987 ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 945
- 2016: 904
- 2021: 987
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barnawartha · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barnawartha
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 20% of the 987 people in Barnawartha are children, making it a younger area than many similar places. This community has a notably high rate of de facto relationships and a slightly larger proportion of children compared to the national average.
987
▲ +4.4%
- 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 Barnawartha — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with a lower proportion of seniors, as those aged 65 and over are well below the national figure of 17.2%.
14.1% ▲ +54.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barnawartha splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.2% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average. De facto relationships are also very common here, at 19.3%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%.
3.2% ▲ +135.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.3% ▲ +64.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barnawartha, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Barnawartha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20146/barnawartha/topic/demographics-identity