Musk Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Musk (3461) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 84 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Musk is in the federal electorate of Ballarat.

In the 2011 census the population of Musk was 320 and is comprised of approximately 50.9% females and 49.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Musk is 52 years of age.

83.1% of people living in the suburb of Musk were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.9% England, 1.3% Italy, 1.3% Croatia, 1.3% Albania, 1.3% Hungary, 1.3% Netherlands, 1.3% Malta, 1.3% Malaysia, 1.3% United States of America, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.9% Germany.

88.8% of people living in Musk speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Maltese, 1.6% Arabic, 0.9% Croatian, 0.9% Other, 0.9% Hungarian, 0.9% German, 0.9% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Musk is 35.6% No religion, 18.8% Catholic, 14.4% Anglican, 9.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.4% Uniting Church, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.9% Eastern Orthodox, 1.6% Baptist, 1.2% Other religious affiliation .

50.7% of people are married, 31.8% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 5.7% are separated. There are 10 widowed people living in Musk.

43.9% of the people living in Musk over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.7% are working on a part time basis. Musk has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Musk are 31.3% Managers, 24.0% Professionals, 10.0% Technicians & trades workers, 9.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.0% Community & personal service workers, 6.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.7% Sales workers, 4.0% Labourers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Musk work in are 16.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.7% Retail trade, 10.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.5% Health care and social assistance, 7.8% Construction, 7.8% Education and training, 5.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.9% Accommodation and food services, 3.9% Wholesale trade.

53.2% of homes are fully owned, and 21.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $500 per week and the median household income is $916 per week.

The median rent in Musk is $128 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1270 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Musk postcode 3461