Bethanga Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Bethanga (3691) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Eastern, Victoria. It is about 266 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Bethanga is in the federal electorate of Indi.

In the 2011 census the population of Bethanga was 538 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bethanga is 45 years of age.

88.5% of people living in the suburb of Bethanga were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.0% England, 2.0% Germany, 1.1% Switzerland, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% Scotland.

94.8% of people living in Bethanga speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% German, 1.1% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Polish, 0.6% French.

The religious makeup of Bethanga is 31.7% No religion, 21.9% Anglican, 21.7% Catholic, 6.3% Uniting Church, 5.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.9% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.3% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Baptist.

57.7% of people are married, 22.7% have never married and 11.2% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 22 widowed people living in Bethanga.

60.6% of the people living in Bethanga over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.0% are working on a part time basis. Bethanga has an unemployment rate of 3.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Bethanga are 22.3% Managers, 20.0% Professionals, 17.4% Technicians & trades workers, 16.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.2% Community & personal service workers, 6.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.5% Sales workers, 4.5% Labourers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bethanga work in are 15.2% Manufacturing, 11.8% Education and training, 11.4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.9% Public administration and safety, 9.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Construction, 8.0% Retail trade, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 4.6% Transport, postal and warehousing.

37.9% of homes are fully owned, and 45.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $542 per week and the median household income is $1132 per week.

The median rent in Bethanga is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1387 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bethanga postcode 3691