Rye Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Rye (3941) is a suburb of Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. It is about 63 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Rye is in the federal electorate of Flinders.

In the 2011 census the population of Rye was 8,160 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Rye is 46 years of age.

75.7% of people living in the suburb of Rye were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 2.0% Italy, 1.3% Greece, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Croatia, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Malta, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Egypt, 0.2% South Eastern Europe, nfd.

85.4% of people living in Rye speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.5% Italian, 1.9% Greek, 0.9% Other, 0.6% Croatian, 0.3% German, 0.2% Serbian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% French.

The religious makeup of Rye is 27.9% No religion, 24.9% Catholic, 17.6% Anglican, 12.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Uniting Church, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.7% Eastern Orthodox, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Buddhism.

49.8% of people are married, 28.0% have never married and 11.7% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 446 widowed people living in Rye.

50.3% of the people living in Rye over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 37.6% are working on a part time basis. Rye has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Rye are 21.8% Technicians & trades workers, 14.7% Professionals, 12.8% Community & personal service workers, 12.5% Managers, 10.8% Sales workers, 10.6% Labourers, 10.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 3.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Rye work in are 18.1% Construction, 11.0% Retail trade, 11.0% Accommodation and food services, 10.4% Health care and social assistance, 7.5% Education and training, 6.6% Manufacturing, 4.8% Administrative and support services, 4.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.7% Other services.

41.1% of homes are fully owned, and 31.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $474 per week and the median household income is $843 per week.

The median rent in Rye is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1600 per month.

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