Olinda Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Olinda (3788) is a suburb of Melbourne, East, Victoria. It is about 35 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Olinda is in the federal electorates of Casey, La Trobe.

In the 2011 census the population of Olinda was 1,664 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

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

77.1% of people living in the suburb of Olinda were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.4% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.3% Netherlands, 0.8% Germany, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% China , 0.5% Poland, 0.4% Austria, 0.4% Slovenia, 0.4% New Caledonia, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% Thailand.

88.8% of people living in Olinda speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other, 1.2% Italian, 1.0% Dutch, 1.0% German, 0.6% Greek, 0.5% French, 0.4% Thai, 0.4% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Olinda is 39.0% No religion, 16.2% Catholic, 14.6% Anglican, 7.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Uniting Church, 3.6% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Buddhism, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Other Religious Groups, 1.4% Other religious affiliation .

53.3% of people are married, 29.6% have never married and 11.0% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 44 widowed people living in Olinda.

56.4% of the people living in Olinda over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.4% are working on a part time basis. Olinda has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Olinda are 27.6% Professionals, 17.5% Managers, 13.7% Technicians & trades workers, 12.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.3% Community & personal service workers, 7.5% Sales workers, 5.9% Labourers, 2.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Olinda work in are 12.5% Education and training, 11.4% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.7% Manufacturing, 8.5% Retail trade, 8.4% Accommodation and food services, 7.7% Construction, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 4.8% Wholesale trade.

37.3% of homes are fully owned, and 47.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $669 per week and the median household income is $1418 per week.

The median rent in Olinda is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

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