Porepunkah Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Porepunkah (3740) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Eastern, Victoria. It is about 212 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Porepunkah is in the federal electorate of Indi.

In the 2011 census the population of Porepunkah was 953 and is comprised of approximately 50.9% females and 49.1% males.

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

84.5% of people living in the suburb of Porepunkah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 1.2% Germany, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.1% Scotland, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% Poland, 0.5% France, 0.5% Croatia, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Slovenia, 0.5% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.5% Malta, 0.4% Malaysia.

93.6% of people living in Porepunkah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Italian, 1.4% German, 1.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Dutch, 0.5% Serbian, 0.3% Croatian, 0.3% French, 0.3% Other.

The religious makeup of Porepunkah is 34.1% No religion, 18.8% Catholic, 18.5% Anglican, 11.8% Uniting Church, 6.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Eastern Orthodox, 0.9% Lutheran.

52.7% of people are married, 28.9% have never married and 10.2% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 45 widowed people living in Porepunkah.

53.7% of the people living in Porepunkah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.9% are working on a part time basis. Porepunkah has an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Porepunkah are 19.1% Managers, 17.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.4% Professionals, 12.1% Sales workers, 11.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Labourers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 5.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Porepunkah work in are 18.3% Accommodation and food services, 13.0% Construction, 11.7% Retail trade, 9.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.0% Health care and social assistance, 6.5% Public administration and safety, 5.9% Education and training, 5.7% Manufacturing, 4.1% Transport, postal and warehousing.

42.9% of homes are fully owned, and 34.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $475 per week and the median household income is $817 per week.

The median rent in Porepunkah is $180 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1200 per month.

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