Stawell Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Stawell (3380) is a suburb of South Western Victoria, Grampians, Victoria. It is about 211 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Stawell is in the federal electorate of Mallee.

In the 2011 census the population of Stawell was 6,150 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

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

88.0% of people living in the suburb of Stawell were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.7% England, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% China , 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.1% Taiwan, 0.1% Egypt, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Wales.

92.8% of people living in Stawell speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% German, 0.2% Filipino , 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Tagalog, 0.1% Italian.

The religious makeup of Stawell is 27.5% No religion, 17.4% Catholic, 15.5% Uniting Church, 15.0% Anglican, 9.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.8% Baptist, 1.7% Brethren, 1.0% Christian, nfd.

48.0% of people are married, 30.7% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 466 widowed people living in Stawell.

54.6% of the people living in Stawell over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.4% are working on a part time basis. Stawell has an unemployment rate of 5.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Stawell are 17.4% Labourers, 14.2% Technicians & trades workers, 14.0% Community & personal service workers, 12.5% Professionals, 10.4% Managers, 10.2% Sales workers, 10.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Stawell work in are 15.0% Health care and social assistance, 14.0% Manufacturing, 12.2% Retail trade, 8.4% Accommodation and food services, 7.9% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Mining, 6.4% Construction, 6.0% Education and training, 3.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing.

40.8% of homes are fully owned, and 30.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $452 per week and the median household income is $824 per week.

The median rent in Stawell is $145 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $964 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Stawell postcode 3380