Manningham - East

The community is noticeably older than the state and national average, with a typical age of 45 and a significant 20.4% of residents aged 65 and over. Children under 15 make up 16.8% of the population, a figure that has fallen since 2011.

Overseas birth is more common here than in most similar areas, with 26.4% of people born abroad. The most common ancestries are English, Australian, and Chinese.

About 21.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose by 5.1 percentage points since 2011. Mandarin and Cantonese are the most common non-English languages spoken.

Nearly half of the population identifies as Christian, while 40.4% report having no religion. The number of people with no religion has risen by 15 percentage points since 2011.

This is a highly educated area where 35.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Year 12 completion is also much higher than most areas at 70.5%.

Incomes are far above the state and national averages, with 39.0% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. The typical weekly family income of $2,854 is well above the national figure of $2,120.

Residents report fewer long-term health conditions than most areas, and the rate of mental health conditions is much lower than the state average at 6.4%.

Unpaid work is common here; 15.7% of people provide unpaid care and 24.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures.

The First Nations population is small, but those residents have a typical personal income of $982 and a Year 12 completion rate of 65.2%, both of which are far above the national figures.

Homes tend to be larger than usual, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling. Only 15.9% of people live alone, which is far below the state average of 25.9%.

Housing is dominated by separate houses, which make up 93.3% of all dwellings. Home ownership is very high, with 44.9% of homes owned outright, while only 10.4% of the community rents.

Most residents rely on cars, and only 1.2% commute via public transport. However, working from home has become very common, now accounting for 33.7% of the workforce.

The population is very stable, with only 27.3% of people moving in the last five years, which is far below the national figure of 40.7%.

About 63.6% of adults are working or looking for work, with a low unemployment rate of 4.2%. Many residents work as professionals or managers.

The area is growing slowly, with a population increase of 2.0% since 2021, which is well below the state average of 8.0%.

The area is cooler than most of Victoria, with an average maximum temperature of 20.6 degrees and annual rainfall of 769mm.

While 93.2% of homes are near a park, other amenities are harder to reach on foot; only 55.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries.