458 ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 463
- 2016: 434
- 2021: 458
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barongarook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barongarook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 66% of similar areas have a smaller population than Barongarook, which is home to 458 people. Residents here are noticeably older than the national typical age of 38, with a typical resident aged 44.
458
▼ -1.1%
- 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 Barongarook — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 458 people. The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the figures for Victoria and Australia.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 18.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas. People aged 65 and over are 15.9%, a figure that is a little below the national average.
15.9% ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -33.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Barongarook, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, accounting for 22.5% of people, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.5% ▲ +95.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barongarook, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Barongarook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20149/barongarook/topic/demographics-identity