Katandra West Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Katandra West (3634) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Shepparton & Central North, Victoria. It is about 183 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Katandra West is in the federal electorate of Murray.

In the 2011 census the population of Katandra West was 747 and is comprised of approximately 49.7% females and 50.3% males.

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

92.5% of people living in the suburb of Katandra West were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.5% New Zealand, 1.3% Netherlands, 0.7% United States of America, 0.5% England.

97.0% of people living in Katandra West speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Italian, 0.4% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Katandra West is 26.3% Catholic, 21.1% No religion, 21.0% Uniting Church, 15.3% Anglican, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Eastern Orthodox, 0.9% Other religious affiliation , 0.8% Christian, nfd, 0.5% Baptist.

57.8% of people are married, 27.8% have never married and 7.8% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Katandra West.

58.6% of the people living in Katandra West over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.5% are working on a part time basis. Katandra West has an unemployment rate of 3.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Katandra West are 24.1% Managers, 14.9% Professionals, 14.4% Technicians & trades workers, 12.0% Labourers, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 9.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.3% Sales workers, 6.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Katandra West work in are 20.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 16.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.0% Manufacturing, 8.7% Retail trade, 6.6% Education and training, 6.6% Construction, 4.5% Public administration and safety, 4.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.0% Electricity, gas, water and waste services.

33.2% of homes are fully owned, and 49.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $488 per week and the median household income is $1064 per week.

The median rent in Katandra West is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Katandra West postcode 3634