Ballan Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Ballan (3342) is a suburb of Melbourne, West, Victoria. It is about 70 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Ballan is in the federal electorate of Ballarat.

In the 2011 census the population of Ballan was 2,774 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ballan is 41 years of age.

82.6% of people living in the suburb of Ballan were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 1.0% Scotland, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.8% Germany, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.5% Malta, 0.5% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Fiji, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% India, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% North Africa, nfd.

92.0% of people living in Ballan speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% German, 0.4% Dutch, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.3% Croatian, 0.3% Maltese, 0.2% Tamil.

The religious makeup of Ballan is 31.8% Catholic, 23.4% No religion, 17.9% Anglican, 10.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Uniting Church, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 0.6% Eastern Orthodox, 0.6% Other religious affiliation , 0.5% Pentecostal.

50.3% of people are married, 30.3% have never married and 9.7% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 150 widowed people living in Ballan.

58.3% of the people living in Ballan over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.2% are working on a part time basis. Ballan has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Ballan are 17.3% Technicians & trades workers, 15.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.2% Professionals, 11.5% Labourers, 11.2% Managers, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 8.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ballan work in are 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.1% Construction, 9.2% Retail trade, 9.1% Manufacturing, 8.3% Public administration and safety, 7.7% Education and training, 6.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Professional, scientific and technical services.

35.8% of homes are fully owned, and 44.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 17.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $468 per week and the median household income is $988 per week.

The median rent in Ballan is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1426 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ballan postcode 3342