Heatherton Local Stats (VIC)

Heatherton (3202) is a suburb of Melbourne, Bayside, Victoria. It is about 19 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. The population of Heatherton is 2,524 and is comprised of 50.2% males and 49.8% females.

The median/average age of the Heatherton population is 37 years of age,

The country of birth of people living in Heatherton is 54.4% Australia, 3.6% England, 3% South Africa, 2.5% China, 1.7% India, 1.6% Malaysia.

62.1% of people speak English as their first language, 3.1% speak Mandarin, 1.9% speak Italian, 1.7% speak Greek, 1.3% speak Cantonese, 1.3% speak Spanish.

The religious make up of Heatherton is 23.1% Catholic, 19.3% No Religion, 11.9% Anglican, 3.9% Eastern Orthodox, 3.8% Uniting Church.

56% of people are married, 26% have never married and 9.8% are separated or divorced. There are 167 widowed people living in Heatherton.

66.5% of the people living in Heatherton are employed full time, while 25.2% are employed on a part time basis. Heatherton has a below average unemployment rate of 2.5% and 416 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $634.00 per week and the average household income is $1446.00 per week.

The average rent in Heatherton is $300 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $2000 per month. 22.6% are fully owned, and 47.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23% of homes are rented.