Castlemaine Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Castlemaine (3450) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 107 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Castlemaine is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Castlemaine was 6,751 and is comprised of approximately 53.9% females and 46.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Castlemaine is 48 years of age.

83.6% of people living in the suburb of Castlemaine were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% India, 0.3% Sudan, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Germany, 0.2% Hungary, 0.2% Austria, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Canada, 0.1% Afghanistan, 0.1% Malaysia.

90.5% of people living in Castlemaine speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.3% German, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Greek, 0.1% French, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Samoan.

The religious makeup of Castlemaine is 38.1% No religion, 14.4% Anglican, 12.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 12.5% Catholic, 7.9% Uniting Church, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Buddhism, 1.3% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Churches of Christ.

42.5% of people are married, 31.6% have never married and 12.1% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 597 widowed people living in Castlemaine.

49.5% of the people living in Castlemaine over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.8% are working on a part time basis. Castlemaine has an unemployment rate of 5.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Castlemaine are 24.7% Professionals, 14.2% Labourers, 12.4% Technicians & trades workers, 11.4% Managers, 11.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 8.3% Sales workers, 5.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Castlemaine work in are 15.5% Health care and social assistance, 15.1% Manufacturing, 12.0% Retail trade, 10.8% Education and training, 7.2% Public administration and safety, 6.3% Construction, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 2.8% Other services.

44.6% of homes are fully owned, and 26.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 24.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $465 per week and the median household income is $776 per week.

The median rent in Castlemaine is $210 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1216 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Castlemaine postcode 3450