Bermagui

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,319 people were counted in Bermagui: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 2.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Bermagui there were 205 children aged 0-14 years and 560 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Bermagui, 1,137 people were Australian citizens, 141 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Bermagui, 54.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 14.8% were separated or divorced, 8.5% were widowed and 21.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Bermagui, 75.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Bermagui were England 3.6%, Germany 1.4%, Scotland 0.8%, New Zealand 0.6% and Ireland 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Bermagui on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 29.5%, Catholic 20.8%, No Religion 13.5%, Presbyterian & Reformed 5.5% and Uniting Church 5.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Bermagui, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 1.1%, Italian 0.8%, French 0.2%, Estonian 0.2% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 85.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 410 people aged 15 years and over in Bermagui were in the labour force. Of these 48.3% worked full-time, 37.8% worked part-time, 1.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.4% were unemployed. 574 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Bermagui, the most common responses for occupation were Associate Professionals 6.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.1%, Professionals 3.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.1%, Managers and Administrators 1.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bermagui, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.2%, Commercial Fishing 3.1%, Food Retailing 3.0%, Personal and Household Good Wholesaling 1.6% and Construction Trade Services 1.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Bermagui, 350 families were counted: of these, 59.4% were couple families without children, 26.3% were couple families with children, 12.6% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Bermagui, 607 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Bermagui, 79.9% were separate houses, 5.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.6% were flats, units or apartments and 4.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Bermagui, 51.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 9.1% were being purchased and 24.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Bermagui, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 44.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 47.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Bermagui, 56.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.5% were single (or lone) person households and 3.3% were group households.