Berri Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Berri (5343) is a suburb of Mid North, Riverland, South Australia. It is about 197 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Berri is in the federal electorate of Barker.

In the 2011 census the population of Berri was 4,103 and is comprised of approximately 51.7% females and 48.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Berri is 39 years of age.

82.1% of people living in the suburb of Berri were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% England, 1.2% Greece, 0.9% India, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Croatia, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Italy, 0.3% Hungary, 0.2% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.2% Korea, Republic of , 0.2% Japan.

86.7% of people living in Berri speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.2% Greek, 0.9% Other, 0.7% Croatian, 0.5% Punjabi, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.3% French, 0.2% German.

The religious makeup of Berri is 27.4% No religion, 16.5% Catholic, 10.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 10.2% Anglican, 10.0% Uniting Church, 9.2% Lutheran, 4.5% Eastern Orthodox, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Churches of Christ.

44.1% of people are married, 33.6% have never married and 9.6% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 297 widowed people living in Berri.

54.7% of the people living in Berri over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.4% are working on a part time basis. Berri has an unemployment rate of 8.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Berri are 18.3% Labourers, 17.1% Professionals, 12.9% Technicians & trades workers, 12.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Managers, 8.1% Sales workers, 6.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Berri work in are 16.1% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Manufacturing, 9.9% Retail trade, 9.0% Accommodation and food services, 8.4% Education and training, 7.6% Public administration and safety, 6.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.2% Construction, 4.6% Other services.

28.1% of homes are fully owned, and 25.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 42.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $453 per week and the median household income is $752 per week.

The median rent in Berri is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Berri postcode 5343