Bellbrae Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Bellbrae (3228) is a suburb of Melbourne, Geelong, Victoria. It is about 84 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Bellbrae is in the federal electorate of Corangamite.

In the 2011 census the population of Bellbrae was 814 and is comprised of approximately 49.4% females and 50.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bellbrae is 44 years of age.

82.5% of people living in the suburb of Bellbrae were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.8% England, 1.0% Scotland, 1.0% Germany, 0.9% Canada, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.6% France, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% New Zealand.

93.2% of people living in Bellbrae speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Dutch, 0.7% Japanese, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Hungarian, 0.4% French, 0.4% Polish.

The religious makeup of Bellbrae is 36.0% No religion, 17.5% Catholic, 13.9% Anglican, 8.3% Uniting Church, 7.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Baptist, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.2% Buddhism.

58.1% of people are married, 28.2% have never married and 7.1% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 24 widowed people living in Bellbrae.

51.4% of the people living in Bellbrae over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.2% are working on a part time basis. Bellbrae has an unemployment rate of 4.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Bellbrae are 25.2% Professionals, 20.8% Managers, 13.4% Technicians & trades workers, 12.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.9% Community & personal service workers, 6.9% Sales workers, 5.9% Labourers, 3.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bellbrae work in are 15.6% Health care and social assistance, 12.9% Construction, 12.2% Education and training, 8.9% Accommodation and food services, 7.7% Retail trade, 7.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.2% Public administration and safety, 6.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.7% Manufacturing.

49.1% of homes are fully owned, and 33.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $562 per week and the median household income is $1325 per week.

The median rent in Bellbrae is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bellbrae postcode 3228