Creswick Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Creswick (3363) is a suburb of South Western Victoria, Ballaratt, Victoria. It is about 104 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Creswick is in the federal electorate of Ballarat.

In the 2011 census the population of Creswick was 2,942 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Creswick is 43 years of age.

85.0% of people living in the suburb of Creswick were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.0% England, 1.8% Netherlands, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.5% India, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Luxembourg, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Singapore, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Croatia, 0.2% Russian Federation, 0.2% Philippines, 0.1% Finland.

93.7% of people living in Creswick speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.4% Dutch, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Russian, 0.3% Greek, 0.2% French, 0.2% Tamil.

The religious makeup of Creswick is 28.8% No religion, 23.3% Catholic, 15.7% Anglican, 11.2% Uniting Church, 7.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 0.9% Other religious affiliation , 0.7% Baptist, 0.7% Buddhism.

46.1% of people are married, 30.5% have never married and 10.3% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 234 widowed people living in Creswick.

54.5% of the people living in Creswick over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.3% are working on a part time basis. Creswick has an unemployment rate of 5.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Creswick are 20.8% Technicians & trades workers, 16.8% Professionals, 13.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.8% Labourers, 10.2% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 8.0% Managers, 7.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Creswick work in are 15.3% Health care and social assistance, 11.7% Manufacturing, 11.0% Retail trade, 9.5% Construction, 8.6% Education and training, 8.1% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Public administration and safety, 5.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.9% Professional, scientific and technical services.

38.9% of homes are fully owned, and 35.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $443 per week and the median household income is $860 per week.

The median rent in Creswick is $175 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1203 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Creswick postcode 3363