Huntly Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Huntly (3551) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 139 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Huntly is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Huntly was 1,429 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

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

90.6% of people living in the suburb of Huntly were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.8% England, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.4% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Samoa.

94.9% of people living in Huntly speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Polish, 0.2% Thai.

The religious makeup of Huntly is 24.6% No religion, 24.6% Catholic, 19.9% Anglican, 9.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.3% Uniting Church, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Baptist, 0.7% Lutheran, 0.5% Other religious affiliation .

53.3% of people are married, 30.6% have never married and 9.1% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 34 widowed people living in Huntly.

58.7% of the people living in Huntly over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.2% are working on a part time basis. Huntly has an unemployment rate of 3.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Huntly are 19.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.9% Labourers, 11.9% Professionals, 10.4% Managers, 9.4% Sales workers, 8.9% Community & personal service workers, 8.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Huntly work in are 13.6% Health care and social assistance, 12.3% Construction, 11.6% Manufacturing, 11.3% Retail trade, 6.7% Public administration and safety, 5.1% Other services, 5.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.1% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Education and training.

36.3% of homes are fully owned, and 49.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $505 per week and the median household income is $1160 per week.

The median rent in Huntly is $240 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Huntly postcode 3551