Rosebud West Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Rosebud West (3940) is a suburb of Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. It is about 62 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Rosebud West is in the federal electorate of Flinders.

In the 2011 census the population of Rosebud West was 4,579 and is comprised of approximately 54.9% females and 45.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Rosebud West is 58 years of age.

74.5% of people living in the suburb of Rosebud West were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.4% England, 1.4% Italy, 1.4% Scotland, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.7% Germany, 0.5% India, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Greece, 0.2% Egypt, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Poland, 0.2% Croatia, 0.2% Philippines.

86.3% of people living in Rosebud West speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Italian, 0.7% Other, 0.7% Greek, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% German, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Croatian, 0.1% Australian Indigenous Languages .

The religious makeup of Rosebud West is 23.5% No religion, 21.4% Anglican, 19.7% Catholic, 13.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Uniting Church, 5.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Baptist, 1.0% Eastern Orthodox, 1.0% Jehovah's Witnesses.

43.4% of people are married, 24.6% have never married and 11.9% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 669 widowed people living in Rosebud West.

45.2% of the people living in Rosebud West over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.9% are working on a part time basis. Rosebud West has an unemployment rate of 9.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Rosebud West are 21.5% Technicians & trades workers, 14.4% Community & personal service workers, 13.8% Labourers, 13.7% Sales workers, 9.9% Professionals, 9.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.2% Managers, 6.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Rosebud West work in are 18.8% Retail trade, 14.5% Health care and social assistance, 13.3% Construction, 9.9% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Manufacturing, 5.1% Other services, 4.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.5% Public administration and safety, 4.2% Administrative and support services.

41.7% of homes are fully owned, and 16.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $390 per week and the median household income is $641 per week.

The median rent in Rosebud West is $240 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1387 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Rosebud West postcode 3940

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