Kallista Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Kallista (3791) is a suburb of Melbourne, Yarra-Dandenong Ranges, Victoria. It is about 36 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Kallista is in the federal electorates of Casey, La Trobe.

In the 2011 census the population of Kallista was 1,557 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kallista is 42 years of age.

77.7% of people living in the suburb of Kallista were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.6% England, 1.7% Germany, 1.2% South Africa, 1.2% United States of America, 1.0% New Zealand, 1.0% Netherlands, 0.6% Austria, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Israel, 0.3% Hungary, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Denmark, 0.3% Spain, 0.3% Chile.

92.5% of people living in Kallista speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Other, 1.0% German, 0.5% Thai, 0.5% Hungarian, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Greek, 0.4% Dutch, 0.3% French.

The religious makeup of Kallista is 44.5% No religion, 16.1% Catholic, 12.8% Anglican, 6.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.6% Uniting Church, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Buddhism, 1.3% Other religious affiliation , 1.3% Lutheran.

53.7% of people are married, 32.6% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 38 widowed people living in Kallista.

54.4% of the people living in Kallista over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.3% are working on a part time basis. Kallista has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Kallista are 29.7% Professionals, 16.3% Managers, 11.8% Technicians & trades workers, 11.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.8% Community & personal service workers, 7.9% Sales workers, 6.5% Labourers, 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kallista work in are 12.8% Education and training, 12.1% Health care and social assistance, 10.5% Manufacturing, 9.4% Retail trade, 9.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.3% Construction, 6.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Wholesale trade, 4.8% Public administration and safety.

37.0% of homes are fully owned, and 51.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $630 per week and the median household income is $1513 per week.

The median rent in Kallista is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1842 per month.

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