Wandong Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Wandong (3758) is a suburb of Melbourne, North, Victoria. It is about 51 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Wandong is in the federal electorate of McEwen.

In the 2011 census the population of Wandong was 1,294 and is comprised of approximately 47.8% females and 52.2% males.

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

87.1% of people living in the suburb of Wandong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.1% Italy, 0.5% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.5% Malta, 0.5% Iraq, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Greece, 0.2% Thailand, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Germany.

92.0% of people living in Wandong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Italian, 0.9% Arabic, 0.7% Macedonian, 0.6% German, 0.5% Thai, 0.5% Maltese, 0.2% Croatian, 0.2% Other.

The religious makeup of Wandong is 38.8% Catholic, 23.4% No religion, 14.8% Anglican, 5.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.3% Uniting Church, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Eastern Orthodox, 1.3% Other religious affiliation , 1.0% Baptist, 1.0% Christian, nfd.

53.5% of people are married, 33.8% have never married and 7.8% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Wandong.

61.1% of the people living in Wandong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.8% are working on a part time basis. Wandong has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Wandong are 22.2% Technicians & trades workers, 15.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.1% Managers, 10.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.3% Professionals, 9.1% Labourers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 7.6% Sales workers, 3.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wandong work in are 15.0% Construction, 14.3% Manufacturing, 10.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.7% Retail trade, 5.8% Other services, 5.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 5.3% Wholesale trade.

31.5% of homes are fully owned, and 55.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $605 per week and the median household income is $1527 per week.

The median rent in Wandong is $170 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1899 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wandong postcode 3758