Eaglehawk Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Eaglehawk (3556) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 137 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Eaglehawk is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Eaglehawk was 4,810 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

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

89.9% of people living in the suburb of Eaglehawk were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.6% England, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% New Zealand, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.2% China , 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Lebanon, 0.1% Germany, 0.1% Turkey, 0.1% Burma , 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Northern Ireland.

94.2% of people living in Eaglehawk speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Other, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Greek, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% German, 0.1% French, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Eaglehawk is 27.4% No religion, 23.7% Catholic, 19.0% Anglican, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.0% Uniting Church, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.3% Baptist, 0.7% Other religious affiliation .

42.5% of people are married, 35.2% have never married and 10.3% are divorced and 4.7% are separated. There are 282 widowed people living in Eaglehawk.

56.0% of the people living in Eaglehawk over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.8% are working on a part time basis. Eaglehawk has an unemployment rate of 6.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Eaglehawk are 16.2% Technicians & trades workers, 15.5% Labourers, 13.9% Professionals, 11.8% Sales workers, 11.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.9% Community & personal service workers, 9.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.3% Managers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Eaglehawk work in are 16.1% Health care and social assistance, 14.8% Retail trade, 14.2% Manufacturing, 9.0% Construction, 6.9% Education and training, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 4.6% Public administration and safety, 4.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.0% Other services.

34.7% of homes are fully owned, and 32.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $463 per week and the median household income is $769 per week.

The median rent in Eaglehawk is $190 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Eaglehawk postcode 3556