Hoppers Crossing Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Hoppers Crossing (3029) is a suburb of Melbourne, West, Victoria. It is about 25 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Hoppers Crossing is in the federal electorate of Lalor.

In the 2011 census the population of Hoppers Crossing was 37,598 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hoppers Crossing is 35 years of age.

63.7% of people living in the suburb of Hoppers Crossing were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.2% India, 2.6% England, 2.4% Philippines, 2.4% New Zealand, 1.4% Italy, 1.1% Malta, 0.9% Sri Lanka, 0.8% Burma , 0.8% China , 0.8% Thailand, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.6% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Lebanon.

67.1% of people living in Hoppers Crossing speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Other, 4.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Italian, 1.8% Arabic, 1.3% Hindi, 1.2% Maltese, 1.1% Filipino , 1.1% Spanish, 1.1% Punjabi.

The religious makeup of Hoppers Crossing is 32.6% Catholic, 17.4% No religion, 11.2% Anglican, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Islam, 3.9% Eastern Orthodox, 3.1% Hinduism, 3.1% Uniting Church, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Baptist.

51.6% of people are married, 34.0% have never married and 7.4% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 1075 widowed people living in Hoppers Crossing.

60.5% of the people living in Hoppers Crossing over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.5% are working on a part time basis. Hoppers Crossing has an unemployment rate of 6.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Hoppers Crossing are 17.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.4% Technicians & trades workers, 13.8% Professionals, 11.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.7% Labourers, 10.6% Sales workers, 10.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.4% Managers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Hoppers Crossing work in are 12.4% Manufacturing, 11.4% Retail trade, 9.7% Health care and social assistance, 9.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.3% Construction, 6.3% Education and training, 6.1% Public administration and safety, 5.9% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Wholesale trade.

32.3% of homes are fully owned, and 44.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $548 per week and the median household income is $1299 per week.

The median rent in Hoppers Crossing is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

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