Drouin Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Drouin (3818) is a suburb of South Eastern Victoria, Gippsland, Victoria. It is about 86 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Drouin is in the federal electorate of McMillan.

In the 2011 census the population of Drouin was 9,686 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Drouin is 39 years of age.

84.9% of people living in the suburb of Drouin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 1.1% New Zealand, 1.0% Netherlands, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Sri Lanka.

93.7% of people living in Drouin speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.5% Dutch, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% French, 0.2% German, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Drouin is 25.6% No religion, 22.0% Catholic, 18.7% Anglican, 9.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 5.4% Uniting Church, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal, 0.8% Other religious affiliation .

50.4% of people are married, 30.3% have never married and 8.8% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 561 widowed people living in Drouin.

56.1% of the people living in Drouin over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.6% are working on a part time basis. Drouin has an unemployment rate of 5.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Drouin are 18.6% Technicians & trades workers, 14.8% Labourers, 14.3% Professionals, 11.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.6% Community & personal service workers, 9.9% Managers, 9.7% Sales workers, 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Drouin work in are 13.0% Construction, 12.6% Manufacturing, 11.3% Health care and social assistance, 10.6% Retail trade, 8.9% Education and training, 5.8% Other services, 5.1% Accommodation and food services, 4.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.7% Wholesale trade.

35.3% of homes are fully owned, and 37.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 24.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $503 per week and the median household income is $990 per week.

The median rent in Drouin is $225 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Drouin postcode 3818