Kangaroo Flat Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Kangaroo Flat (3555) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 130 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Kangaroo Flat is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Kangaroo Flat was 9,492 and is comprised of approximately 52.5% females and 47.5% males.

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

89.6% of people living in the suburb of Kangaroo Flat were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.8% England, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.6% Philippines, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% Germany, 0.2% India, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.1% China , 0.1% Papua New Guinea, 0.1% Thailand, 0.1% Sri Lanka, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Italy.

94.2% of people living in Kangaroo Flat speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.2% Filipino , 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Indonesian.

The religious makeup of Kangaroo Flat is 27.5% No religion, 22.4% Catholic, 19.6% Anglican, 9.4% Uniting Church, 7.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Baptist, 1.0% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Pentecostal.

45.5% of people are married, 33.2% have never married and 10.2% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 592 widowed people living in Kangaroo Flat.

57.4% of the people living in Kangaroo Flat over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.5% are working on a part time basis. Kangaroo Flat has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Kangaroo Flat are 15.7% Technicians & trades workers, 15.3% Labourers, 14.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.7% Professionals, 12.1% Sales workers, 10.9% Community & personal service workers, 8.8% Managers, 7.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kangaroo Flat work in are 15.1% Retail trade, 13.5% Health care and social assistance, 12.3% Manufacturing, 9.7% Construction, 6.5% Education and training, 6.3% Accommodation and food services, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 4.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.0% Other services.

34.5% of homes are fully owned, and 32.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $474 per week and the median household income is $886 per week.

The median rent in Kangaroo Flat is $196 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kangaroo Flat postcode 3555