Bunyip Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Bunyip (3815) is a suburb of South Eastern Victoria, Gippsland, Victoria. It is about 72 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Bunyip is in the federal electorate of McMillan.

In the 2011 census the population of Bunyip was 2,232 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

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

85.7% of people living in the suburb of Bunyip were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.5% England, 0.7% Italy, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Germany, 0.4% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% France, 0.3% Poland, 0.2% Hungary, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Malta, 0.2% Philippines.

94.1% of people living in Bunyip speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Italian, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Filipino , 0.3% Polish, 0.3% German, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Bunyip is 29.0% Catholic, 28.4% No religion, 18.5% Anglican, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.2% Uniting Church, 4.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Baptist, 0.9% Pentecostal, 0.8% Lutheran.

54.7% of people are married, 28.5% have never married and 8.3% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 105 widowed people living in Bunyip.

59.5% of the people living in Bunyip 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. Bunyip has an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Bunyip are 21.1% Technicians & trades workers, 15.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.1% Managers, 11.6% Professionals, 10.9% Labourers, 9.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.0% Community & personal service workers, 7.7% Sales workers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bunyip work in are 17.3% Construction, 10.7% Manufacturing, 10.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.7% Retail trade, 7.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.6% Education and training, 4.6% Other services, 4.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.1% Professional, scientific and technical services.

35.9% of homes are fully owned, and 47.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $509 per week and the median household income is $1262 per week.

The median rent in Bunyip is $225 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bunyip postcode 3815