Berri

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC40100402
Total population 6,534
Total dwellings 3,100
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 296
Male 148
Female 150
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 132
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $739
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,160
Median weekly rent $147

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 279 94.3 28,831 94.7 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 9 3.0 1,039 3.4 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 8 2.7 561 1.8 21,206 3.9
Total 296 -- 30,431 -- 548,370 --
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Male 148 49.7 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 150 50.3 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Berri, there were 296 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 148 (or 49.7%) were male and 150 (or 50.3%) were female.

Age Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 37 12.5 3,580 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 75 25.4 6,969 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 50 16.9 5,897 19.4 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 98 33.2 10,953 36.0 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 25 8.5 1,774 5.8 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 10 3.4 1,260 4.1 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Berri the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 38.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 34 18.1 4,142 20.8 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 3.7 869 4.4 14,925 4.2
Divorced 16 8.5 1,394 7.0 23,126 6.6
Widowed 9 4.8 737 3.7 12,142 3.5
Never married 122 64.9 12,739 64.1 215,347 61.3

In Berri 18.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 51 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 73 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 56 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 62 -- 65 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Berri for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 29 17.4 3,449 20.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 36 21.6 2,642 15.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 102 61.1 10,991 64.3 187,097 60.9

In Berri 17.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 21.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 51 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 28 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 30 -- 28 --

In Berri for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 51 years and in a de facto marriage was 28 years.

Education Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5 4.2 844 6.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 55 46.2 4,561 35.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 15.1 2,580 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 8 6.7 751 5.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 594 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 3 2.5 263 2.0 3,662 1.6
Not stated 30 25.2 3,291 25.5 50,410 22.5
Total 119 -- 12,884 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Berri, 40.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 46.2% were attending a primary school, 15.1% were attending a secondary school and 7.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Ngarrindjeri 13 4.4 238 0.8 256 0.0
Pitjantjatjara 3 1.0 2,094 6.9 3,394 0.6
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English only spoken at home 257 86.2 25,009 82.2 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 86.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Berri. The only other responses for language at home were Ngarrindjeri 4.4% and Pitjantjatjara 1.0%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 36 45.0 4,311 46.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 11 13.8 2,578 27.8 47,035 26.4
Away from work 10 12.5 698 7.5 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 23 28.8 1,670 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 80 -- 9,257 -- 178,170 --

There were 80 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Berri. Of these 45.0% were employed full time, 13.8% were employed part-time and 28.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 28 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 27 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Berri who were employed full time was 28 years and those employed part time was 27 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 360 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 739 -- 842 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Berri was $360 and the median weekly household income was $739.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.4 -- 1.5 --

In Berri, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.3 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 147 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,160 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Berri, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $147 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,160.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 112 84.8 9,815 79.5 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 9 6.8 1,586 12.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 11 8.3 861 7.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 76 0.6 2,949 1.4
Total 132 -- 12,343 -- 209,047 --

In Berri there were 132 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 84.8% were separate houses, 6.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.3% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Berri % Berri South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 7 5.3 1,182 9.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 31 23.7 3,028 24.5 51,761 24.8
Rented 85 64.9 7,430 60.2 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 137 1.1 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 8 6.1 564 4.6 8,338 4.0

In Berri, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 5.3% were owned outright, 23.7% were owned with a mortgage and 64.9% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.