North Bendigo Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

North Bendigo (3550) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 135 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. North Bendigo is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of North Bendigo was 3,953 and is comprised of approximately 52.5% females and 47.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of North Bendigo is 37 years of age.

85.0% of people living in the suburb of North Bendigo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.7% India, 1.2% England, 0.7% Burma , 0.6% Philippines, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.4% Thailand, 0.4% China , 0.4% Sri Lanka, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Netherlands.

87.7% of people living in North Bendigo speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.1% Other, 0.3% Hindi, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% French, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Arabic.

The religious makeup of North Bendigo is 26.8% Catholic, 25.3% No religion, 17.2% Anglican, 8.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.4% Uniting Church, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Baptist, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Buddhism.

38.1% of people are married, 38.0% have never married and 10.0% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 329 widowed people living in North Bendigo.

59.7% of the people living in North Bendigo over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.8% are working on a part time basis. North Bendigo has an unemployment rate of 6.2%.

The main occupations of people living in North Bendigo are 19.4% Professionals, 16.0% Technicians & trades workers, 13.6% Labourers, 12.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.9% Managers, 7.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from North Bendigo work in are 20.9% Health care and social assistance, 12.6% Retail trade, 12.1% Manufacturing, 9.1% Construction, 6.7% Education and training, 5.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Public administration and safety, 4.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.5% Other services.

28.4% of homes are fully owned, and 30.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $460 per week and the median household income is $891 per week.

The median rent in North Bendigo is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1148 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for North Bendigo postcode 3550