308 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 350
- 2016: 267
- 2021: 308
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barcoo · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Barcoo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty-two per cent of people in Barcoo have never been married, reflecting a population where single residents are the largest group. The area is sparsely populated with just 308 people, and its community has grown younger over the last decade.
308
▼ -12.0%
- 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 Barcoo — lower than 96% of areas.
| Barcoo | 308 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Barcoo is one of the smallest areas at this level, with a population of 308 people. This is a decrease of about 42 people since 2011, and the typical resident is now 38, which is 5 years younger than in 2011.
38 yrs ▼ -11.6%
Younger than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 14.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 5.1 points since 2011 to reach 17.5%.
17.5% ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barcoo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Youth (15–24) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships account for 12.1%, a drop of 4.1 points since 2011.
8.4% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Barcoo splits fairly evenly between Never married (42%) and Married (40%), with Widowed at 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 Barcoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30450/barcoo/topic/demographics-identity