Berrigan (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 7,690 people were counted in Berrigan (A): of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Berrigan (A) there were 1,582 children aged 0-14 years and 2,441 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Berrigan (A), 7,184 people were Australian citizens, 508 were born overseas and 17 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Berrigan (A), 58.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.9% were separated or divorced, 8.3% were widowed and 23.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Berrigan (A), 87.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Berrigan (A) were England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.6%, Netherlands 0.6% and Germany 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Berrigan (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 30.1%, Anglican 23.3%, Uniting Church 12.7%, No Religion 10.9% and Presbyterian & Reformed 10.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Berrigan (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.4%, Netherlandic 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2%, Mandarin 0.1% and German 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,545 people aged 15 years and over in Berrigan (A) were in the labour force. Of these 63.5% worked full-time, 29.4% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.3% were unemployed. 2,331 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Berrigan (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 10.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.8%, Associate Professionals 6.2%, Professionals 6.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Berrigan (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 12.2%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.1%, Health Services 3.3%, Education 2.8% and Food Retailing 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Berrigan (A), 2,101 families were counted: of these, 47.0% were couple families without children, 40.0% were couple families with children, 11.6% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Berrigan (A), 3,075 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Berrigan (A), 86.5% were separate houses, 3.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.1% were flats, units or apartments and 4.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Berrigan (A), 49.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.9% were being purchased and 20.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Berrigan (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 30.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 62.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Berrigan (A), 67.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.1% were group households.