Tarrington Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Tarrington (3301) is a suburb of South Western Victoria, Grampians, Victoria. It is about 252 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Tarrington is in the federal electorate of Wannon.

In the 2011 census the population of Tarrington was 450 and is comprised of approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Tarrington is 39 years of age.

92.0% of people living in the suburb of Tarrington were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.6% New Zealand, 0.9% Scotland, 0.7% England.

94.9% of people living in Tarrington speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other.

The religious makeup of Tarrington is 34.1% Lutheran, 16.9% Catholic, 14.0% No religion, 9.8% Uniting Church, 8.4% Anglican, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 0.9% Pentecostal, 0.7% Baptist.

65.4% of people are married, 22.4% have never married and 6.7% are divorced and 1.7% are separated. There are 13 widowed people living in Tarrington.

61.6% of the people living in Tarrington over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.0% are working on a part time basis. Tarrington has an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Tarrington are 34.7% Managers, 19.2% Professionals, 11.3% Labourers, 8.4% Technicians & trades workers, 7.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.7% Sales workers, 6.3% Community & personal service workers, 5.4% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Tarrington work in are 31.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.6% Health care and social assistance, 12.2% Education and training, 6.7% Retail trade, 6.7% Wholesale trade, 6.3% Construction, 5.0% Mining, 4.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.8% Professional, scientific and technical services.

55.0% of homes are fully owned, and 30.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 10.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $563 per week and the median household income is $1265 per week.

The median rent in Tarrington is $129 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1780 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Tarrington postcode 3301