 14.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 12.4% Retail trade, 12.4% Health care and social assistance, 11.4% Education and training, 6.6% Wholesale trade, 5.7% Manufacturing, 5.6% Financial and insurance services, 5.1% Accommodation and food services, 4.0% Construction.

41.3% of homes are fully owned, and 24.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $657 per week and the median household income is $1420 per week.

The median rent in Caulfield is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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