Strathfieldsaye Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Strathfieldsaye (3551) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 124 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Strathfieldsaye is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Strathfieldsaye was 4,648 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Strathfieldsaye is 34 years of age.

92.3% of people living in the suburb of Strathfieldsaye were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.9% England, 0.4% New Zealand, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% India, 0.3% Scotland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% China , 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Lebanon, 0.1% Papua New Guinea.

96.4% of people living in Strathfieldsaye speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% German.

The religious makeup of Strathfieldsaye is 31.7% Catholic, 24.7% No religion, 15.4% Anglican, 10.6% Uniting Church, 5.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Baptist, 1.1% Pentecostal, 0.7% Lutheran.

63.9% of people are married, 26.0% have never married and 6.0% are divorced and 1.8% are separated. There are 79 widowed people living in Strathfieldsaye.

56.7% of the people living in Strathfieldsaye over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.8% are working on a part time basis. Strathfieldsaye has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Strathfieldsaye are 24.5% Professionals, 15.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.1% Managers, 12.8% Technicians & trades workers, 11.5% Sales workers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.1% Labourers, 3.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Strathfieldsaye work in are 15.2% Health care and social assistance, 12.5% Retail trade, 10.9% Education and training, 9.4% Construction, 7.8% Public administration and safety, 7.2% Manufacturing, 5.9% Financial and insurance services, 5.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.3% Accommodation and food services.

31.8% of homes are fully owned, and 56.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 10.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $683 per week and the median household income is $1577 per week.

The median rent in Strathfieldsaye is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1625 per month.

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