Wesburn Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Wesburn (3799) is a suburb of Melbourne, Yarra-Dandenong Ranges, Victoria. It is about 59 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Wesburn is in the federal electorate of Casey.

In the 2011 census the population of Wesburn was 1,178 and is comprised of approximately 49.2% females and 50.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wesburn is 40 years of age.

82.9% of people living in the suburb of Wesburn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.3% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.9% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.7% Germany, 0.4% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.4% Greece, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Scotland.

90.7% of people living in Wesburn speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.5% Serbian, 0.5% Maltese, 0.5% German, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Japanese, 0.3% Greek.

The religious makeup of Wesburn is 38.4% No religion, 15.4% Catholic, 14.7% Anglican, 11.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Christian, nfd, 3.2% Uniting Church, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Baptist, 1.9% Other religious affiliation , 1.4% Buddhism.

50.3% of people are married, 33.5% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 35 widowed people living in Wesburn.

54.9% of the people living in Wesburn over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.0% are working on a part time basis. Wesburn has an unemployment rate of 5.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Wesburn are 20.4% Technicians & trades workers, 14.4% Labourers, 12.2% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.7% Sales workers, 10.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.2% Managers, 8.7% Professionals, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wesburn work in are 14.4% Manufacturing, 13.8% Construction, 9.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Retail trade, 7.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.3% Accommodation and food services, 4.9% Other services, 4.9% Wholesale trade, 4.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing.

36.3% of homes are fully owned, and 46.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $463 per week and the median household income is $1031 per week.

The median rent in Wesburn is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wesburn postcode 3799