Yea Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Yea (3717) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Shepparton & Central North, Victoria. It is about 78 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Yea is in the federal electorate of Indi.

In the 2011 census the population of Yea was 1,595 and is comprised of approximately 50.0% females and 50.0% males.

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

85.6% of people living in the suburb of Yea were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.3% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.8% Greece, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% Philippines, 0.4% Finland, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Thailand, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Hungary, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% China , 0.3% Italy.

93.5% of people living in Yea speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Greek, 0.7% Italian, 0.5% Mandarin, 0.4% Serbian, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Khmer, 0.2% Portuguese.

The religious makeup of Yea is 30.5% No religion, 22.4% Anglican, 21.3% Catholic, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.7% Uniting Church, 1.1% Lutheran, 1.0% Christian, nfd, 0.9% Buddhism, 0.8% Eastern Orthodox.

51.6% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 118 widowed people living in Yea.

47.9% of the people living in Yea over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 39.8% are working on a part time basis. Yea has an unemployment rate of 4.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Yea are 18.7% Managers, 17.5% Professionals, 15.1% Technicians & trades workers, 12.3% Labourers, 11.0% Community & personal service workers, 9.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.7% Sales workers, 6.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Yea work in are 12.6% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.1% Accommodation and food services, 10.1% Construction, 9.3% Retail trade, 9.0% Education and training, 8.3% Manufacturing, 7.8% Public administration and safety, 4.1% Wholesale trade.

48.6% of homes are fully owned, and 26.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $438 per week and the median household income is $789 per week.

The median rent in Yea is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1320 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Yea postcode 3717