Burringbar Demographics (NSW) Local Stats
Burringbar (2483) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 641 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Burringbar is in the federal electorate of Richmond.
In the 2011 census the population of Burringbar was 858 and is comprised of approximately 48.6% females and 51.4% males.
The median/average age of the population of Burringbar is 41 years of age.
81.3% of people living in the suburb of Burringbar were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.1% England, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.2% Scotland, 1.1% Germany, 0.8% Italy, 0.8% Lithuania, 0.8% Canada, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Netherlands.
90.3% of people living in Burringbar speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Italian, 1.0% Other, 0.5% German, 0.3% Filipino , 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Maltese.
The religious makeup of Burringbar is 26.1% No religion, 24.3% Catholic, 16.7% Anglican, 11.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.3% Uniting Church, 2.9% Other religious affiliation , 2.6% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.6% Buddhism.
45.9% of people are married, 37.6% have never married and 10.4% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 23 widowed people living in Burringbar.
45.8% of the people living in Burringbar over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.6% are working on a part time basis. Burringbar has an unemployment rate of 7.5%.
The main occupations of people living in Burringbar are 18.6% Professionals, 17.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.4% Managers, 11.9% Labourers, 8.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.6% Community & personal service workers, 8.1% Sales workers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
The main industries people from Burringbar work in are 13.7% Health care and social assistance, 12.4% Construction, 10.2% Retail trade, 9.4% Education and training, 8.1% Accommodation and food services, 6.5% Manufacturing, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 5.9% Other services, 5.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing.
33.3% of homes are fully owned, and 41.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.3% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $450 per week and the median household income is $831 per week.
The median rent in Burringbar is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.
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