41 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42
- 2021: 41
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barkstead · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barkstead
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Barkstead is now 54, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a population of just 41 people and a unique age profile with no children under 15 living here.
41
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- 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 Barkstead — lower than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 54 is much higher than most similar areas and far older than the 38 years seen across Australia.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the Victorian average. This is consistent with an age structure where older adults aged 45 to 64 make up over half the population.
12.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Barkstead, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 46%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 36.8%, which is far above the national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a result that is lower than most areas.
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.
36.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barkstead, Never married is the majority at 59%; Married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Barkstead
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Barkstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20143/barkstead/topic/demographics-identity