Berri

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,214 people were counted in Berri: of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Of the total population 4.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Berri there were 838 children aged 0-14 years and 1,048 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Berri, 3,919 people were Australian citizens, 540 were born overseas and 28 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Berri, 49.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.3% were separated or divorced, 8.8% were widowed and 30.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Berri, 82.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Berri were England 3.9%, Greece 1.3%, New Zealand 0.9%, Germany 0.8% and Croatia 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Berri on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 21.0%, Catholic 17.9%, Uniting Church 12.8%, Anglican 12.4% and Lutheran 10.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Berri, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 3.2%, Italian 0.9%, Croatian 0.7%, Polish 0.4% and German 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,965 people aged 15 years and over in Berri were in the labour force. Of these 61.3% worked full-time, 28.3% worked part-time, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.2% were unemployed. 1,293 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Berri, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 10.0%, Professionals 8.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.5%, Associate Professionals 5.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.2%, Managers and Administrators 4.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Berri, the most common responses for industry of employment included Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 6.0%, Health Services 5.1%, Agriculture 4.8%, Education 3.9% and Business Services 3.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Berri, 1,064 families were counted: of these, 39.7% were couple families without children, 41.5% were couple families with children, 16.9% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Berri, 1,728 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Berri, 69.9% were separate houses, 14.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Berri, 32.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.7% were being purchased and 42.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Berri, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 29.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 30.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 39.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Berri, 61.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 29.2% were single (or lone) person households and 3.5% were group households.