Barraba (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,130 people were counted in Barraba (A): of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Of the total population 3.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba (A) there were 386 children aged 0-14 years and 815 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba (A), 2,026 people were Australian citizens, 121 were born overseas and 6 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba (A), 56.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.8% were separated or divorced, 9.9% were widowed and 23.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba (A), 90.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Barraba (A) were England 2.0%, New Zealand 0.9%, Germany 0.4%, Philippines 0.3% and Scotland 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Barraba (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 52.6%, Catholic 21.5%, Uniting Church 6.0%, No Religion 5.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.3%, Hindi 0.3%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.2%, Swedish 0.1% and Cantonese 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 882 people aged 15 years and over in Barraba (A) were in the labour force. Of these 58.4% worked full-time, 26.9% worked part-time, 4.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.4% were unemployed. 812 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 13.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.9%, Professionals 4.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.5%, Associate Professionals 3.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Barraba (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 17.2%, Health Services 2.9%, Education 2.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.1% and Government Administration 2.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba (A), 609 families were counted: of these, 48.6% were couple families without children, 38.3% were couple families with children, 11.3% were one parent families and 1.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba (A), 910 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Barraba (A), 93.7% were separate houses, 1.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.3% were flats, units or apartments and 3.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba (A), 57.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 10.4% were being purchased and 16.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 19.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 66.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba (A), 66.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.