Woodend Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Woodend (3442) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 64 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Woodend is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Woodend was 5,413 and is comprised of approximately 52.6% females and 47.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Woodend is 41 years of age.

80.3% of people living in the suburb of Woodend were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.2% England, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.9% Germany, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% Italy, 0.3% Malta, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Egypt, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Austria.

90.9% of people living in Woodend speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other, 0.7% German, 0.7% Italian, 0.6% Dutch, 0.3% Maltese, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% French, 0.2% Greek.

The religious makeup of Woodend is 33.0% No religion, 26.1% Catholic, 15.5% Anglican, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.8% Uniting Church, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Baptist, 0.8% Buddhism.

53.4% of people are married, 28.4% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 265 widowed people living in Woodend.

52.4% of the people living in Woodend over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.5% are working on a part time basis. Woodend has an unemployment rate of 3.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Woodend are 26.1% Professionals, 14.4% Technicians & trades workers, 13.4% Managers, 13.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.2% Community & personal service workers, 9.0% Sales workers, 7.2% Labourers, 3.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Woodend work in are 11.9% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Education and training, 9.7% Retail trade, 8.9% Construction, 8.3% Manufacturing, 8.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.1% Public administration and safety, 6.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.8% Accommodation and food services.

34.7% of homes are fully owned, and 46.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $610 per week and the median household income is $1445 per week.

The median rent in Woodend is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1647 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Woodend postcode 3442