141 ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 189
- 2016: 132
- 2021: 141
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barjarg · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barjarg
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Barjarg is 56, making this area far older than the Victorian and national average of 38. The small community of 141 people is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a significant number of children, though it has very few young adults.
141
▼ -25.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barjarg — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Barjarg is a small community of 141 people, which is larger than about 52% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the state or national average, with a typical age of 56.
56 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 27% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Children under 15 also make up a fair share at 19.1%, a little above the state average.
27.0% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▲ +72.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barjarg splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, accounting for 70.9% of the population. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barjarg, Married is the majority at 72%; Never married is next at 15%.
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 Barjarg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20140/barjarg/topic/demographics-identity