Berry Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Berry (2535) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 111 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Berry is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Berry was 2,421 and is comprised of approximately 53.2% females and 46.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Berry is 52 years of age.

79.2% of people living in the suburb of Berry were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.8% England, 1.5% New Zealand, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% United States of America, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Canada, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Fiji, 0.2% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.2% Iran.

94.6% of people living in Berry speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% German, 0.4% French, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Dutch, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Italian, 0.1% Croatian, 0.1% Maltese.

The religious makeup of Berry is 29.6% Anglican, 22.4% No religion, 21.0% Catholic, 6.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 6.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Uniting Church, 2.9% Baptist, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 0.7% Lutheran, 0.6% Other Religious Groups.

59.3% of people are married, 21.2% have never married and 7.2% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 205 widowed people living in Berry.

51.8% of the people living in Berry over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 40.3% are working on a part time basis. Berry has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Berry are 25.0% Professionals, 16.9% Managers, 14.6% Technicians & trades workers, 12.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.8% Sales workers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.2% Labourers, 4.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Berry work in are 14.3% Health care and social assistance, 12.3% Retail trade, 10.8% Construction, 9.4% Accommodation and food services, 8.3% Education and training, 7.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.5% Manufacturing, 6.1% Public administration and safety, 4.4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing.

51.6% of homes are fully owned, and 27.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $528 per week and the median household income is $1054 per week.

The median rent in Berry is $295 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Berry postcode 2535

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