Broadford Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Broadford (3658) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 68 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Broadford is in the federal electorate of McEwen.

In the 2011 census the population of Broadford was 4,175 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Broadford is 39 years of age.

84.4% of people living in the suburb of Broadford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.0% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.8% Germany, 0.7% Scotland, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Malta, 0.2% India, 0.2% Greece, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Croatia, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Finland.

90.8% of people living in Broadford speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.3% German, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Maltese, 0.1% Punjabi, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Broadford is 30.0% No religion, 22.4% Catholic, 18.9% Anglican, 11.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Uniting Church, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Salvation Army, 0.9% Eastern Orthodox.

46.5% of people are married, 34.8% have never married and 10.1% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 166 widowed people living in Broadford.

60.0% of the people living in Broadford over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.3% are working on a part time basis. Broadford has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Broadford are 18.5% Technicians & trades workers, 15.9% Labourers, 13.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.2% Professionals, 11.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.9% Managers, 9.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.3% Sales workers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Broadford work in are 17.6% Manufacturing, 10.9% Construction, 10.5% Retail trade, 9.4% Health care and social assistance, 8.8% Public administration and safety, 7.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.5% Education and training, 4.1% Accommodation and food services, 3.7% Other services.

30.9% of homes are fully owned, and 47.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $507 per week and the median household income is $1028 per week.

The median rent in Broadford is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

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