Wahgunyah Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Wahgunyah (3687) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Eastern, Victoria. It is about 239 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Wahgunyah is in the federal electorate of Indi.

In the 2011 census the population of Wahgunyah was 891 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wahgunyah is 42 years of age.

87.6% of people living in the suburb of Wahgunyah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.7% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.9% Germany, 0.6% Netherlands.

92.3% of people living in Wahgunyah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% French, 0.3% Other, 0.3% German.

The religious makeup of Wahgunyah is 27.1% Catholic, 22.8% Anglican, 18.7% No religion, 11.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.3% Uniting Church, 6.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Lutheran, 1.1% Buddhism, 1.0% Pentecostal.

55.1% of people are married, 22.6% have never married and 10.5% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 57 widowed people living in Wahgunyah.

62.9% of the people living in Wahgunyah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.2% are working on a part time basis. Wahgunyah has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Wahgunyah are 23.5% Labourers, 14.8% Technicians & trades workers, 12.8% Managers, 12.5% Professionals, 11.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.4% Sales workers, 6.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wahgunyah work in are 27.4% Manufacturing, 11.3% Retail trade, 10.0% Accommodation and food services, 9.0% Health care and social assistance, 6.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.6% Education and training, 5.1% Public administration and safety, 4.9% Construction, 4.6% Professional, scientific and technical services.

36.5% of homes are fully owned, and 40.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $527 per week and the median household income is $893 per week.

The median rent in Wahgunyah is $185 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1400 per month.

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