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Collingwood Demographics test

Women and a young boy outside the Gould & Porter Shoe Factory, Collingwood, c1925. Photographer unknown. Museum Victoria, MM 8691.
Women & a young boy outside the Gould & Porter Shoe Factory, Collingwood, c1925. Photographer unknown. Museum Victoria, MM 8691.

Statistics are derived from the latest Australian censuses of 2011 and 2016, profile.id and the SBS census explorer. Comparisons between the 2011 and 2016 show some of the demographic changes undergone by the suburb over the last decade. Continue scrolling for further information on the suburb’s demographics.

2011

2016

Population: 6474Population: 8511
Population density: 4466 people/km2Population density: 7155 people/km2
Eligible voters (18+): 4071 (62.9%)Eligible voters (18+): 5116 (60.1%)
Total dwellings: 3438 (1099 = high density)Total dwellings: 4670 (2618 = high density)
Median weekly rent: $370Median weekly rent: $400
Ancestry: English, 25.1%; Australian, 19.2%; Irish 11.5%; Scottish, 8.4%; Vietnamese, 6.8%; Chinese, 6.4%; Italian, 3.8%; Greek, 3.1%; German, 3.0%; Somali 1.7% … Australian Aboriginal 0.9%Ancestry: English, 26.8%; Australian, 20.3%; Irish 12.5%; Scottish, 8.8%; Chinese, 7.1%; Vietnamese, 5.1%; Italian, 4.4%; German, 3.6%; Greek, 2.5%; Sudanese 1.7% … Australian Aboriginal 1%
Households with children living at home: 19.7% (Greater Melbourne = 44%)Households with children living at home: 16.3% (Greater Melbourne = 43.5%)
University attendance: 8.2%University attendance: 9.4%
Tafe attendance: 3.4%Tafe attendance: 2.3%
Disengaged youth: 7.1%Disengaged youth: 8.28%
Industry sector of employment: Professional, Scientific & Technical Services, 16.0%; Health Care & Social Assistance, 11.5%; Retail Trade, 8.7%; Accommodation & Food, 8.2%; Education & Training, 8.2%; Financial & Insurance, 6.2%; Manufacturing, 5.6%; Public Administration & Safety, 5.3%; Information Media & Telecommunications; 5.2%; Wholesale Trade, 3.9%Industry sector of employment: Professional, Scientific & Technical Services, 18.0%; Health Care & Social Assistance, 11.3%; Accommodation & Food, 9.5%; Education & Training, 8.7%; Retail Trade, 7.4%; Financial & Insurance, 5.7%; Public Administration & Safety, 5.3%; Information Media & Telecommunication, 4.9%; Manufacturing, 4.1%; Arts & Recreation, 3.6%

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