2,849 ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3,215
- 2016: 2,865
- 2021: 2,849
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barcaldine · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Barcaldine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A smaller population than 74% of similar areas, Barcaldine has an aging community that has shrunk by 11% since 2011. The typical resident is now 43, making the area noticeably older than both Queensland and the rest of Australia.
2,849
▼ -11.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Barcaldine — lower than 75% of areas.
| Barcaldine | 2,849 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population fell by 366 people between 2011 and 2021, leaving 2,849 residents. This decline has seen the typical age rise by 3 years over the last decade.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Older than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 17%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 19% of residents, a figure that has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
20.0% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barcaldine splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 7.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. This group has grown by 1.4 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of people in de facto relationships has barely changed.
7.7% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barcaldine, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Barcaldine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30410/barcaldine/topic/demographics-identity