Mortlake Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Mortlake (3272) is a suburb of South Western Victoria, Great Ocean Rd/Otway Ranges, Victoria. It is about 192 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Mortlake is in the federal electorate of Wannon.

In the 2011 census the population of Mortlake was 1,354 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mortlake is 47 years of age.

90.1% of people living in the suburb of Mortlake were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.4% England, 2.0% New Zealand, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% Cook Islands, 0.5% Scotland, 0.2% China .

95.5% of people living in Mortlake speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 0.4% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Mortlake is 26.9% Catholic, 19.4% No religion, 18.7% Anglican, 13.5% Uniting Church, 9.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 7.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 1.0% Christian, nfd, 0.8% Baptist, 0.6% Islam, 0.5% Lutheran.

50.3% of people are married, 27.8% have never married and 9.1% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 104 widowed people living in Mortlake.

59.5% of the people living in Mortlake over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.2% are working on a part time basis. Mortlake has an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Mortlake are 22.6% Managers, 17.0% Technicians & trades workers, 14.6% Labourers, 12.0% Professionals, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 8.2% Sales workers, 7.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mortlake work in are 22.4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.7% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Construction, 10.1% Retail trade, 6.9% Public administration and safety, 6.9% Education and training, 6.2% Manufacturing, 4.7% Wholesale trade, 3.9% Other services.

47.5% of homes are fully owned, and 27.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $439 per week and the median household income is $776 per week.

The median rent in Mortlake is $173 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $867 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mortlake postcode 3272