291 ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 285
- 2016: 235
- 2021: 291
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barongarook West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barongarook West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 291 people in Barongarook West are married. This is an older area than the national average, with a typical resident aged 43. While it is more mature overall, there is still a strong presence of children and seniors.
291
▲ +2.1%
- 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 West — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 291 people, which is larger than about 60% of similar areas. The typical resident is 43, making the community noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia, where the typical age is 38.
43 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 20.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also slightly more common here at 19.6% compared to 17.2% across Australia.
19.6% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barongarook West splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Most of the community is married (57%), while those in de facto relationships make up 11.9% of the population.
1.4% ▲ —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barongarook West, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Barongarook West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20150/barongarook-west/topic/demographics-identity