Tongala Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Tongala (3621) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Shepparton & Central North, Victoria. It is about 174 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Tongala is in the federal electorate of Murray.

In the 2011 census the population of Tongala was 1,869 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Tongala is 40 years of age.

89.5% of people living in the suburb of Tongala were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.7% England, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Italy, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Denmark, 0.3% China , 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Korea, Republic of .

94.9% of people living in Tongala speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Korean, 0.2% Filipino , 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% German.

The religious makeup of Tongala is 23.6% No religion, 22.8% Anglican, 22.5% Catholic, 8.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.7% Uniting Church, 5.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Pentecostal, 1.8% Lutheran, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 0.7% Baptist.

47.1% of people are married, 32.2% have never married and 8.9% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 137 widowed people living in Tongala.

55.3% of the people living in Tongala over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.0% are working on a part time basis. Tongala has an unemployment rate of 6.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Tongala are 22.0% Labourers, 17.5% Managers, 13.7% Technicians & trades workers, 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.4% Professionals, 9.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.4% Sales workers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Tongala work in are 23.5% Manufacturing, 15.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.6% Health care and social assistance, 9.6% Retail trade, 7.6% Construction, 4.8% Accommodation and food services, 4.5% Education and training, 3.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.6% Public administration and safety.

34.3% of homes are fully owned, and 40.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $449 per week and the median household income is $834 per week.

The median rent in Tongala is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Tongala postcode 3621