Albion Demographics (VIC) Local Stats
Albion (3020) is a suburb of Melbourne, North West, Victoria. It is about 14 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Albion is in the federal electorate of Gellibrand.
In the 2011 census the population of Albion was 4,337 and is comprised of approximately 46.8% females and 53.2% males.
The median/average age of the population of Albion is 32 years of age.
41.4% of people living in the suburb of Albion were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 13.4% India, 5.2% Vietnam, 2.4% China , 2.4% Philippines, 1.7% Malta, 1.4% Bangladesh, 1.3% England, 1.3% Italy, 1.2% Nepal, 1.2% Pakistan, 1.1% Poland, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.9% Sri Lanka, 0.8% Ethiopia.
42.6% of people living in Albion speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 7.4% Punjabi, 7.3% Other, 6.5% Vietnamese, 2.5% Hindi, 2.2% Other, 2.0% Mandarin, 1.8% Italian, 1.7% Maltese.
The religious makeup of Albion is 28.2% Catholic, 14.6% No religion, 9.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.3% Hinduism, 6.5% Other Religious Groups, 6.5% Anglican, 6.0% Islam, 5.6% Buddhism, 3.7% Eastern Orthodox, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed.
43.6% of people are married, 37.9% have never married and 9.8% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 195 widowed people living in Albion.
53.7% of the people living in Albion over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.2% are working on a part time basis. Albion has an unemployment rate of 10.6%.
The main occupations of people living in Albion are 16.9% Labourers, 14.4% Technicians & trades workers, 14.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.7% Professionals, 11.0% Community & personal service workers, 8.6% Sales workers, 6.0% Managers, 3.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
The main industries people from Albion work in are 13.0% Manufacturing, 10.7% Accommodation and food services, 10.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 10.1% Health care and social assistance, 8.7% Retail trade, 6.7% Administrative and support services, 5.9% Construction, 5.5% Education and training, 5.1% Public administration and safety.
27.2% of homes are fully owned, and 22.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 44.8% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $415 per week and the median household income is $851 per week.
The median rent in Albion is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.
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