Ironbark Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Ironbark (3550) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 133 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Ironbark is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Ironbark was 1,080 and is comprised of approximately 52.2% females and 47.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ironbark is 40 years of age.

87.7% of people living in the suburb of Ironbark were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.0% England, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Greece, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Scotland.

92.1% of people living in Ironbark speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Greek, 0.8% Other, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% German.

The religious makeup of Ironbark is 29.1% No religion, 19.8% Catholic, 16.6% Anglican, 10.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.4% Uniting Church, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Baptist, 1.9% Eastern Orthodox, 1.1% Other Religious Groups.

37.6% of people are married, 40.1% have never married and 11.8% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 61 widowed people living in Ironbark.

54.5% of the people living in Ironbark over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.4% are working on a part time basis. Ironbark has an unemployment rate of 7.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Ironbark are 21.7% Professionals, 14.6% Technicians & trades workers, 14.0% Sales workers, 11.7% Managers, 11.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.3% Community & personal service workers, 10.1% Labourers, 5.0% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Ironbark work in are 16.8% Health care and social assistance, 13.7% Retail trade, 10.0% Education and training, 8.8% Manufacturing, 8.4% Construction, 8.0% Accommodation and food services, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 4.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.1% Financial and insurance services.

28.3% of homes are fully owned, and 30.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 38.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $502 per week and the median household income is $949 per week.

The median rent in Ironbark is $207 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1213 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ironbark postcode 3550

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