Heathcote Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Heathcote (3523) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 102 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Heathcote is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Heathcote was 2,776 and is comprised of approximately 50.0% females and 50.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Heathcote is 53 years of age.

78.9% of people living in the suburb of Heathcote were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Germany, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.6% Italy, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.3% Egypt, 0.3% Hungary, 0.3% Poland, 0.2% Austria, 0.2% Northern Ireland.

89.8% of people living in Heathcote speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.4% German, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.1% Polish.

The religious makeup of Heathcote is 25.8% No religion, 24.2% Catholic, 19.6% Anglican, 11.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.4% Uniting Church, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Baptist, 0.9% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Buddhism.

48.1% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 12.3% are divorced and 4.5% are separated. There are 232 widowed people living in Heathcote.

51.6% of the people living in Heathcote over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.8% are working on a part time basis. Heathcote has an unemployment rate of 7.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Heathcote are 15.5% Managers, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 13.7% Labourers, 11.3% Professionals, 11.1% Sales workers, 10.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.4% Community & personal service workers, 9.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Heathcote work in are 13.8% Retail trade, 13.0% Manufacturing, 12.3% Health care and social assistance, 9.0% Construction, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 7.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.2% Education and training.

50.2% of homes are fully owned, and 30.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $364 per week and the median household income is $672 per week.

The median rent in Heathcote is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Heathcote postcode 3523