45 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 45
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barraport · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barraport
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Few areas at this level are as young as Barraport, where the typical resident is just 32. This sparsely populated place has only 45 people and a demographic profile that differs sharply from state and national trends.
45
—
- 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 Barraport — lower than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 32 years is noticeably younger than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38. This makes the area one of the youngest among similar places.
32 yrs —
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 26.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This contrasts with children under 15, who represent just 13.3% of residents, a figure well below the state average.
26.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barraport splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Victorian rate. Additionally, there are no people in de facto relationships, a figure far below the 11.5% seen across Australia.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barraport, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Barraport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20154/barraport/topic/demographics-identity