Birchip Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Birchip (3483) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Western, Victoria. It is about 274 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Birchip is in the federal electorate of Mallee.

In the 2011 census the population of Birchip was 662 and is comprised of approximately 50.5% females and 49.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Birchip is 46 years of age.

83.5% of people living in the suburb of Birchip were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% New Zealand, 1.8% England, 1.4% India, 1.2% Philippines, 0.6% Canada, 0.5% Fiji, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Sri Lanka.

92.3% of people living in Birchip speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Other, 0.9% Tagalog, 0.6% Vietnamese, 0.6% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Birchip is 37.8% Catholic, 18.1% Uniting Church, 14.8% No religion, 14.4% Anglican, 6.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.9% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Hinduism, 0.9% Christian, nfd, 0.9% Baptist.

51.1% of people are married, 26.6% have never married and 7.6% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 64 widowed people living in Birchip.

58.2% of the people living in Birchip over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.3% are working on a part time basis. Birchip has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Birchip are 22.6% Managers, 21.1% Professionals, 14.3% Technicians & trades workers, 9.3% Labourers, 8.6% Community & personal service workers, 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.5% Sales workers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Birchip work in are 19.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 19.3% Health care and social assistance, 12.8% Education and training, 6.6% Retail trade, 5.8% Other services, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 5.1% Wholesale trade, 5.1% Construction, 4.4% Professional, scientific and technical services.

51.8% of homes are fully owned, and 21.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $440 per week and the median household income is $734 per week.

The median rent in Birchip is $100 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $650 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Birchip postcode 3483