Sebastopol Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Sebastopol (3356) is a suburb of South Western Victoria, Ballaratt, Victoria. It is about 102 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Sebastopol is in the federal electorate of Ballarat.

In the 2011 census the population of Sebastopol was 9,399 and is comprised of approximately 52.6% females and 47.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Sebastopol is 36 years of age.

83.9% of people living in the suburb of Sebastopol were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.1% England, 1.0% Netherlands, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Germany, 0.2% India, 0.2% China , 0.2% Vietnam, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% Inadequately described, 0.2% Saudi Arabia, 0.1% Togo, 0.1% South Sudan.

90.3% of people living in Sebastopol speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.6% Arabic, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.2% Vietnamese, 0.2% Italian, 0.1% German.

The religious makeup of Sebastopol is 28.2% No religion, 22.8% Catholic, 14.4% Anglican, 11.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.9% Uniting Church, 4.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Baptist, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

36.5% of people are married, 39.1% have never married and 11.3% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 716 widowed people living in Sebastopol.

56.9% of the people living in Sebastopol over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.6% are working on a part time basis. Sebastopol has an unemployment rate of 6.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Sebastopol are 18.3% Technicians & trades workers, 15.8% Labourers, 12.9% Sales workers, 12.1% Professionals, 12.1% Community & personal service workers, 12.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.2% Managers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Sebastopol work in are 15.8% Retail trade, 14.4% Health care and social assistance, 13.7% Manufacturing, 9.6% Construction, 8.3% Accommodation and food services, 6.0% Education and training, 4.8% Public administration and safety, 4.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.0% Transport, postal and warehousing.

29.7% of homes are fully owned, and 31.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $430 per week and the median household income is $764 per week.

The median rent in Sebastopol is $190 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1202 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Sebastopol postcode 3356