Wodonga Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Wodonga (3690) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Eastern, Victoria. It is about 253 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Wodonga is in the federal electorate of Indi.

In the 2011 census the population of Wodonga was 16,487 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wodonga is 37 years of age.

84.6% of people living in the suburb of Wodonga were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.0% England, 1.0% Germany, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Croatia, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% India, 0.3% Bhutan, 0.3% Austria, 0.2% Nepal, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% Sri Lanka, 0.2% South Eastern Europe, nfd.

90.6% of people living in Wodonga speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 0.7% German, 0.6% Other, 0.5% Croatian, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Serbian, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Wodonga is 28.0% Catholic, 22.2% No religion, 19.4% Anglican, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Uniting Church, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Lutheran, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Baptist, 1.2% Pentecostal.

44.4% of people are married, 34.7% have never married and 10.3% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 864 widowed people living in Wodonga.

57.1% of the people living in Wodonga over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.4% are working on a part time basis. Wodonga has an unemployment rate of 6.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Wodonga are 16.3% Professionals, 16.3% Technicians & trades workers, 13.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.7% Labourers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Sales workers, 9.6% Managers, 8.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wodonga work in are 13.6% Health care and social assistance, 13.5% Manufacturing, 12.8% Retail trade, 9.2% Public administration and safety, 8.4% Construction, 7.4% Education and training, 7.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.0% Other services.

29.6% of homes are fully owned, and 30.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $523 per week and the median household income is $931 per week.

The median rent in Wodonga is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1375 per month.

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