49 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43
- 2021: 49
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barkly · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barkly
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Barkly is 54, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia. This sparsely populated place of just 49 people is unusual for its age split, with very high proportions of both children and seniors.
49
—
- 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 Barkly — lower than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 49 residents. The typical age here is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 34.7% of the population, far above the Victorian figure of 18%. Similarly, people aged 65 and over are among the highest for this area type at 36.7%, which is 20 points higher than the state and national figures.
36.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
34.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Barkly, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Children (0–14) (25%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 26.5%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barkly, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Barkly
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20142/barkly/topic/demographics-identity