136 ▼ -62.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 362
- 2016: 131
- 2021: 136
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barwon Downs · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barwon Downs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Barwon Downs is a small community where the typical resident is 48. This age gap is stark, as the area is far older than both the state and national averages by 10 years.
136
▼ -62.4%
- 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 Barwon Downs — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 136 people. This makes it smaller than about 52% of other areas at this level.
48 yrs ▲ +2.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is a mature community with very few children, who make up just 11.8% of the population. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 30.9%, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%.
30.9% ▲ +86.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barwon Downs splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 16.8% of residents. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +77.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barwon Downs, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Barwon Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20161/barwon-downs/topic/demographics-identity