Burnie Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Burnie (7320) is a suburb of Tasmania, North West, Tasmania. It is about 235 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Burnie is in the federal electorate of Braddon.

In the 2011 census the population of Burnie was 696 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Burnie is 38 years of age.

80.3% of people living in the suburb of Burnie were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 1.7% New Zealand, 1.7% China , 1.3% Sri Lanka, 0.9% India, 0.7% Hong Kong , 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Switzerland, 0.6% Austria, 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Scotland.

88.5% of people living in Burnie speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Cantonese, 1.3% Sinhalese, 1.3% Other, 0.6% Greek, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.4% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Burnie is 33.8% No religion, 20.3% Catholic, 15.8% Anglican, 7.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.5% Uniting Church, 4.2% Christian, nfd, 2.9% Baptist, 1.7% Buddhism, 1.4% Other religious affiliation , 1.3% Eastern Orthodox.

37.8% of people are married, 39.7% have never married and 12.1% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 36 widowed people living in Burnie.

60.4% of the people living in Burnie over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.1% are working on a part time basis. Burnie has an unemployment rate of 8.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Burnie are 21.9% Professionals, 18.3% Managers, 15.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.2% Community & personal service workers, 10.5% Technicians & trades workers, 9.6% Labourers, 6.3% Sales workers, 2.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Burnie work in are 14.8% Accommodation and food services, 11.4% Retail trade, 11.4% Education and training, 11.1% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Public administration and safety, 7.2% Manufacturing, 5.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.2% Administrative and support services.

23.4% of homes are fully owned, and 20.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 52.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $533 per week and the median household income is $826 per week.

The median rent in Burnie is $170 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1248 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Burnie postcode 7320