Longlea Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Longlea (3551) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria. It is about 132 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Longlea is in the federal electorate of Bendigo.

In the 2011 census the population of Longlea was 494 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Longlea is 41 years of age.

93.7% of people living in the suburb of Longlea were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.6% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.8% Germany, 0.8% Scotland.

98.2% of people living in Longlea speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Italian, 0.6% Greek, 0.6% Hungarian.

The religious makeup of Longlea is 27.9% No religion, 25.1% Catholic, 19.6% Anglican, 9.1% Uniting Church, 5.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Baptist, 1.4% Other religious affiliation , 1.0% Pentecostal.

63.1% of people are married, 24.3% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 1.8% are separated. There are 6 widowed people living in Longlea.

57.4% of the people living in Longlea over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.4% are working on a part time basis. Longlea has an unemployment rate of 2.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Longlea are 18.4% Professionals, 16.8% Technicians & trades workers, 16.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.9% Managers, 9.8% Labourers, 9.0% Community & personal service workers, 8.6% Sales workers, 4.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Longlea work in are 13.4% Retail trade, 11.7% Health care and social assistance, 11.3% Construction, 9.3% Manufacturing, 9.3% Education and training, 8.1% Public administration and safety, 4.9% Other services, 4.0% Accommodation and food services, 3.6% Financial and insurance services.

36.4% of homes are fully owned, and 54.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $594 per week and the median household income is $1302 per week.

The median rent in Longlea is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Longlea postcode 3551