61 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50
- 2021: 61
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barker Creek Flat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barker Creek Flat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are much more common in Barker Creek Flat than in most similar areas. The typical person here is 48, which is a full decade older than the national figure. This small community of 61 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
61
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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 Barker Creek Flat — lower than 69% of areas.
| Barker Creek Flat | 61 |
|---|---|
| 4615, QLD | 7,356 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48 years old, making this area far older than the average for both Queensland and Australia. Only 61 people live here, which is smaller than about 68% of similar areas.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 24.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 6.6%, which is far below the state and national figures.
24.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.6% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barker Creek Flat splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Youth (15–24) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the national average. Nearly 45% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are much less common than in most other areas.
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.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barker Creek Flat, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) 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 Barker Creek Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30160/barker-creek-flat/topic/demographics-identity