Welshmans Reef Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Welshmans Reef (3462) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 116 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Welshmans Reef is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Welshmans Reef was 433 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Welshmans Reef is 50 years of age.

79.8% of people living in the suburb of Welshmans Reef were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.7% England, 1.9% Netherlands, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.4% Scotland, 0.7% India, 0.7% Germany.

93.6% of people living in Welshmans Reef speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.7% Russian, 0.7% German, 0.7% Japanese, 0.7% French.

The religious makeup of Welshmans Reef is 39.4% No religion, 17.5% Catholic, 14.3% Anglican, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Uniting Church, 3.7% Christian, nfd, 3.0% Other religious affiliation , 1.8% Buddhism, 1.6% Baptist, 1.4% Salvation Army.

56.7% of people are married, 24.8% have never married and 11.4% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 15 widowed people living in Welshmans Reef.

45.3% of the people living in Welshmans Reef over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.9% are working on a part time basis. Welshmans Reef has an unemployment rate of 8.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Welshmans Reef are 18.9% Managers, 18.3% Professionals, 15.2% Technicians & trades workers, 13.4% Labourers, 12.2% Community & personal service workers, 11.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.9% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Welshmans Reef work in are 12.9% Manufacturing, 12.9% Health care and social assistance, 12.9% Construction, 11.7% Retail trade, 8.0% Public administration and safety, 8.0% Accommodation and food services, 7.4% Arts and recreation services, 6.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing.

48.8% of homes are fully owned, and 33.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $366 per week and the median household income is $847 per week.

The median rent in Welshmans Reef is $170 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1040 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Welshmans Reef postcode 3462