Burra Burri

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 206 people in Burra Burri of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Burra Burri was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.1% of the population.

Of people in Burra Burri aged 15 years and over, 61.6% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Burra Burri was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Burra Burri, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Burra Burri was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 48 years.

In Burra Burri 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 48.1% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 5.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Burra Burri were Australian 38.5%, English 23.7%, German 10.3%, Scottish 7.2% and Irish 4.8%.

In Burra Burri, 85.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.9%, Estonia 1.5%, Germany 1.5% and Switzerland 1.5%.

In Burra Burri, 89.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Burra Burri were Anglican 31.9%, No Religion 15.9%, Lutheran 10.1%, Catholic 9.7% and Uniting Church 8.7%.

In Burra Burri 91.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Estonian 1.4%.

Employment

There were 117 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Burra Burri. Of these 72.6% were employed full time, 16.2% were employed part-time and 3.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Burra Burri, 6.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 71.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Burra Burri was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Burra Burri included Managers 52.3%, Labourers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.3%, Professionals 2.7% and Sales Workers 2.7%.

Of the employed people in Burra Burri, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 53.6%, School Education 8.2%, Building Installation Services 6.4%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.6% and Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Burra Burri was $502.

In Burra Burri, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 34.2%, Car, as passenger 6.3%, Walked only 6.3%, Truck 3.6% and Other 2.7%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 36.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Burra Burri, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.7% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 39.1% 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 Burra Burri, 28.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Burra Burri, 43.1% were couple families with children, 39.7% were couple families without children and 17.2% were one parent families.

In Burra Burri 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Burra Burri, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,224 and those without children was $850.

Employment status of couple families

In Burra Burri, of couple families with children, 35.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 17.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Burra Burri, 63.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 36.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Burra Burri, 92.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 4.0% were other dwellings.

In Burra Burri, of occupied private dwellings 4.0% had 1 bedroom, 16.0% had 2 bedrooms and 45.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Burra Burri, 56.2% were owned outright, 21.9% were owned with a mortgage and 21.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Burra Burri, of all households, 76.7% were family households, 23.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Burra Burri, 25.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.5% 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 Burra Burri, 12.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 23.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 64.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Burra Burri, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) 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 Burra Burri, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $700.

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