Hopetoun Park Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Hopetoun Park (3340) is a suburb of Melbourne, West, Victoria. It is about 44 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Hopetoun Park is in the federal electorate of Ballarat.

In the 2011 census the population of Hopetoun Park was 565 and is comprised of approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hopetoun Park is 36 years of age.

87.1% of people living in the suburb of Hopetoun Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.8% Malta, 1.6% Austria, 1.6% England, 1.1% India, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Portugal, 0.7% Philippines, 0.5% Italy.

89.4% of people living in Hopetoun Park speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.0% Maltese, 1.6% Italian, 1.2% Portuguese, 0.7% German, 0.7% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Hopetoun Park is 42.1% Catholic, 26.2% No religion, 11.7% Anglican, 5.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.3% Uniting Church, 2.1% Lutheran, 1.6% Other religious affiliation , 1.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Baptist, 1.1% Eastern Orthodox.

69.3% of people are married, 23.7% have never married and 3.0% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 7 widowed people living in Hopetoun Park.

61.5% of the people living in Hopetoun Park over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.6% are working on a part time basis. Hopetoun Park has an unemployment rate of 3.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Hopetoun Park are 20.2% Technicians & trades workers, 16.4% Professionals, 16.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.0% Managers, 10.3% Community & personal service workers, 9.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.5% Sales workers, 6.2% Labourers, 3.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Hopetoun Park work in are 16.6% Construction, 11.4% Retail trade, 11.0% Manufacturing, 10.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.2% Public administration and safety, 6.9% Education and training, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 6.2% Other services, 5.5% Health care and social assistance.

24.1% of homes are fully owned, and 72.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 3.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $647 per week and the median household income is $1870 per week.

The median rent in Hopetoun Park is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Hopetoun Park postcode 3340