Clunes Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Clunes (3370) is a suburb of South Western Victoria, Ballaratt, Victoria. It is about 119 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Clunes is in the federal electorate of Ballarat.

In the 2011 census the population of Clunes was 1,656 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

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

80.6% of people living in the suburb of Clunes were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.1% England, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.3% Netherlands, 1.2% Scotland, 1.0% Germany, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Malta, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Jersey, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% South Eastern Europe, nfd.

92.5% of people living in Clunes speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% German, 0.4% Croatian, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% French, 0.2% Other, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Macedonian.

The religious makeup of Clunes is 27.5% No religion, 18.4% Catholic, 15.0% Anglican, 13.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.1% Uniting Church, 4.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.4% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Baptist, 1.4% Other Religious Groups, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

44.6% of people are married, 29.7% have never married and 12.5% are divorced and 5.8% are separated. There are 101 widowed people living in Clunes.

51.2% of the people living in Clunes over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.1% are working on a part time basis. Clunes has an unemployment rate of 9.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Clunes are 19.2% Technicians & trades workers, 15.1% Labourers, 14.9% Professionals, 13.4% Managers, 11.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.1% Community & personal service workers, 9.1% Sales workers, 5.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Clunes work in are 13.1% Manufacturing, 13.1% Health care and social assistance, 11.5% Retail trade, 9.1% Education and training, 8.6% Construction, 6.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 6.2% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Professional, scientific and technical services.

44.3% of homes are fully owned, and 37.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $385 per week and the median household income is $714 per week.

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

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Clunes postcode 3370