Carlton Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Carlton (3053) is a suburb of Melbourne, North East, Victoria. It is about 2 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne.

In the 2011 Census the population of Carlton is 13,509 and is comprised of 48% males and 52% females.

The median/average age of the Carlton population is 25 years of age, 12 years below the Australian average.

32.7% of people living in Carlton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were China 9.8%, Malaysia 9%, Singapore 3.9%, Indonesia 3.5%, Hong Kong 2.4%.

40.3% of people speak English as their first language 14.7% Mandarin, 6.2% Cantonese, 2.9% Indonesian, 2.9% Somali, 2.5% Arabic.

The religious make up of Carlton is 33.5% No Religion, 14.5% Catholic, 9.6% Buddhism, 9.1% Islam, 3.7% Anglican.

16.9% of people are married, 74.6% have never married and 4.9% are separated or divorced. There are 247 widowed people living in Carlton.

52.1% of the people living in Carlton are employed full time, 29.5% are working on a part time basis. Carlton has an unemployment rate of 13.8%.

The main occupations of people from Carlton are Professionals 43.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12%, Managers 10%, Sales Workers 7.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.5%, Labourers 4.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.8%.

The median individual income is $366.00 per week and the median household income is $634.00 per week.

11.8% of homes are fully owned, and 9.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 75.6% of homes are rented.

The median rent in Carlton is $341 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1900 per month.