Strathdale Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Strathdale (3550) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 131 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Strathdale is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Strathdale was 5,694 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Strathdale is 43 years of age.

88.4% of people living in the suburb of Strathdale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.2% England, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.4% Thailand, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Italy, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% China , 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% Burma , 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Egypt, 0.2% India.

93.0% of people living in Strathdale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Indonesian.

The religious makeup of Strathdale is 29.2% Catholic, 21.9% No religion, 17.8% Anglican, 10.5% Uniting Church, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Baptist, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Pentecostal, 0.8% Buddhism.

54.5% of people are married, 28.9% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 286 widowed people living in Strathdale.

53.6% of the people living in Strathdale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.6% are working on a part time basis. Strathdale has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Strathdale are 25.4% Professionals, 15.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.8% Managers, 11.6% Community & personal service workers, 11.0% Sales workers, 10.1% Technicians & trades workers, 8.7% Labourers, 3.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Strathdale work in are 17.5% Health care and social assistance, 11.9% Education and training, 11.7% Retail trade, 8.3% Accommodation and food services, 7.4% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Construction, 6.6% Manufacturing, 6.5% Financial and insurance services, 4.6% Professional, scientific and technical services.

44.5% of homes are fully owned, and 28.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 24.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $565 per week and the median household income is $1145 per week.

The median rent in Strathdale is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1509 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Strathdale postcode 3550