Median Rent ($/Weekly):* 330

Median Housing Loan Repayment ($/Weekly): 1573

Average Household Size: 2

Average Number of Persons Per Bedroom: 1.2

Household Fully Owned Percentage: 0.171

Household Rented Percentage: 0.491

Family Household Percentage: 0.43

Total Persons : 5035

Total Males : 2508

Total Femals : 2527

Age Group (0-4 years) : 285

Age Group (5-14 years) 312

65 Years Over:

Median Age of Persons 33

Persons born overseas 1612

Main Country of birth which is not Australia: England

No of people of Main Country of birth which is not Australia : 177

No of People Married : 1240

Married Percentage: 0.279

Labour Force: 2982

Employed Fulltime: 1917

Employed Full Time Percentage: 0.643

Main Occupation: Professionals

Number of Main Occupation: 968

Main Occupation Percentage: 0.342

Main Industry of Employment: Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services

Main Industry of Employment Numbers: 143

Main Industry of Employment Percentage: 0.05

Median Individual Income ($/Weekly): 631

Median Household Income ($/Weekly) : 1045

Median Family Income ($/Weekly): 1413

Number of Families: 1075

Number of Families With Children: 343

Total Private Dwellings: 2744

Balaclava is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia.

It is situated in the south-east of the city in the St Kilda East area and is bounded by Inkerman Street to the north, Chapel Street to the west, Hotham Street to the east and Oak Grove and Los Angeles Court to the south. In terms of its cadastral division, Balaclava is in the parish of Prahran within the County of Bourke. As of 2006 the population at 5,035 people.

The suburb was named after the Battle of Balaclava that took place on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War.
The well known television celebrity Graham Kennedy spent part of his childhood in the Balaclava area. After his death, the local council placed a commemorative plaque on the house in which he lived .

Balaclava is home to much of Melbourne's Orthodox Jewish Community, consisting of both Hasidim and non-Hasidim (Mitnagdim or Yeshivish Jews). Within its confines are a number of kosher restaurants and shops that cater to the local and broader Melbourne Haredi communities. (Source: Wiki)

* Median Rent is based on data from the most recent Australian suburb survey.

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