FOOTSCRAY VIC 3011
Bushfire Risk:None
Crime Risk:High(95/100)
GentrifyingMulticulturalTransport Hub
Population
17,131
4.8% since 2016
Median Age
34
6.2% since 2016
Median Household Income
$91,676/yr
34.2% since 2016
Median Weekly Rent
$355/wk
14.5% since 2016
Median Monthly Mortgage
$1,940/mo
5.3% since 2016
Avg Household Size
2.1
4.5% since 2016
Median Personal Income
$47,632/yr
47.0% since 2016
Unemployment Rate
6.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
26.7%
Dwelling Types
Flats / Apartments3,918 (53.2%)
Houses2,325 (31.5%)
Townhouses1,127 (15.3%)
Property Ownership
Renting4,123 (57.5%)
Mortgage1,988 (27.7%)
Owned Outright1,054 (14.7%)
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 50.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 53.3%
- Employment Rate
- 64.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 64.3%
13.2% since 2016
Occupations
Professionals3,289 (33.4%)
Clerical & Administrative1,244 (12.6%)
Managers1,220 (12.4%)
Community & Personal Service1,041 (10.6%)
Technicians & Trades933 (9.5%)
Labourers775 (7.9%)
Sales668 (6.8%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers468 (4.8%)
Religion
No Religion8,023 (46.8%)
Christianity4,168 (24.3%)
Buddhism1,402 (8.2%)
Hinduism812 (4.7%)
Islam768 (4.5%)
Other Religions122 (0.7%)
Sikhism48 (0.3%)
Judaism24 (0.1%)
Age Distribution
25-345,187 (30.3%)
35-443,152 (18.4%)
45-541,773 (10.3%)
55-641,440 (8.4%)
20-241,421 (8.3%)
5-141,011 (5.9%)
65-74971 (5.7%)
0-4801 (4.7%)
75-84573 (3.3%)
15-19471 (2.7%)
85+334 (1.9%)
Family & Household Composition
Lone Person2,772 (50.7%)
Couple Families1,175 (21.5%)
Group Household760 (13.9%)
One Parent Families598 (10.9%)
Other Families163 (3.0%)
Commute to Work
Worked from Home3,567 (42.7%)
Car (driver)2,881 (34.5%)
Train948 (11.4%)
Walked Only310 (3.7%)
Bus246 (2.9%)
Car (passenger)182 (2.2%)
Bicycle179 (2.1%)
Tram / Light Rail34 (0.4%)
Education
Bachelor Degree4,020 (23.5%)
Postgraduate Degree1,990 (11.6%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma1,301 (7.6%)
Certificate III & IV1,256 (7.3%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate604 (3.5%)
Cars per Dwelling
1 car3,987 (55.0%)
0 cars1,545 (21.3%)
2 cars1,362 (18.8%)
3 cars252 (3.5%)
4+ cars98 (1.4%)
Crime Statistics
20254,022 offences
11.5% since 2024Theft1,971
Assault386
Break & Enter375
Drug Offences366
Property Damage361
Fraud & Deception156
Weapons Offences143
Disorderly Conduct121
Harassment & Stalking63
Robbery62
Arson18
Crime Trend
20254,022
20243,606
20232,593
20222,446
20212,249
20202,282
20192,195
20182,327
20172,648
20162,830