Mitchell Park Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Mitchell Park (3355) is a suburb of South Western Victoria, Ballaratt, Victoria. It is about 110 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Mitchell Park is in the federal electorate of Ballarat.

In the 2011 census the population of Mitchell Park was 753 and is comprised of approximately 48.9% females and 51.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mitchell Park is 30 years of age.

87.9% of people living in the suburb of Mitchell Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.5% China , 1.1% England, 0.8% Vietnam, 0.7% Czech Republic, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Canada, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.4% Philippines.

89.5% of people living in Mitchell Park speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Japanese, 1.1% Other, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.5% Filipino , 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.4% German.

The religious makeup of Mitchell Park is 27.3% Catholic, 27.0% No religion, 12.6% Anglican, 10.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.9% Uniting Church, 4.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Buddhism, 1.3% Baptist, 1.2% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.9% Other religious affiliation .

46.0% of people are married, 40.5% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 23 widowed people living in Mitchell Park.

58.3% of the people living in Mitchell Park over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.1% are working on a part time basis. Mitchell Park has an unemployment rate of 6.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Mitchell Park are 20.1% Technicians & trades workers, 15.1% Labourers, 13.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.6% Professionals, 11.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.5% Sales workers, 9.3% Managers, 7.5% Community & personal service workers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mitchell Park work in are 17.8% Manufacturing, 16.8% Retail trade, 10.1% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Construction, 6.3% Public administration and safety, 5.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.8% Education and training, 3.8% Inadequately described/Not stated, 3.8% Professional, scientific and technical services.

31.5% of homes are fully owned, and 45.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $558 per week and the median household income is $1168 per week.

The median rent in Mitchell Park is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1330 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mitchell Park postcode 3355