Mount Egerton Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Mount Egerton (3352) is a suburb of South Western Victoria, Ballaratt, Victoria. It is about 79 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Mount Egerton is in the federal electorate of Ballarat.

In the 2011 census the population of Mount Egerton was 548 and is comprised of approximately 47.8% females and 52.2% males.

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

83.2% of people living in the suburb of Mount Egerton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% England, 1.8% New Zealand, 1.3% Austria, 0.9% Italy, 0.9% Ireland, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.9% Northern Ireland, 0.9% Germany, 0.7% Scotland.

92.7% of people living in Mount Egerton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Dutch, 0.9% Italian, 0.7% Maltese, 0.7% German.

The religious makeup of Mount Egerton is 33.3% No religion, 28.4% Catholic, 13.8% Anglican, 9.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.3% Uniting Church, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Other religious affiliation , 0.7% Eastern Orthodox, 0.7% Salvation Army.

49.3% of people are married, 33.6% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Mount Egerton.

62.4% of the people living in Mount Egerton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.5% are working on a part time basis. Mount Egerton has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Mount Egerton are 18.2% Technicians & trades workers, 17.5% Professionals, 14.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.1% Managers, 10.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.8% Labourers, 8.0% Community & personal service workers, 7.6% Sales workers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mount Egerton work in are 11.6% Construction, 11.6% Retail trade, 10.5% Health care and social assistance, 7.6% Education and training, 7.3% Manufacturing, 6.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Public administration and safety.

27.9% of homes are fully owned, and 59.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 7.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $550 per week and the median household income is $1130 per week.

The median rent in Mount Egerton is $180 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mount Egerton postcode 3352