Amherst Median Price| Land | $98,300  |
Surrounding suburbs | | Sales Data | | Municipality | | Ballarat | | Number of houses/units | | 52 / 0 | | Houses/units sales last 12 months | | 2 / 0 (turnover 3.85% ranks No.409 more...) | | Highest price last 12 months | | $282,500 |
| Demographics | | PopulationSize | Amherst | Melbourne | | All People | 1256 | 4645103 | | Country of Origin | Amherst | Melbourne | | Australian Born | 90% | 71% | | Born Overseas - Top 5 | Amherst | Melbourne | | United Kingdom | 6% | 4% | | New Zealand | 1% | 1% | | Germany | 1% | 1% | | Median household income | Amherst | Melbourne | | Weekly income | $733 | $1,333 | | Age Statistics | Amherst | Melbourne | | 40 to 59 | 31% | 26% | | 60+ | 25% | 17% | | 5 to 19 | 23% | 21% | | 20 to 39 | 16% | 29% | | 0 to 4 | 5% | 6% | | Family Statistics - Top 5 | Amherst | Melbourne | | Married | 52% | 52% | | Never Married | 24% | 32% | | Divorced | 11% | 7% | | Widowed | 8% | 6% | | Separated | 5% | 3% | | Religion - Top 5 | Amherst | Melbourne | | Anglican | 30% | 17% | | No Religion | 21% | 20% | | Catholic | 19% | 32% | | Uniting Church | 14% | 7% | | Presbyterian and Reformed | 8% | 4% | | Occupation - Top 5 | Amherst | Melbourne | | Tradespersons and Related Workers | 5% | 6% | | Managers and Administrators | 5% | 4% | | Labourers and Related Workers | 4% | 4% | | Professionals | 3% | 8% | | Intermediate Production and Transport | 3% | 4% | | Education - Top 5 | Amherst | Melbourne | | Not Attending (Working) | 74% | 74% | | Infants/Primary | 11% | 9% | | Secondary Education | 10% | 8% | | Technical or Further Education | 2% | 3% | | University or other Tertiary Institution | 2% | 4% | | Transport to Work - Top 5 | Amherst | Melbourne | | Car (driver) | 16% | 27% | | Worked at home | 5% | 2% | | Car (passenger) | 2% | 3% | | Walked | 1% | 1% | | Type of Dwelling - Top 3 | Amherst | Melbourne | | Separate house | 92% | 78% | | Semi/Terrace | 1% | 6% | | Nature of Occupancy - Top 3 | Amherst | Melbourne | | Fully Owned | 61% | 44% | | Purchasing | 25% | 27% | | Rented | 7% | 23% | | Monthly Loan Repayment - Top 5 | Amherst | Melbourne | | $400-$599 | 41% | 18% | | $200-$399 | 25% | 10% | | $600-$799 | 13% | 21% |
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| Crime Rate in 2014 | | Crime Type | Rate of Ballarat | Rate of VIC | | Crimes against the person | 1,652 | 1,164 | | Drug offences | 526 | 452 | | Justice procedures offences | 1,310 | 902 | | Other offences | 20 | 32 | | Property and deception offence | 5,930 | 4,624 | | Public offences | 851 | 630 | | Total | 10,289 | 7,804 |
| | Note: Amherst belongs to city Ballarat. Crime rate means the number crimes per 100,000 population. |
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