Docklands Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Docklands (3008) is a suburb of Melbourne, Bayside, Victoria. It is about 2 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne.

In the 2011 Census the population of Docklands is 5,791 and is comprised of 52.5% males and 47.5% females.

The median/average age of the Docklands population is 31 years of age, 6 years below the Australian average.

36.3% of people living in Docklands were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were China 8.1%, India 6.1%, England 3.9%, New Zealand 3.4%, Malaysia 3.4%.

48.2% of people speak English as their first language 8.4% Mandarin, 4.2% Cantonese, 2.3% Hindi, 1.7% Korean, 1.4% Arabic.

The religious make up of Docklands is 27.7% No Religion, 17.9% Catholic, 8.1% Anglican, 6.1% Buddhism, 5.3% Hinduism.

37.8% of people are married, 49.9% have never married and 7.9% are separated or divorced. There are 71 widowed people living in Docklands.

73.8% of the people living in Docklands are employed full time, 17.6% are working on a part time basis. Docklands has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people from Docklands are Professionals 37.7%, Managers 21.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.7%, Labourers 2.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.2%.

The median individual income is $1060.00 per week and the median household income is $1901.00 per week.

13.8% of homes are fully owned, and 22.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 61.5% of homes are rented.

The median rent in Docklands is $503 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2700 per month.