Ardeer Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Ardeer (3022) is a suburb of Melbourne, West, Victoria. It is about 15 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Ardeer is in the federal electorate of Gellibrand.

In the 2011 census the population of Ardeer was 2,823 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ardeer is 37 years of age.

46.1% of people living in the suburb of Ardeer were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.3% Vietnam, 4.5% Malta, 3.3% India, 3.0% Poland, 1.9% Germany, 1.5% Italy, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.2% England, 1.2% Sudan, 1.1% China , 1.0% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 1.0% Philippines, 0.9% Croatia, 0.9% Burma .

40.9% of people living in Ardeer speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 11.9% Vietnamese, 10.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 7.9% Other, 5.0% Maltese, 3.7% Polish, 2.4% Arabic, 1.9% Punjabi, 1.9% Italian, 1.6% German.

The religious makeup of Ardeer is 39.9% Catholic, 13.8% No religion, 12.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.2% Buddhism, 4.7% Anglican, 4.0% Eastern Orthodox, 3.8% Islam, 2.1% Other Religious Groups, 2.1% Hinduism, 1.6% Pentecostal.

39.8% of people are married, 37.1% have never married and 9.6% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 213 widowed people living in Ardeer.

57.7% of the people living in Ardeer over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.6% are working on a part time basis. Ardeer has an unemployment rate of 10.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Ardeer are 16.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.4% Professionals, 13.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 13.6% Labourers, 13.6% Technicians & trades workers, 11.3% Community & personal service workers, 8.3% Sales workers, 6.1% Managers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ardeer work in are 13.6% Manufacturing, 9.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 9.4% Retail trade, 8.3% Construction, 6.6% Education and training, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.2% Public administration and safety.

38.5% of homes are fully owned, and 28.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $415 per week and the median household income is $891 per week.

The median rent in Ardeer is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1430 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ardeer postcode 3022