Burrum Town

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 168 people in Burrum Town. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Burrum Town was 60 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 41.0% of the population.

Of people in Burrum Town aged 15 years and over, 49.3% were married and 24.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Burrum Town, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Burrum Town 26.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.6% were in primary school, 12.2% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Burrum Town, 8.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Burrum Town were English 37.7%, Australian 26.5%, Irish 7.4%, German 7.4% and Dutch 4.7%.

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 Town (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Burrum Town, 77.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.8% and Germany 1.8%.

In Burrum Town, 68.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Burrum Town, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.3%, England 6.1%, Netherlands 5.5%, Germany 3.0% and Ireland 2.4%.

In Burrum Town, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.8%, England 5.5%, New Zealand 2.4%, Ireland 2.4% and Indonesia 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Burrum Town were Anglican 31.5%, No Religion, so described 19.0%, Not stated 17.9%, Uniting Church 8.9% and Catholic 8.3%. In Burrum Town, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Burrum Town 84.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 2.4%.

Employment

There were 34 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Burrum Town. Of these 38.2% were employed full time, 38.2% were employed part-time and 14.7% 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 Town, 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 36.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 24.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Burrum Town were Community and Personal Service Workers 21.7%, Managers 17.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.4%, Labourers 17.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.0%.

Of the employed people in Burrum Town, the only responses for industry of employent were Accommodation 66.7% and Other Social Assistance Services 33.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Burrum Town was $377.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Burrum Town, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 66.7% and Worked at home 14.3%. 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 62.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Burrum Town, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.3% provided care for children and 15.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.1% 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 Town, 18.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Burrum Town, 16.2% were couple families with children, 70.3% were couple families without children and 13.5% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Burrum Town, of couple families with children, 9.1% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Town, 90.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Burrum Town, 65.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 34.2% were other dwellings.

In Burrum Town, of occupied private dwellings 28.2% had 1 bedroom, 10.3% had 2 bedrooms and 30.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Burrum Town, 55.8% were owned outright, 6.5% were owned with a mortgage and 23.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Burrum Town, of all households, 55.1% were family households, 41.0% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

In Burrum Town, 46.2% 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 Town, 51.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Burrum Town, 54.8% 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 Town, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Town, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 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 Town, 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)