People — demographics

In the 2006 Census, 2,272 people were usually resident in St Arnaud (State Suburbs): of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.3% of people usually resident in St Arnaud (State Suburbs) were children aged 0-14 years, and 37.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 45 years.

In the 2006 Census, 94.5% of people usually resident in St Arnaud (State Suburbs) were Australian citizens, 4.3% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 49.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in St Arnaud (State Suburbs) were married, 11.9% were either separated or divorced, 11.1% were widowed and 28.2% were never married.

People — cultural & language diversity

People — employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 972 people aged 15 years and over in St Arnaud (State Suburbs) were in the labour force. Of these 58.2% worked full-time, 31.3% worked part-time, 2.4% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.8% were unemployed. 809 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census in St Arnaud (State Suburbs), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $341, the median family income was $782 and the median household income was $599.

Families — family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 571 families in St Arnaud (State Suburbs): of these 45.9% were couple families without children, 37.3% were couple families with children, 14.4% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 973 occupied private dwellings were counted in St Arnaud (State Suburbs).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in St Arnaud (State Suburbs), 89.1% were separate houses, 2.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.2% were flats, units or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in St Arnaud (State Suburbs), 48.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.0% were owned with a mortgage and 20.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in St Arnaud (State Suburbs), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 18.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 25.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 51.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwellings — dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in St Arnaud (State Suburbs), the median weekly rent was $101. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $624. The average people per household was 2.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Dwellings — household composition

In the 2006 Census in St Arnaud (State Suburbs), 58.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 35.6% were single (or lone) person households and 3.5% were group households.