Hopetoun Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Hopetoun (3396) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Western, Victoria. It is about 328 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Hopetoun is in the federal electorate of Mallee.

In the 2011 census the population of Hopetoun was 555 and is comprised of approximately 52.4% females and 47.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hopetoun is 51 years of age.

89.4% of people living in the suburb of Hopetoun were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.2% New Zealand, 1.8% England, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Zimbabwe, 0.7% United States of America, 0.5% India.

93.9% of people living in Hopetoun speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Other, 1.1% Arabic, 0.5% French.

The religious makeup of Hopetoun is 24.3% Catholic, 17.8% No religion, 17.4% Uniting Church, 11.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 10.4% Anglican, 7.2% Baptist, 6.8% Lutheran, 1.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Other religious affiliation .

52.8% of people are married, 22.8% have never married and 5.5% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 73 widowed people living in Hopetoun.

63.6% of the people living in Hopetoun over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.5% are working on a part time basis. Hopetoun has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Hopetoun are 21.7% Professionals, 21.2% Managers, 16.4% Labourers, 11.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.6% Technicians & trades workers, 10.6% Community & personal service workers, 6.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 1.8% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Hopetoun work in are 20.3% Health care and social assistance, 16.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.7% Education and training, 9.3% Public administration and safety, 7.5% Construction, 6.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.8% Accommodation and food services, 4.8% Other services, 4.4% Retail trade.

59.3% of homes are fully owned, and 19.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $439 per week and the median household income is $814 per week.

The median rent in Hopetoun is $130 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $676 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Hopetoun postcode 3396