25 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28
- 2021: 25
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barkly · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barkly
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Barkly is just 23 years old, making the area far younger than the Queensland and Australian averages. This sparsely populated place has a population of only 25 people and a very narrow age range.
25
—
- 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 Barkly — lower than 83% of areas.
| Barkly | 25 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | 19,299 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Barkly is smaller than about 83% of similar areas, with a typical resident aged 23. This is 15 years younger than the usual person in Queensland or across Australia.
23 yrs —
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 23 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 or seniors aged 65 and over, figures that are far below the national and state averages. Instead, 40% of the population are youths aged 15 to 24.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Barkly, Youth (15–24) is the majority at 59%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Most residents have never married, accounting for 64% of the population.
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.
Marital status
View on map →In Barkly, Never married is the majority at 84%; Married is next at 16%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Barkly
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30161/barkly/topic/demographics-identity