Berowra Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 213 people in Berowra Creek of these 54.5% were male and 45.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Berowra Creek was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.3% of the population.

Of people in Berowra Creek aged 15 years and over, 51.4% were married and 17.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Berowra Creek was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In Berowra Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Berowra Creek was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Berowra Creek 27.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.3% were in primary school, 16.9% in secondary school and 18.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Berowra Creek were Australian 33.2%, English 29.5%, Scottish 6.8%, Irish 6.8% and Pakistani 2.7%.

In Berowra Creek, 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 2.3%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.4%, Scotland 1.4% and United States of America 1.4%.

In Berowra Creek, 61.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Berowra Creek were Anglican 35.6%, No Religion 21.8%, Catholic 20.8%, Islam 3.7% and Christian, nfd 2.8%.

In Berowra Creek 90.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Urdu 3.2%, Dutch 1.4% and Greek 1.4%.

Employment

There were 120 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Berowra Creek. Of these 55.8% were employed full time, 35.0% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Berowra Creek, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Berowra Creek was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Berowra Creek included Professionals 19.8%, Managers 18.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Labourers 9.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.1%, Sales Workers 7.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.3%.

Of the employed people in Berowra Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Medical Services 6.2%, Timber and Hardware Goods Wholesaling 5.4%, Textile, Clothing and Footwear Wholesaling 4.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.5% and Public Order and Safety Services 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Berowra Creek was $568.

In Berowra Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.9%, Walked only 11.6%, Car as driver, other 6.2%, Truck 3.6% and Motorbike/scooter 2.7%. On the day, 3.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Berowra Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.2% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Berowra Creek, 34.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Berowra Creek, 50.0% were couple families with children, 44.4% were couple families without children and 5.6% were one parent families.

In Berowra Creek 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Berowra Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,083 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Berowra Creek, of couple families with children, 18.0% had both partners employed full-time, 8.0% had both employed part-time and 38.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Berowra Creek, 51.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 48.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Berowra Creek, 88.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 11.8% were other dwellings.

In Berowra Creek, of occupied private dwellings 9.6% had 1 bedroom, 22.9% had 2 bedrooms and 26.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Berowra Creek, 41.9% were owned outright, 36.0% were owned with a mortgage and 15.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Berowra Creek, of all households, 67.5% were family households, 32.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Berowra Creek, 32.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Berowra Creek, 26.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Berowra Creek, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 3 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 0 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

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

In Berowra Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Berowra Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $800.