487 ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 411
- 2016: 457
- 2021: 487
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barkers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barkers Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group in Barkers Creek, accounting for 34.3% of the population. This contributes to a community that is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 50. The area is home to 487 people.
487
▲ +18.5%
- 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 Barkers Creek — higher than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia. With 487 people, the population is larger than about 67% of similar areas.
50 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 22.2% of the population, a figure well above the state and national averages. Children under 15 are slightly more common here than in the rest of Victoria, at 19.1%.
22.2% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Barkers Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.3% of the community, which is well above the national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander represent 0.6% of residents, slightly below the Australian average.
0.6% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barkers Creek, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Barkers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20141/barkers-creek/topic/demographics-identity