Berrimah

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,241 people in Berrimah of these 77.4% were male and 22.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 53.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Berrimah was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.4% of the population.

Of people in Berrimah aged 15 years and over, 38.7% were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Berrimah was 40 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Berrimah, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Berrimah was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Berrimah 74.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 2.5% were in primary school, 11.0% in secondary school and 1.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Berrimah were Australian 17.3%, English 9.6%, Irish 4.3%, Scottish 3.1% and German 2.2%.

In Berrimah, 82.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Indonesia 4.3%, New Zealand 1.9%, England 0.8%, Philippines 0.8% and Timor-Leste 0.6%.

In Berrimah, 73.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Berrimah were Catholic 9.3%, No Religion 8.3%, Anglican 4.5%, Christian, nfd 4.3% and Uniting Church 1.9%.

In Berrimah 29.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tiwi 0.9%, Kriol 0.9%, Tagalog 0.6%, Italian 0.3% and Filipino 0.3%.

Employment

There were 223 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Berrimah. Of these 65.9% were employed full time, 21.1% were employed part-time and 8.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Berrimah, 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Berrimah was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in Berrimah included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 15.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Professionals 13.7%, Labourers 11.7%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Managers 9.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Berrimah, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 8.7%, Religious Services 7.8%, Other Social Assistance Services 4.9%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.9% and Accommodation 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Berrimah was $515.

In Berrimah, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 40.8%, Walked only 19.4%, Motorbike/scooter 3.9%, Bus 3.4% and Car, as passenger 3.4%. On the day, 4.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 45.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Berrimah, of people aged 15 years and over, 22.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 7.7% provided care for children and 1.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Berrimah, 8.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 2.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 1.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Berrimah, 25.5% were couple families with children, 53.2% were couple families without children and 21.3% were one parent families.

In Berrimah 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Berrimah, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,583 and those without children was $1,666.

Employment status of couple families

In Berrimah, of couple families with children, 32.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 7.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Berrimah, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Berrimah, 34.7% were separate houses, 12.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.3% were flats, units or apartments and 33.3% were other dwellings.

In Berrimah, of occupied private dwellings 32.5% had 1 bedroom, 34.4% had 2 bedrooms and 15.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Berrimah, 22.2% were owned outright, 11.1% were owned with a mortgage and 59.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Berrimah, of all households, 60.3% were family households, 35.1% were single person households and 4.6% were group households.

In Berrimah, 22.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

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

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Berrimah, 40.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 23.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Berrimah, there were 667 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 553 (or 82.9%) were male and 114 (or 17.1%) were female. The median age was 29 years.

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.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Berrimah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $824.

In Berrimah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.