Junortoun Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Junortoun (3551) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 128 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Junortoun is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Junortoun was 2,378 and is comprised of approximately 48.7% females and 51.3% males.

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

90.0% of people living in the suburb of Junortoun were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.4% England, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Scotland, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% India, 0.2% China , 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Thailand, 0.2% Ireland.

95.4% of people living in Junortoun speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Urdu, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.3% Other, 0.2% German, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Junortoun is 29.4% Catholic, 24.9% No religion, 17.4% Anglican, 7.9% Uniting Church, 6.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Baptist, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Other religious affiliation , 0.7% Lutheran.

64.3% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 6.0% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 40 widowed people living in Junortoun.

55.3% of the people living in Junortoun over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.0% are working on a part time basis. Junortoun has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Junortoun are 25.8% Professionals, 13.7% Managers, 13.1% Technicians & trades workers, 13.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.2% Sales workers, 8.9% Labourers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 5.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Junortoun work in are 15.9% Health care and social assistance, 11.2% Education and training, 10.5% Retail trade, 8.7% Manufacturing, 8.5% Construction, 7.5% Public administration and safety, 6.3% Accommodation and food services, 4.9% Financial and insurance services, 4.9% Professional, scientific and technical services.

36.8% of homes are fully owned, and 52.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 7.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $633 per week and the median household income is $1689 per week.

The median rent in Junortoun is $265 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1610 per month.

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