Burrum River

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 253 people in Burrum River. Of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Burrum River was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.6% of the population.

Of people in Burrum River aged 15 years and over, 49.8% were married and 22.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Burrum River, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Burrum River 26.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.6% were in primary school, 12.7% in secondary school and 4.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Burrum River, 10.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Burrum River were English 30.8%, Australian 24.9%, German 8.6%, Irish 6.2% and Chinese 5.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Burrum River (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Burrum River, 68.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.0%, England 4.1%, Malaysia 2.5%, Taiwan 2.1% and United States of America 1.7%.

In Burrum River, 54.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Burrum River, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 60.7%, England 8.3%, Malaysia 5.4%, New Zealand 3.7% and French Polynesia 2.5%.

In Burrum River, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.3%, England 5.7%, Malaysia 4.9%, Taiwan 4.1% and New Zealand 3.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Burrum River were Anglican 23.3%, No Religion, so described 18.1%, Catholic 17.3%, Not stated 16.1% and Christian, nfd 10.4%. In Burrum River, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (78.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Burrum River 78.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Mandarin 9.4% and German 1.6%.

Employment

There were 85 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Burrum River. Of these 45.9% were employed full time, 36.5% were employed part-time and 14.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Burrum River, 17.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Burrum River included Labourers 21.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.5%, Managers 16.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.7%, Sales Workers 6.2%, Professionals 4.6% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Burrum River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 16.7%, Site Preparation Services 8.3%, Nursery Production (Outdoors) 6.2%, Printing 6.2% and Road and Bridge Construction 6.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Burrum River was $378.

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In Burrum River, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.3%, Worked at home 21.1%, Car, as passenger 8.5%, Walked only 5.6% and Truck 4.2%. 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 52.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Burrum River, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.6% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Burrum River, 19.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 19.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Burrum River, 25.3% were couple families with children, 57.3% were couple families without children and 13.3% were one parent families.

In Burrum River, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Burrum River, of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 8.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Burrum River, 87.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Burrum River, 96.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.2% were other dwellings.

In Burrum River, of occupied private dwellings 6.3% had 1 bedroom, 22.1% had 2 bedrooms and 44.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Burrum River, 46.2% were owned outright, 33.3% were owned with a mortgage and 16.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Burrum River, of all households, 76.0% were family households, 20.8% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

In Burrum River, 35.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Burrum River, 23.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Burrum River, 78.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Burrum River, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 37 years.

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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.

In Burrum River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Burrum River, 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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)