Barlil · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Barlil

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Barlil is far older than most similar areas, with a typical resident aged 49. This sparsely populated place has only 46 people and a population structure skewed heavily toward seniors.

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📍 Barlil, Suburb / Locality

Where Barlil sits — Total population

46
  • 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 Barlil — lower than 74% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Barlil46
4605, QLD 4,770
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical person living here is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Only 46 people live in the area, making it smaller than about 73% of similar places.

46

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37
  • 2021: 46

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

49 yrs

Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48 yrs
  • 2021: 49 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Older residents dominate the area, with 28.3% aged 65 and over, which is far above the Queensland figure of 17%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 8.7% of the population, a rate well below the national average.

28.3%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 28.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

8.7%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Barlil splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most people are married (65.6%), while those in de facto relationships make up 10.3%, which is a little below the national figure. No one in Barlil identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

10.3%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Barlil, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 24%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 3 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 7 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 5 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 6 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 4 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 3 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Barlil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30162/barlil/topic/demographics-identity