Seddon Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Seddon (3011) is a suburb of Melbourne, West, Victoria. It is about 7 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Seddon is in the federal electorate of Gellibrand.

In the 2011 census the population of Seddon was 4,851 and is comprised of approximately 49.0% females and 51.0% males.

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

62.7% of people living in the suburb of Seddon were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.3% Vietnam, 2.8% England, 2.5% New Zealand, 2.3% India, 2.0% Greece, 1.7% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 1.3% China , 0.8% Italy, 0.6% Croatia, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Serbia, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Nepal.

66.1% of people living in Seddon speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.3% Vietnamese, 5.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.7% Greek, 3.1% Other, 2.3% Macedonian, 1.5% Cantonese, 1.3% Italian, 1.2% Mandarin, 1.0% Serbian.

The religious makeup of Seddon is 36.3% No religion, 20.6% Catholic, 8.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.6% Eastern Orthodox, 6.5% Anglican, 6.0% Buddhism, 2.4% Islam, 2.4% Uniting Church, 2.2% Hinduism, 1.3% Other religious affiliation .

39.6% of people are married, 47.0% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 125 widowed people living in Seddon.

63.6% of the people living in Seddon over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.1% are working on a part time basis. Seddon has an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Seddon are 34.7% Professionals, 14.3% Managers, 14.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.1% Technicians & trades workers, 8.6% Community & personal service workers, 7.5% Sales workers, 5.7% Labourers, 3.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Seddon work in are 11.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.5% Education and training, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 8.5% Public administration and safety, 7.3% Retail trade, 6.5% Manufacturing, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 6.2% Financial and insurance services, 5.3% Construction.

23.5% of homes are fully owned, and 36.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $782 per week and the median household income is $1561 per week.

The median rent in Seddon is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2077 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Seddon postcode 3011