Golden Square Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Golden Square (3555) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 131 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Golden Square is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Golden Square was 8,303 and is comprised of approximately 52.3% females and 47.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Golden Square is 36 years of age.

88.9% of people living in the suburb of Golden Square were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.4% England, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.4% Burma , 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% Thailand, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.2% India, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Sri Lanka, 0.1% United States of America, 0.1% Cyprus, 0.1% Czech Republic.

92.0% of people living in Golden Square speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Mandarin, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% French.

The religious makeup of Golden Square is 28.8% No religion, 22.2% Catholic, 16.5% Anglican, 9.5% Uniting Church, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Baptist, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

42.3% of people are married, 37.3% have never married and 10.1% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 460 widowed people living in Golden Square.

57.6% of the people living in Golden Square over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.2% are working on a part time basis. Golden Square has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Golden Square are 18.1% Professionals, 15.5% Technicians & trades workers, 13.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.3% Labourers, 11.4% Sales workers, 11.1% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Managers, 6.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Golden Square work in are 14.8% Health care and social assistance, 13.5% Retail trade, 10.3% Manufacturing, 10.1% Construction, 7.8% Education and training, 7.2% Accommodation and food services, 6.2% Public administration and safety, 4.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.8% Other services.

31.9% of homes are fully owned, and 32.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $514 per week and the median household income is $930 per week.

The median rent in Golden Square is $208 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1235 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Golden Square postcode 3555