Lockwood South Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Lockwood South (3551) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 130 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Lockwood South is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Lockwood South was 906 and is comprised of approximately 51.1% females and 48.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Lockwood South is 40 years of age.

86.3% of people living in the suburb of Lockwood South were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.6% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.8% Germany, 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Italy.

93.2% of people living in Lockwood South speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Italian, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Greek, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Lockwood South is 35.8% No religion, 14.2% Anglican, 13.9% Catholic, 9.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.5% Uniting Church, 5.3% Baptist, 4.6% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.0% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Pentecostal.

60.5% of people are married, 26.0% have never married and 7.2% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Lockwood South.

59.0% of the people living in Lockwood South over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.7% are working on a part time basis. Lockwood South has an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Lockwood South are 18.5% Professionals, 16.6% Technicians & trades workers, 15.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.2% Labourers, 12.3% Managers, 8.7% Sales workers, 7.7% Community & personal service workers, 6.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Lockwood South work in are 14.3% Health care and social assistance, 13.6% Manufacturing, 10.9% Retail trade, 10.5% Construction, 8.9% Education and training, 5.7% Other services, 4.8% Public administration and safety, 4.5% Financial and insurance services, 3.6% Transport, postal and warehousing.

31.0% of homes are fully owned, and 59.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 5.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $590 per week and the median household income is $1443 per week.

The median rent in Lockwood South is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Lockwood South postcode 3551