Scarsdale Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Scarsdale (3351) is a suburb of South Western Victoria, Ballaratt, Victoria. It is about 117 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Scarsdale is in the federal electorate of Corangamite.

In the 2011 census the population of Scarsdale was 772 and is comprised of approximately 49.2% females and 50.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Scarsdale is 41 years of age.

83.4% of people living in the suburb of Scarsdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.3% England, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.0% United States of America, 1.0% Malta, 0.6% Wales, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Malaysia.

95.7% of people living in Scarsdale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Maltese, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% German.

The religious makeup of Scarsdale is 33.7% No religion, 25.7% Catholic, 14.0% Anglican, 8.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.1% Uniting Church, 4.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Baptist, 1.6% Other religious affiliation , 1.3% Christian, nfd, 0.8% Buddhism.

47.5% of people are married, 35.1% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 24 widowed people living in Scarsdale.

55.8% of the people living in Scarsdale 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. Scarsdale has an unemployment rate of 6.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Scarsdale are 19.8% Technicians & trades workers, 16.2% Labourers, 15.0% Professionals, 12.0% Sales workers, 11.1% Managers, 10.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.5% Community & personal service workers, 6.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Scarsdale work in are 15.6% Retail trade, 15.6% Health care and social assistance, 12.9% Construction, 12.3% Manufacturing, 6.3% Education and training, 5.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.2% Public administration and safety, 4.2% Wholesale trade, 3.9% Professional, scientific and technical services.

38.1% of homes are fully owned, and 52.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 7.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $452 per week and the median household income is $937 per week.

The median rent in Scarsdale is $120 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1170 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Scarsdale postcode 3351