229 ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 181
- 2016: 282
- 2021: 229
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barmah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barmah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines Barmah, where the typical resident is 56. This gap is clear across the area, with a small number of children and a very high proportion of seniors.
229
▲ +26.5%
- 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 Barmah — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Barmah has 229 residents, which is larger than about 57% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 56, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia.
56 yrs ▲ +3.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 53 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 36.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at only 10.9%.
36.2% ▲ +105.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barmah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.2% of the population, which is well above the 1% seen across Victoria. About 11.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
9.2% ▼ -43.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barmah, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (19%).
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 Barmah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20144/barmah/topic/demographics-identity