Omeo Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Omeo (3898) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Eastern, Victoria. It is about 245 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Omeo is in the federal electorate of Gippsland.

In the 2011 census the population of Omeo was 487 and is comprised of approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Omeo is 44 years of age.

83.7% of people living in the suburb of Omeo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% England, 1.0% New Zealand.

89.9% of people living in Omeo speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% German.

The religious makeup of Omeo is 31.0% No religion, 21.6% Anglican, 17.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 15.6% Catholic, 5.3% Uniting Church, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.2% Baptist, 1.2% Other religious affiliation , 1.2% Pentecostal, 1.0% Christian, nfd.

44.1% of people are married, 32.3% have never married and 11.8% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 30 widowed people living in Omeo.

57.7% of the people living in Omeo over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.5% are working on a part time basis. Omeo has an unemployment rate of 7.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Omeo are 24.0% Managers, 14.2% Labourers, 12.9% Technicians & trades workers, 12.0% Community & personal service workers, 12.0% Professionals, 9.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.7% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Omeo work in are 16.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 15.6% Health care and social assistance, 12.6% Accommodation and food services, 7.4% Mining, 7.4% Construction, 6.9% Retail trade, 6.5% Education and training, 6.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.3% Public administration and safety.

41.3% of homes are fully owned, and 28.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $496 per week and the median household income is $843 per week.

The median rent in Omeo is $148 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $867 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Omeo postcode 3898