Lauriston Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Lauriston (3444) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 83 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Lauriston is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Lauriston was 295 and is comprised of approximately 49.2% females and 50.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Lauriston is 42 years of age.

88.8% of people living in the suburb of Lauriston were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.4% England, 1.7% New Zealand, 1.4% Malaysia, 1.4% Papua New Guinea, 1.0% Scotland, 1.0% Germany.

95.3% of people living in Lauriston speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Greek, 1.0% Italian.

The religious makeup of Lauriston is 28.6% No religion, 23.5% Catholic, 11.6% Anglican, 9.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.1% Uniting Church, 4.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.8% Baptist, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 2.7% Other Protestant, 2.0% Buddhism.

51.0% of people are married, 29.9% have never married and 12.9% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Lauriston.

56.2% of the people living in Lauriston over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.6% are working on a part time basis. Lauriston has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Lauriston are 19.6% Technicians & trades workers, 18.4% Professionals, 18.4% Managers, 15.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.2% Labourers, 5.7% Sales workers, 5.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 4.4% Community & personal service workers, 4.4% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Lauriston work in are 16.7% Construction, 10.9% Education and training, 10.3% Retail trade, 9.6% Health care and social assistance, 9.6% Other services, 7.1% Public administration and safety, 7.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 4.5% Professional, scientific and technical services.

37.7% of homes are fully owned, and 40.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $643 per week and the median household income is $1458 per week.

The median rent in Lauriston is $90 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Lauriston postcode 3444