96 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 106
- 2021: 96
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barwidgee · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Barwidgee is 50 years old, making this area far older than the state and national figures. The community is sparsely populated with just 96 people. It is an older demographic where seniors make up nearly a third of the population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barwidgee — lower than 60% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 96 residents. This makes Barwidgee smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
96 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 32.3% of the area, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why the area is so much older than most, with children under 15 making up only 7.3% of the people here.
32.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Barwidgee splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Seniors (65+) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 11%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 19.2%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. Very few people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Barwidgee, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Barwidgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20159/barwidgee/topic/demographics-identity