Hughesdale Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Hughesdale (3166) is a suburb of Melbourne, South East, Victoria. It is about 13 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Hughesdale is in the federal electorates of Higgins, Hotham.

In the 2011 census the population of Hughesdale was 7,055 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hughesdale is 35 years of age.

56.5% of people living in the suburb of Hughesdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.6% China , 6.0% Greece, 5.3% India, 2.1% England, 1.3% Italy, 1.3% Sri Lanka, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.1% Indonesia, 1.0% Korea, Republic of , 0.9% Malaysia, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.7% Mauritius, 0.5% Japan, 0.5% South Africa.

55.6% of people living in Hughesdale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 12.9% Greek, 6.2% Mandarin, 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Other, 2.1% Italian, 2.0% Other, 1.6% Cantonese, 1.4% Hindi, 1.2% Korean.

The religious makeup of Hughesdale is 25.0% No religion, 23.5% Catholic, 15.0% Eastern Orthodox, 8.1% Anglican, 7.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Hinduism, 3.1% Buddhism, 2.9% Uniting Church, 1.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Judaism.

48.0% of people are married, 37.4% have never married and 7.2% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 299 widowed people living in Hughesdale.

59.3% of the people living in Hughesdale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.3% are working on a part time basis. Hughesdale has an unemployment rate of 5.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Hughesdale are 29.9% Professionals, 15.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.8% Managers, 11.8% Technicians & trades workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 8.3% Community & personal service workers, 7.0% Labourers, 2.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Hughesdale work in are 11.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.9% Retail trade, 9.7% Education and training, 7.3% Manufacturing, 6.3% Financial and insurance services, 6.3% Construction, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Public administration and safety.

31.1% of homes are fully owned, and 32.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $581 per week and the median household income is $1365 per week.

The median rent in Hughesdale is $320 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

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