St Arnaud Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

St Arnaud (3478) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Western, Victoria. It is about 202 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. St Arnaud is in the federal electorate of Mallee.

In the 2011 census the population of St Arnaud was 2,619 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of St Arnaud is 47 years of age.

90.7% of people living in the suburb of St Arnaud were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.7% England, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% India, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Morocco, 0.2% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Austria, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Croatia, 0.2% Indonesia.

94.8% of people living in St Arnaud speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Croatian, 0.2% French, 0.2% Greek, 0.1% Other , 0.1% Spanish.

The religious makeup of St Arnaud is 25.6% Catholic, 20.2% Anglican, 19.1% No religion, 18.5% Uniting Church, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Churches of Christ, 1.0% Salvation Army, 0.8% Christian, nfd, 0.7% Lutheran.

49.9% of people are married, 29.4% have never married and 7.5% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 206 widowed people living in St Arnaud.

55.2% of the people living in St Arnaud over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.1% are working on a part time basis. St Arnaud has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in St Arnaud are 19.9% Labourers, 17.9% Managers, 14.1% Technicians & trades workers, 11.5% Professionals, 9.4% Sales workers, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 9.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from St Arnaud work in are 18.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 14.4% Health care and social assistance, 11.9% Manufacturing, 11.3% Retail trade, 5.7% Education and training, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.1% Public administration and safety, 4.4% Construction.

47.6% of homes are fully owned, and 28.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $410 per week and the median household income is $725 per week.

The median rent in St Arnaud is $130 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $867 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for St Arnaud postcode 3478