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
Demographics & Identity in Barwidgee
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.
96
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- 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 Barwidgee — lower than 60% of areas.
Population
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.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 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.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barwidgee splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Seniors (65+) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
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.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barwidgee, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Barwidgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20159/barwidgee/topic/demographics-identity