Badger Creek Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Badger Creek (3777) is a suburb of Melbourne, Yarra-Dandenong Ranges, Victoria. It is about 52 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Badger Creek is in the federal electorate of Casey.

In the 2011 census the population of Badger Creek was 1,922 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Badger Creek is 38 years of age.

81.4% of people living in the suburb of Badger Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.2% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.2% Netherlands, 1.1% Scotland, 0.9% Germany, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% South Africa, 0.4% Indonesia, 0.4% Austria, 0.3% Belgium, 0.3% Sweden, 0.3% Hungary, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% United States of America.

92.6% of people living in Badger Creek speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Italian, 0.6% German, 0.6% Dutch, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.3% French, 0.2% Other, 0.2% Serbian, 0.2% Indonesian.

The religious makeup of Badger Creek is 37.5% No religion, 16.5% Anglican, 15.2% Catholic, 11.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Uniting Church, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Other religious affiliation , 1.4% Lutheran, 1.2% Baptist.

48.7% of people are married, 33.5% have never married and 11.7% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 51 widowed people living in Badger Creek.

53.0% of the people living in Badger Creek over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.0% are working on a part time basis. Badger Creek has an unemployment rate of 4.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Badger Creek are 20.5% Technicians & trades workers, 13.4% Labourers, 13.1% Managers, 12.2% Professionals, 11.0% Community & personal service workers, 9.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.8% Sales workers, 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Badger Creek work in are 12.7% Construction, 11.6% Manufacturing, 11.1% Retail trade, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Accommodation and food services, 6.5% Education and training, 5.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.1% Other services, 3.7% Wholesale trade.

35.2% of homes are fully owned, and 43.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $511 per week and the median household income is $983 per week.

The median rent in Badger Creek is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1400 per month.

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