Burketown

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30271
People 201
Male 105
Female 96
Median age 33
Families 47
Average children per family 2.5
All private dwellings 96
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,208
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $90
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Total 201 -- 4,332,739 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 105 52.2 2,148,221 49.6 10,634,013 49.4
Female 96 47.8 2,184,518 50.4 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 85 42.3 155,825 3.6 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 201 people in Burketown of these 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 42.3% of the population.

Age
People
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 16 7.9 297,893 6.9 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 15 7.4 286,989 6.6 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 16 7.9 290,982 6.7 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 8 3.9 293,917 6.8 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 13 6.4 293,845 6.8 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 10 4.9 300,709 6.9 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 26 12.8 286,697 6.6 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 13 6.4 308,180 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 10 4.9 312,567 7.2 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 12 5.9 302,744 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 15 7.4 288,140 6.7 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 19 9.4 257,962 6.0 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 13 6.4 243,125 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 10 4.9 185,758 4.3 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 4 2.0 136,885 3.2 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 0 0.0 99,572 2.3 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 3 1.5 76,971 1.8 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 69,801 1.6 402,681 1.9
Median age 33 -- 36 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Burketown was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.9% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 39 25.5 1,655,245 47.9 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 4 2.6 114,427 3.3 529,280 3.0
Divorced 21 13.7 314,681 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 4 2.6 173,469 5.0 949,634 5.5
Never married 85 55.6 1,199,054 34.7 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Burketown aged 15 years and over, 25.5% were married and 16.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 38 -- 48 -- 49 --
Divorced 59 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 58 -- 77 -- 78 --
Never married 33 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Burketown was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 33 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 21 19.3 1,487,139 48.4 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 36 33.0 342,988 11.2 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 52 47.7 1,239,440 40.4 6,413,399 41.3

In Burketown, of people aged 15 years and over, 19.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 33.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 40 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 34 -- 35 --
Not married 63 -- 33 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Burketown was 40 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 50,615 3.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 11 16.4 258,616 20.2 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 72,713 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 0 0.0 48,450 3.8 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 0 0.0 154,133 12.0 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 9 13.4 51,966 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 0 0.0 52,454 4.1 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 79,238 6.2 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 173,433 13.5 932,524 14.3
Other 0 0.0 28,841 2.2 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 47 70.1 311,791 24.3 1,511,694 23.2
Total 67 -- 1,282,250 -- 6,503,580 --

In Burketown 32.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.4% were in primary school, 13.4% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 92 38.3 1,587,992 27.4 7,098,486 25.4
English 56 23.3 1,629,463 28.1 7,238,533 25.9
Irish 12 5.0 484,929 8.4 2,087,758 7.5
German 12 5.0 270,890 4.7 898,674 3.2
Australian Aboriginal 9 3.8 30,656 0.5 127,668 0.5

The most common ancestries in Burketown were Australian 38.3%, English 23.3%, Irish 5.0%, German 5.0% and Australian Aboriginal 3.8%.

Country of birth Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 159 77.9 3,192,114 73.7 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 3 1.5 179,496 4.1 911,593 4.2
Germany 3 1.5 21,029 0.5 108,002 0.5
Papua New Guinea 3 1.5 14,499 0.3 26,787 0.1
Philippines 3 1.5 29,463 0.7 171,234 0.8

In Burketown, 77.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.5%, Germany 1.5%, Papua New Guinea 1.5% and Philippines 1.5%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 15 9.9 1,057,879 26.3 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 5 3.3 282,588 7.0 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 12 7.9 210,570 5.2 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 120 78.9 2,471,958 61.4 10,757,087 53.7

In Burketown, 78.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Anglican 42 20.8 817,834 18.9 3,679,907 17.1
No Religion 34 16.8 955,783 22.1 4,796,787 22.3
Catholic 26 12.9 1,032,928 23.8 5,439,268 25.3
Christian, nfd 8 4.0 122,644 2.8 470,942 2.2
Jehovah's Witnesses 8 4.0 25,428 0.6 85,635 0.4

The most common responses for religion in Burketown were Anglican 20.8%, No Religion 16.8%, Catholic 12.9%, Christian, nfd 4.0% and Jehovah's Witnesses 4.0%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Filipino 3 1.5 8,696 0.2 55,400 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 157 77.3 3,675,957 84.8 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 0 0.0 183,987 11.9 1,579,949 20.4

In Burketown 77.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Filipino 1.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 51 53.7 1,302,955 60.0 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 23 24.2 611,296 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 21 22.1 125,025 5.8 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 0 0.0 131,798 6.1 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 95 -- 2,171,074 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 95 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Burketown. Of these 53.7% were employed full time, 24.2% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 8 8.2 211,872 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 8 8.2 179,614 8.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 7 7.2 219,806 10.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 8 8.2 369,264 18.1 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 47 48.5 933,696 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Burketown, 8.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.5% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 40 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 39 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Burketown was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 18 18.8 385,581 18.9 2,145,442 21.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 16 16.7 299,326 14.7 1,483,558 14.7
Managers 14 14.6 245,606 12.0 1,293,970 12.9
Machinery Operators And Drivers 14 14.6 149,322 7.3 659,551 6.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 12 12.5 304,563 14.9 1,425,146 14.2
Labourers 12 12.5 215,235 10.6 947,608 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 10 10.4 202,978 10.0 971,897 9.7

The only other responses for occupation in Burketown were Professionals 18.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.7%, Managers 14.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.5%, Labourers 12.5% and Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 33 34.0 29,987 1.5 136,792 1.4
Metal Ore Mining 7 7.2 9,983 0.5 60,783 0.6
School Education 5 5.2 101,926 5.0 467,373 4.6
Forestry Support Services 4 4.1 327 0.0 2,168 0.0
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 3 3.1 21,787 1.1 81,382 0.8

Of the employed people in Burketown, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 34.0%, Metal Ore Mining 7.2%, School Education 5.2%, Forestry Support Services 4.1% and Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 3.1%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 717 -- 587 -- 577 --
Family 1,312 -- 1,453 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,208 -- 1,235 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Burketown was $717.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Walked only 36 37.1 75,560 3.7 377,043 3.7
Car, as driver 35 36.1 1,248,542 61.2 6,059,972 60.2
Bus 3 3.1 67,191 3.3 301,187 3.0
Car, as passenger 3 3.1 125,269 6.1 537,638 5.3
Truck 3 3.1 25,605 1.3 104,746 1.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 3 3.1 154,773 7.6 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 35 36.1 1,378,983 67.6 6,620,840 65.8

In Burketown, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 37.1%, Car, as driver 36.1%, Bus 3.1%, Car, as passenger 3.1% and Truck 3.1%. On the day, 3.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 36.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 78 50.3 2,474,102 71.6 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 24 15.6 986,298 28.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 11 7.0 353,373 10.2 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 36 23.2 645,543 18.7 3,090,874 17.8

In Burketown, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.6% provided care for children and 7.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 27 17.3 772,078 22.3 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 26 16.7 915,272 26.5 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 16 10.3 425,045 12.3 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 12 7.7 361,710 10.5 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Burketown, 16.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 19 40.4 453,102 39.5 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 15 31.9 491,200 42.8 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 10 21.3 184,547 16.1 901,637 15.9
Other family 3 6.4 19,330 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Burketown, 31.9% were couple families with children, 40.4% were couple families without children and 21.3% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 17.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 100.0 -- 82.1 -- 82.4

In Burketown 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Families without children 2,200 -- 2,011 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 841 -- 2,256 -- 2,310 --

In Burketown, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $841 and those without children was $2,200.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 10 34.5 216,006 22.9 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 34,300 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 4 13.8 197,353 20.9 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 0 0.0 144,966 15.4 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 0 0.0 47,188 5.0 251,191 5.4
Both not working 0 0.0 174,355 18.5 899,598 19.2
Other 8 27.6 58,603 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 7 24.1 71,530 7.6 314,529 6.7

In Burketown, of couple families with children, 34.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 13.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 62 93.9 1,547,303 89.7 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 4 6.1 177,911 10.3 934,470 10.7

In Burketown, 93.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.1% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 44 72.1 1,215,302 78.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 4.9 129,429 8.4 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 181,717 11.7 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 14 23.0 19,575 1.3 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Burketown, 72.1% were separate houses, 4.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 23.0% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 4.9 8,676 0.6 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 8 13.1 64,983 4.2 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 17 27.9 260,607 16.8 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 27 44.3 651,208 42.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 6 9.8 532,756 34.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 29,075 1.9 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.4 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Burketown, of occupied private dwellings 13.1% had 1 bedroom, 27.9% had 2 bedrooms and 44.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13 21.3 448,615 29.0 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 3 4.9 533,870 34.5 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 45 73.8 513,413 33.2 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 0 0.0 14,306 0.9 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 37,100 2.4 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Burketown, 21.3% were owned outright, 4.9% were owned with a mortgage and 73.8% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 38 64.4 1,120,828 72.4 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 21 35.6 353,509 22.8 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 0 0.0 72,967 4.7 321,007 4.1

In Burketown, of all households, 64.4% were family households, 35.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

Household income Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 19.6 -- 22.8 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.5 -- 10.2 -- 11.2

In Burketown, 19.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 90 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 88.1 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 0.0 -- 11.9 -- 10.4

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,850 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 90.3 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 0.0 -- 9.7 -- 9.9

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 11 17.7 110,842 7.2 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 21 33.9 547,575 35.4 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 20 32.3 575,735 37.2 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 7 11.3 267,081 17.3 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3 4.8 46,071 3.0 234,292 3.0

In Burketown, 33.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 84 -- 155,825 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 39 46.4 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 45 53.6 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 20 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Burketown, there were 84 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 39 (or 46.4%) were male and 45 (or 53.6%) were female. The median age was 20 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.

Dwelling characteristics Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.4 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 1,187 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

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

In Burketown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 2.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,187.

Mortgage and rent Burketown % Burketown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 105 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Burketown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $105 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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