Plumpton Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Plumpton (3335) is a suburb of Melbourne, West, Victoria. It is about 29 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Plumpton is in the federal electorate of Gorton.

In the 2011 census the population of Plumpton was 418 and is comprised of approximately 46.9% females and 53.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Plumpton is 36 years of age.

59.7% of people living in the suburb of Plumpton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 10.5% Malta, 5.7% Cyprus, 4.3% Italy, 4.3% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 2.4% Albania, 2.1% Croatia, 1.4% India, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.2% Tonga, 0.7% England, 0.7% Germany.

51.7% of people living in Plumpton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 14.4% Maltese, 8.9% Turkish, 6.2% Other, 4.1% Italian, 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.6% Croatian, 1.9% Macedonian, 1.2% Urdu, 0.7% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Plumpton is 47.7% Catholic, 14.6% Islam, 9.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.4% No religion, 5.3% Eastern Orthodox, 4.8% Anglican, 2.1% Baptist, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Other Protestant, 1.4% Uniting Church.

56.9% of people are married, 34.3% have never married and 4.2% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 10 widowed people living in Plumpton.

51.8% of the people living in Plumpton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.9% are working on a part time basis. Plumpton has an unemployment rate of 10.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Plumpton are 20.6% Technicians & trades workers, 15.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.9% Labourers, 11.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.6% Sales workers, 10.6% Community & personal service workers, 8.9% Professionals, 8.9% Managers.

The main industries people from Plumpton work in are 21.2% Construction, 11.4% Retail trade, 10.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.2% Manufacturing, 6.5% Other services, 4.9% Public administration and safety, 4.9% Education and training, 4.9% Health care and social assistance, 4.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing.

59.0% of homes are fully owned, and 21.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $421 per week and the median household income is $1135 per week.

The median rent in Plumpton is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1400 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Plumpton postcode 3335