Violet Town Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Violet Town (3669) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Shepparton & Central North, Victoria. It is about 147 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Violet Town is in the federal electorate of Murray.

In the 2011 census the population of Violet Town was 1,084 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Violet Town is 53 years of age.

86.7% of people living in the suburb of Violet Town were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.8% England, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.7% India, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Thailand, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% Wales, 0.5% Timor-Leste, 0.4% South Africa.

94.5% of people living in Violet Town speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.6% Other , 0.6% Thai, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% German, 0.3% Serbian.

The religious makeup of Violet Town is 28.5% No religion, 19.2% Anglican, 18.7% Catholic, 12.3% Uniting Church, 7.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Buddhism, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Salvation Army, 0.7% Baptist.

49.1% of people are married, 23.9% have never married and 11.4% are divorced and 4.8% are separated. There are 99 widowed people living in Violet Town.

49.6% of the people living in Violet Town over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 39.4% are working on a part time basis. Violet Town has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Violet Town are 23.1% Managers, 16.6% Professionals, 15.1% Technicians & trades workers, 12.4% Labourers, 9.5% Community & personal service workers, 9.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.6% Sales workers, 4.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Violet Town work in are 20.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 15.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.7% Education and training, 7.6% Retail trade, 7.2% Manufacturing, 6.5% Construction, 6.1% Public administration and safety, 5.3% Accommodation and food services, 4.4% Professional, scientific and technical services.

50.5% of homes are fully owned, and 29.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $437 per week and the median household income is $807 per week.

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

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Violet Town postcode 3669

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