Beerburrum (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 286 people in Beerburrum (L) of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Beerburrum (L) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population.

Of people in Beerburrum (L) aged 15 years and over, 51.7% were married and 19.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Beerburrum (L) was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Beerburrum (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Beerburrum (L) was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Beerburrum (L) 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.4% were in primary school, 20.7% in secondary school and 8.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Beerburrum (L) were Australian 29.0%, English 25.4%, Irish 7.1%, Scottish 6.4% and Italian 4.1%.

In Beerburrum (L), 74.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.9%, England 1.8%, Argentina 1.1%, Canada 1.1% and Germany 1.1%.

In Beerburrum (L), 71.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Beerburrum (L) were No Religion 24.2%, Catholic 17.5%, Anglican 14.0%, Uniting Church 8.1% and Lutheran 3.2%.

In Beerburrum (L) 84.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Spanish 1.1%, Italian 1.1% and Persian (excluding Dari) 1.1%.

Employment

There were 123 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Beerburrum (L). Of these 48.8% were employed full time, 35.8% were employed part-time and 11.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Beerburrum (L), 9.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Beerburrum (L) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Beerburrum (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.6%, Labourers 16.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.9%, Professionals 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.5% and Managers 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Beerburrum (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 8.3%, Fuel Retailing 6.4%, Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 4.6%, Electrical and Electronic Goods Retailing 3.7% and Accommodation 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Beerburrum (L) was $460.

In Beerburrum (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.8%, Car, as passenger 12.8%, Train 3.7%, Motorbike/scooter 2.8% and Bus, car as driver 2.8%. On the day, 9.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Beerburrum (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.1% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.3% 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 Beerburrum (L), 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Beerburrum (L), 34.6% were couple families with children, 43.2% were couple families without children and 22.2% were one parent families.

In Beerburrum (L) 23.5% of single parents were male and 76.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Beerburrum (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,208 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Beerburrum (L), of couple families with children, 22.6% had both partners employed full-time, 6.5% had both employed part-time and 21.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Beerburrum (L), 92.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Beerburrum (L), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Beerburrum (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 13.4% had 2 bedrooms and 48.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Beerburrum (L), 30.5% were owned outright, 45.3% were owned with a mortgage and 21.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Beerburrum (L), of all households, 76.8% were family households, 18.9% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

In Beerburrum (L), 36.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.9% 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 Beerburrum (L), 28.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Beerburrum (L), there were 9 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 66.7%) were male and 3 (or 33.3%) were female. The median age was 9 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 Beerburrum (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Beerburrum (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,560.