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Barham vs Koroop
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 19 km apart · Barham profile · Koroop profile
Barham Koroop
Barham and Koroop are nearby neighbours with very different profiles. Barham is a larger centre that is somewhat walkable and a hub for services, with 61.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. It has a much older population, with a typical resident aged 58 and 36.5% of people aged 65 and over. In contrast, Koroop is sparsely populated and car-dependent, with a much younger typical age of 49. A striking difference is in how people work; 39.4% of Koroop residents work from home, compared to just 11.0% in Barham.
Both areas share a very similar typical weekly personal income of around $600. This financial common ground exists alongside other similarities, such as having about 8% of their population born overseas. While they share these traits, the gap in health has remained wide, with long-term health conditions far higher in Barham (35.9%) than in Koroop (15.9%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,567
- First area, 2016: 1,518
- First area, 2021: 1,569
- Second area, 2016: 80
- Second area, 2021: 63
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Barham: 2.1% males, 3.9% females; 85+ in Koroop: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Barham: 2.3% males, 3.2% females; 80–84 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Barham: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 75–79 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Barham: 5.1% males, 3.5% females; 70–74 in Koroop: 8.5% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Barham: 5.3% males, 4.6% females; 65–69 in Koroop: 10.6% males, 6.4% females
- 60–64 in Barham: 5.2% males, 5.2% females; 60–64 in Koroop: 6.4% males, 10.6% females
- 55–59 in Barham: 2.9% males, 4.9% females; 55–59 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 12.8% females
- 50–54 in Barham: 3.4% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Barham: 2.2% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Koroop: 10.6% males, 6.4% females
- 40–44 in Barham: 1.9% males, 1.6% females; 40–44 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Barham: 1.1% males, 1.7% females; 35–39 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 8.5% females
- 30–34 in Barham: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 30–34 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Barham: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Barham: 1.5% males, 1.2% females; 20–24 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Barham: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 15–19 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 6.4% females
- 10–14 in Barham: 3.0% males, 1.7% females; 10–14 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 6.4% females
- 5–9 in Barham: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 5–9 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Barham: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Koroop: 0.0% males, 6.4% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $405
- First area, 2016: $495
- First area, 2021: $571
- Second area, 2016: $695
- Second area, 2021: $612
- First area, 2011: $755
- First area, 2016: $835
- First area, 2021: $995
- Second area, 2016: $1,062
- Second area, 2021: $1,093
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $135
- First area, 2016: $150
- First area, 2021: $185
- Second area, 2016: $125
- Second area, 2021: $160
- First area, 2011: $1,170
- First area, 2016: $1,083
- First area, 2021: $1,148
- Second area, 2016: $802
- Second area, 2021: $28
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Barham vs Koroop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10200/barham/vs/SAL21398/koroop