Truganina Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Truganina (3029) is a suburb of Melbourne, West, Victoria. It is about 20 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Truganina is in the federal electorates of Gorton, Lalor.

In the 2011 census the population of Truganina was 9,138 and is comprised of approximately 45.9% females and 54.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Truganina is 28 years of age.

50.1% of people living in the suburb of Truganina were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.8% India, 5.8% New Zealand, 3.7% Philippines, 1.9% China , 1.8% Pakistan, 1.5% Ethiopia, 1.3% Vietnam, 1.2% England, 0.9% Bangladesh, 0.8% Lebanon, 0.8% Sri Lanka, 0.8% Malaysia, 0.8% Sudan, 0.7% Indonesia.

42.0% of people living in Truganina speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 13.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 10.3% Other, 3.7% Arabic, 3.3% Punjabi, 3.2% Hindi, 3.1% Urdu, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.8% Tagalog, 1.7% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Truganina is 21.0% Catholic, 15.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 15.2% No religion, 14.1% Islam, 7.3% Hinduism, 5.5% Anglican, 3.0% Other Religious Groups, 2.9% Buddhism, 2.9% Eastern Orthodox, 2.2% Christian, nfd.

48.3% of people are married, 41.4% have never married and 5.6% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 93 widowed people living in Truganina.

66.7% of the people living in Truganina over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 19.9% are working on a part time basis. Truganina has an unemployment rate of 7.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Truganina are 18.1% Professionals, 16.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.0% Technicians & trades workers, 12.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.4% Labourers, 9.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.8% Managers, 8.8% Sales workers, 2.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Truganina work in are 11.9% Manufacturing, 11.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 10.7% Retail trade, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 6.7% Construction, 6.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.8% Wholesale trade, 5.3% Administrative and support services, 5.2% Financial and insurance services.

5.2% of homes are fully owned, and 57.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $705 per week and the median household income is $1451 per week.

The median rent in Truganina is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Truganina postcode 3029