Chiltern Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Chiltern (3683) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Eastern, Victoria. It is about 236 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Chiltern is in the federal electorate of Indi.

In the 2011 census the population of Chiltern was 1,640 and is comprised of approximately 49.1% females and 50.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Chiltern is 45 years of age.

84.1% of people living in the suburb of Chiltern were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% England, 1.0% Germany, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% Kuwait, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% Fiji, 0.2% Austria.

93.8% of people living in Chiltern speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Serbian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Croatian, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Chiltern is 26.3% No religion, 23.8% Catholic, 19.9% Anglican, 8.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.9% Uniting Church, 4.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Lutheran, 1.2% Other religious affiliation , 1.0% Eastern Orthodox.

53.5% of people are married, 25.8% have never married and 11.9% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 83 widowed people living in Chiltern.

56.8% of the people living in Chiltern 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. Chiltern has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Chiltern are 17.2% Technicians & trades workers, 15.1% Professionals, 13.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.6% Managers, 13.4% Labourers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.8% Sales workers, 0.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Chiltern work in are 17.4% Manufacturing, 12.9% Health care and social assistance, 11.4% Public administration and safety, 10.9% Retail trade, 6.9% Construction, 6.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.2% Education and training, 5.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.5% Other services.

40.1% of homes are fully owned, and 42.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $524 per week and the median household income is $987 per week.

The median rent in Chiltern is $185 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1285 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Chiltern postcode 3683