Boort Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Boort (3537) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Western, Victoria. It is about 219 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Boort is in the federal electorate of Murray.

In the 2011 census the population of Boort was 1,173 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Boort is 49 years of age.

91.9% of people living in the suburb of Boort were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.1% England, 0.7% India, 0.6% Greece, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.5% Switzerland, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Scotland.

95.4% of people living in Boort speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% German, 0.3% Samoan, 0.3% French, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.3% Thai, 0.3% Indonesian.

The religious makeup of Boort is 21.8% No religion, 17.4% Uniting Church, 15.0% Anglican, 14.4% Catholic, 10.3% Baptist, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Churches of Christ, 0.5% Pentecostal.

59.4% of people are married, 22.4% have never married and 6.7% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 77 widowed people living in Boort.

59.0% of the people living in Boort over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.5% are working on a part time basis. Boort has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Boort are 37.0% Managers, 15.0% Professionals, 10.4% Labourers, 9.4% Technicians & trades workers, 7.4% Sales workers, 6.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 5.8% Community & personal service workers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Boort work in are 37.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.0% Retail trade, 8.2% Education and training, 7.0% Construction, 4.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.2% Public administration and safety, 4.0% Accommodation and food services, 2.6% Other services.

53.8% of homes are fully owned, and 23.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $396 per week and the median household income is $816 per week.

The median rent in Boort is $95 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $758 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Boort postcode 3537