Numurkah Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Numurkah (3636) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Shepparton & Central North, Victoria. It is about 196 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Numurkah is in the federal electorate of Murray.

In the 2011 census the population of Numurkah was 4,768 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Numurkah is 43 years of age.

88.4% of people living in the suburb of Numurkah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.0% England, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Italy, 0.2% India, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Thailand, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% United States of America, 0.1% Solomon Islands, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Ireland.

93.5% of people living in Numurkah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.4% Italian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Other , 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Numurkah is 27.2% Catholic, 21.1% No religion, 17.0% Anglican, 12.4% Uniting Church, 7.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 0.9% Baptist, 0.8% Churches of Christ, 0.8% Pentecostal.

51.3% of people are married, 27.5% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 353 widowed people living in Numurkah.

56.9% of the people living in Numurkah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.3% are working on a part time basis. Numurkah has an unemployment rate of 5.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Numurkah are 16.9% Managers, 15.7% Labourers, 15.1% Technicians & trades workers, 12.5% Professionals, 11.0% Community & personal service workers, 9.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.0% Sales workers, 8.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Numurkah work in are 14.3% Health care and social assistance, 13.8% Manufacturing, 12.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.6% Retail trade, 8.7% Construction, 6.7% Education and training, 4.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.4% Accommodation and food services, 4.1% Other services.

39.8% of homes are fully owned, and 31.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $433 per week and the median household income is $796 per week.

The median rent in Numurkah is $160 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Numurkah postcode 3636

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