Barraba

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,208 people were counted in Barraba: of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Of the total population 4.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba there were 201 children aged 0-14 years and 496 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba, 1,153 people were Australian citizens, 68 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba, 51.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 14.1% were separated or divorced, 12.6% were widowed and 23.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba, 89.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Barraba were England 2.0%, New Zealand 0.8%, Germany 0.4%, Fiji 0.3% and Philippines 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Barraba on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 52.6%, Catholic 20.4%, Uniting Church 6.4%, No Religion 6.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Hindi 0.5%, German 0.2%, Sinhalese 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2% and Bardi 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 413 people aged 15 years and over in Barraba were in the labour force. Of these 48.9% worked full-time, 32.4% worked part-time, 3.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 15.3% were unemployed. 553 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 6.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.8%, Associate Professionals 4.5%, Professionals 4.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.6%, Managers and Administrators 2.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Barraba, the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 3.1%, Health Services 3.0%, Agriculture 2.9%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9% and Food Retailing 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba, 326 families were counted: of these, 48.8% were couple families without children, 32.8% were couple families with children, 16.0% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba, 538 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Barraba, 90.0% were separate houses, 2.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.2% were flats, units or apartments and 5.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba, 55.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 12.5% were being purchased and 23.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 22.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 12.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 64.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Barraba, 60.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 33.5% were single (or lone) person households and 2.6% were group households.