Ouyen Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Ouyen (3490) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Western, Victoria. It is about 386 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Ouyen is in the federal electorate of Mallee.

In the 2011 census the population of Ouyen was 1,082 and is comprised of approximately 49.0% females and 51.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ouyen is 48 years of age.

89.1% of people living in the suburb of Ouyen were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.3% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.8% India, 0.5% Sri Lanka, 0.5% Nigeria, 0.4% China .

93.3% of people living in Ouyen speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.5% Punjabi, 0.5% Russian, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Tamil.

The religious makeup of Ouyen is 24.5% Catholic, 19.3% Uniting Church, 18.3% Anglican, 17.0% No religion, 9.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Lutheran, 1.0% Other Religious Groups, 0.7% Buddhism, 0.7% Baptist.

53.1% of people are married, 25.9% have never married and 6.3% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 109 widowed people living in Ouyen.

59.6% of the people living in Ouyen over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.6% are working on a part time basis. Ouyen has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Ouyen are 21.5% Managers, 13.9% Labourers, 13.7% Professionals, 13.5% Technicians & trades workers, 11.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 6.4% Sales workers, 0.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ouyen work in are 16.3% Health care and social assistance, 13.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.5% Retail trade, 10.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.3% Education and training, 7.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Construction, 4.8% Mining.

53.1% of homes are fully owned, and 20.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $445 per week and the median household income is $795 per week.

The median rent in Ouyen is $110 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $780 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ouyen postcode 3490