Woodside Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Woodside (3874) is a suburb of South Eastern Victoria, Gippsland, Victoria. It is about 184 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Woodside is in the federal electorate of Gippsland.

In the 2011 census the population of Woodside was 488 and is comprised of approximately 46.7% females and 53.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Woodside is 51 years of age.

87.4% of people living in the suburb of Woodside were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.3% England, 1.9% Germany, 1.4% Italy, 1.2% Netherlands, 1.0% New Zealand.

94.9% of people living in Woodside speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% German, 1.2% Greek, 0.6% Samoan.

The religious makeup of Woodside is 29.0% Anglican, 26.2% No religion, 17.6% Catholic, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.7% Uniting Church, 5.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Buddhism, 1.6% Baptist, 1.4% Lutheran, 1.2% Other religious affiliation .

53.8% of people are married, 22.0% have never married and 13.3% are divorced and 5.7% are separated. There are 21 widowed people living in Woodside.

56.0% of the people living in Woodside over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.9% are working on a part time basis. Woodside has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Woodside are 28.8% Managers, 12.6% Labourers, 11.3% Professionals, 10.4% Community & personal service workers, 10.4% Technicians & trades workers, 9.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.1% Sales workers, 6.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Woodside work in are 26.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.1% Construction, 8.1% Retail trade, 7.7% Accommodation and food services, 5.9% Education and training, 5.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.5% Mining, 4.5% Public administration and safety.

57.4% of homes are fully owned, and 26.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $433 per week and the median household income is $773 per week.

The median rent in Woodside is $165 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $650 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Woodside postcode 3874