Barkers Creek Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Barkers Creek (3451) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 108 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Barkers Creek is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Barkers Creek was 411 and is comprised of approximately 49.4% females and 50.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Barkers Creek is 50 years of age.

78.8% of people living in the suburb of Barkers Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.1% England, 1.7% Malta, 1.5% New Zealand, 1.5% Japan, 1.2% Ireland, 1.0% Netherlands, 1.0% Germany, 0.7% United States of America, 0.7% Scotland.

90.7% of people living in Barkers Creek speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.2% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Barkers Creek is 36.0% No religion, 13.9% Catholic, 11.9% Uniting Church, 10.7% Anglican, 8.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Churches of Christ, 2.2% Buddhism, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Other religious affiliation .

58.7% of people are married, 28.1% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Barkers Creek.

45.3% of the people living in Barkers Creek over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 41.4% are working on a part time basis. Barkers Creek has an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Barkers Creek are 23.6% Professionals, 14.9% Managers, 13.8% Technicians & trades workers, 13.8% Community & personal service workers, 11.8% Labourers, 10.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 5.1% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Barkers Creek work in are 20.3% Health care and social assistance, 12.2% Education and training, 12.2% Manufacturing, 9.6% Public administration and safety, 8.1% Construction, 6.1% Retail trade, 5.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.6% Accommodation and food services, 3.0% Other services.

50.0% of homes are fully owned, and 37.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 10.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $477 per week and the median household income is $954 per week.

The median rent in Barkers Creek is $180 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1127 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Barkers Creek postcode 3451