Axedale Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Axedale (3551) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 121 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Axedale is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Axedale was 571 and is comprised of approximately 46.9% females and 53.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Axedale is 40 years of age.

88.1% of people living in the suburb of Axedale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.7% South Africa, 0.7% Italy.

98.4% of people living in Axedale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Italian, 0.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Maltese.

The religious makeup of Axedale is 27.1% Catholic, 25.6% No religion, 20.8% Anglican, 6.8% Uniting Church, 5.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.5% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Baptist, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.1% Salvation Army.

51.9% of people are married, 29.9% have never married and 9.0% are divorced and 4.7% are separated. There are 20 widowed people living in Axedale.

56.5% of the people living in Axedale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.4% are working on a part time basis. Axedale has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Axedale are 20.3% Technicians & trades workers, 14.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.6% Professionals, 13.6% Managers, 12.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.2% Labourers, 7.7% Sales workers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Axedale work in are 16.6% Construction, 14.2% Health care and social assistance, 10.4% Manufacturing, 9.0% Retail trade, 6.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.2% Education and training, 5.2% Mining.

40.8% of homes are fully owned, and 48.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 8.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $521 per week and the median household income is $1212 per week.

The median rent in Axedale is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1400 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Axedale postcode 3551