68 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42
- 2021: 68
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barron · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barron
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Barron is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 48. This small community of 68 people is much more aged than the rest of Queensland and Australia, which helps explain why there are so few children here.
68
—
- 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 Barron — lower than 67% of areas.
| Barron | 68 |
|---|---|
| 4878, QLD | 15,044 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 68 residents. This makes Barron smaller than about 66% of similar areas.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51 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 25% of the population, which is well above the 17% seen across Australia. This older profile is reflected in the low number of children under 15, who make up only 14.7% of the area.
25.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barron splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. Marital trends also differ from the norm, with only 7.5% of people in de facto relationships, well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.5% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barron, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 22%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Barron
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Barron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30176/barron/topic/demographics-identity