Brewarrina (L)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL121013
People 851
Male 52.1%
Female 47.9%
Median age 33
Families 192
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 368
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $963
Median monthly mortgage repayments $582
Median weekly rent $95
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 443 52.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 408 47.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 556 65.3 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 851 people in Brewarrina (L). Of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 65.3% of the population.

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Age Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 33 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 67 7.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 70 8.3 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 45 5.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 53 6.3 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 71 8.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 87 10.3 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 36 4.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 33 3.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 44 5.2 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 58 6.9 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 82 9.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 64 7.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 42 5.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 30 3.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 18 2.1 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 12 1.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 18 2.1 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 16 1.9 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Brewarrina (L) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 133 20.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 15 2.3 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 37 5.6 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 45 6.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 435 65.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Brewarrina (L) aged 15 years and over, 20.0% were married and 8.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 99 18.6 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 116 21.8 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 316 59.5 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Brewarrina (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 18.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 14 5.0 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 49 17.4 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 28 9.9 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 30 10.6 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 4 1.4 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 17 6.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 14 5.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 1.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 123 43.6 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Brewarrina (L) 33.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.5% were in primary school, 13.1% in secondary school and 11.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 55 8.4 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 34 5.2 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 13 2.0 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 52 8.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 53 8.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 28 4.3 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 140 21.4 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 114 17.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 0.6 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 161 24.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Brewarrina (L), 8.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 330 31.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Australian Aboriginal 243 23.5 30,849 0.3 144,173 0.5
English 180 17.4 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 76 7.3 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 42 4.1 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Brewarrina (L) were Australian 31.9%, Australian Aboriginal 23.5%, English 17.4%, Irish 7.3% and Scottish 4.1%.

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 Brewarrina (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 750 87.9 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 9 1.1 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
England 6 0.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 3 0.4 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Austria 3 0.4 5,172 0.1 15,384 0.1

In Brewarrina (L), 87.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were India 1.1%, England 0.7%, New Zealand 0.4% and Austria 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 26 3.1 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 22 2.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 9 1.1 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 699 82.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Brewarrina (L), 82.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 707 84.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 10 1.2 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
India 9 1.1 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
New Zealand 5 0.6 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Austria 4 0.5 10,704 0.1 32,514 0.1

In Brewarrina (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 84.1%, England 1.2%, India 1.1%, New Zealand 0.6% and Austria 0.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 722 86.5 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 5 0.6 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
India 5 0.6 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
England 4 0.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 3 0.4 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Brewarrina (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 86.5%, New Zealand 0.6%, India 0.6%, England 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 237 28.4 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 199 23.8 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 174 20.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 136 16.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 21 2.5 165,351 2.2 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Brewarrina (L) were No Religion, so described 28.4%, Anglican 23.8%, Catholic 20.8%, Not stated 16.3% and Christian, nfd 2.5%. In Brewarrina (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Malayalam 8 0.9 13,881 0.2 53,206 0.2
Swedish 3 0.4 3,317 0.0 8,956 0.0
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 3 0.4 169 0.0 362 0.0
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English only spoken at home 723 85.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 18 5.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Brewarrina (L) 85.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Malayalam 0.9%, Swedish 0.4% and Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 164 56.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 53 18.2 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 19 6.5 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 55 18.9 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 291 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Brewarrina (L). Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 18.2% were employed part-time and 18.9% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 6 2.6 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 12 5.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 33 14.2 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 55 23.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 109 47.0 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Brewarrina (L), 2.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 57 23.1 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 53 21.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 30 12.1 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 28 11.3 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 23 9.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 21 8.5 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 13 5.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 11 4.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Brewarrina (L) included Community and Personal Service Workers 23.1%, Professionals 21.5%, Labourers 12.1%, Managers 11.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.3% and Sales Workers 4.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 40 19.3 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 30 14.5 34,152 1.0 122,286 1.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 26 12.6 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 16 7.7 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Police Services 8 3.9 19,156 0.6 68,686 0.6

Of the employed people in Brewarrina (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 19.3%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 14.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 12.6%, Primary Education 7.7% and Police Services 3.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 454 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 974 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 963 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Brewarrina (L) was $454.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 109 46.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 81 34.2 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 13 5.5 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 10 4.2 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
Worked at home 5 2.1 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 127 51.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Brewarrina (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 46.0%, Walked only 34.2%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Truck 4.2% and Worked at home 2.1%. 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 51.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 342 51.8 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 132 19.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 65 9.7 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 87 13.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Brewarrina (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.8% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 88 13.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 127 19.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 67 10.0 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 67 10.0 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Brewarrina (L), 19.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 60 32.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 40 21.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 70 38.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 13 7.1 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Brewarrina (L), 21.9% were couple families with children, 32.8% were couple families without children and 38.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Brewarrina (L), 16.4% of single parents were male and 83.6% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 26 23.9 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 6 5.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 8 7.3 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 15 13.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 8 7.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 33 30.3 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 3.7 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 9 8.3 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Brewarrina (L), of couple families with children, 23.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 7.3% 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.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 288 84.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 54 15.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Brewarrina (L), 84.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 240 83.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 1.7 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 38 13.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 5 1.7 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Brewarrina (L), 83.3% were separate houses, 1.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.2% were flats or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 5 1.8 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 15 5.3 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 60 21.4 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 120 42.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 59 21.0 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 22 7.8 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Brewarrina (L), of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 21.4% had 2 bedrooms and 42.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 67 24.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 27 9.7 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 160 57.8 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 23 8.3 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Brewarrina (L), 24.2% were owned outright, 9.7% were owned with a mortgage and 57.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 184 64.1 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 91 31.7 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 12 4.2 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Brewarrina (L), of all households, 64.1% were family households, 31.7% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

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Household income Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 32.5 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.6 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Brewarrina (L), 32.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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 Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 95 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.8 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.2 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 582 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.8 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 1.2 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 70 23.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 115 39.1 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 53 18.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 23 7.8 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 33 11.2 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Brewarrina (L), 39.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 18.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 120 42.0 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 138 48.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 28 9.8 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Brewarrina (L), 48.3% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 293 52.5 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 265 47.5 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 28 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Brewarrina (L), 52.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.5% were female. The median age was 28 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 829 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Brewarrina (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $829.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Brewarrina (L) % Brewarrina (L) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 95 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 453 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Brewarrina (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $95 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $453.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.