Swan Hill Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Swan Hill (3585) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Western, Victoria. It is about 303 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Swan Hill is in the federal electorate of Mallee.

In the 2011 census the population of Swan Hill was 10,431 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Swan Hill is 38 years of age.

85.4% of people living in the suburb of Swan Hill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.9% India, 1.3% Italy, 0.9% England, 0.8% Philippines, 0.6% Afghanistan, 0.4% New Zealand, 0.3% Sudan, 0.2% Scotland, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.2% Indonesia, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% Pakistan.

87.7% of people living in Swan Hill speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Italian, 1.4% Other, 1.3% Punjabi, 0.5% Tagalog, 0.4% Dari, 0.3% Arabic, 0.3% Persian, 0.3% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Swan Hill is 27.7% Catholic, 22.1% No religion, 15.1% Anglican, 10.1% Uniting Church, 7.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Churches of Christ, 1.5% Islam, 1.4% Other Religious Groups.

48.8% of people are married, 32.4% have never married and 7.1% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 707 widowed people living in Swan Hill.

60.4% of the people living in Swan Hill over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.2% are working on a part time basis. Swan Hill has an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Swan Hill are 17.3% Professionals, 15.0% Managers, 14.2% Technicians & trades workers, 12.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.1% Sales workers, 11.4% Labourers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 5.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Swan Hill work in are 13.9% Retail trade, 13.1% Health care and social assistance, 9.1% Manufacturing, 8.6% Education and training, 7.7% Construction, 7.1% Accommodation and food services, 6.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.3% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Transport, postal and warehousing.

33.3% of homes are fully owned, and 29.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 33.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $508 per week and the median household income is $886 per week.

The median rent in Swan Hill is $170 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Swan Hill postcode 3585