Macedon Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Macedon (3440) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 56 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Macedon is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Macedon was 1,864 and is comprised of approximately 48.3% females and 51.7% males.

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

82.4% of people living in the suburb of Macedon were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.7% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.0% Germany, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Switzerland, 0.3% Slovenia, 0.3% Latvia, 0.3% Finland, 0.3% Croatia, 0.2% Canada.

94.6% of people living in Macedon speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Italian, 0.5% German, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% French.

The religious makeup of Macedon is 34.3% No religion, 23.7% Catholic, 17.3% Anglican, 8.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.6% Uniting Church, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 0.8% Buddhism, 0.7% Pentecostal.

58.2% of people are married, 27.0% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 48 widowed people living in Macedon.

57.4% of the people living in Macedon over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.9% are working on a part time basis. Macedon has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Macedon are 26.4% Professionals, 17.3% Managers, 17.1% Technicians & trades workers, 11.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.3% Community & personal service workers, 7.7% Sales workers, 5.5% Labourers, 3.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Macedon work in are 12.1% Education and training, 10.8% Construction, 10.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.0% Health care and social assistance, 8.8% Retail trade, 8.0% Public administration and safety, 7.9% Manufacturing, 7.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.9% Accommodation and food services.

42.2% of homes are fully owned, and 44.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $634 per week and the median household income is $1490 per week.

The median rent in Macedon is $288 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Macedon postcode 3440