Golden Point Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Golden Point (3350) is a suburb of South Western Victoria, Ballaratt, Victoria. It is about 101 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Golden Point is in the federal electorate of Ballarat.

In the 2011 Census the population of Golden Point is 2,187 and is comprised of 52.4% females and 47.6% males.

The median/average age of the Golden Point population is 35 years of age, 2 years below the Australian average.

82.7% of people living in Golden Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 2.2%, China 1.9%, India 1.1%, New Zealand 0.9%, United States of America 0.5%.

89.3% of people speak English as their first language 1% Mandarin, 0.5% Punjabi, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Nuer, 0.2% Gaelic (Scotland).

The religious make up of Golden Point is 33.7% No Religion, 23.6% Catholic, 11.8% Anglican, 6.8% Uniting Church, 3% Presbyterian and Reformed.

37.1% of people are married, 43.7% have never married and 9.8% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 98 widowed people living in Golden Point.

53.4% of the people living in Golden Point are employed full time, 34.8% are working on a part time basis. Golden Point has an unemployment rate of 6.8%.

The main occupations of people from Golden Point are Professionals 23.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.1%, Labourers 10.5%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Managers 9.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.3%.

The median individual income is $460.00 per week and the median household income is $871.00 per week.

28.7% of homes are fully owned, and 31.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.4% of homes are rented.

The median rent in Golden Point is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1228 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Golden Point postcode 3350