Barrabup · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Barrabup

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

Far older residents than most similar areas define Barrabup, where the typical person is 56. This sparsely populated place has only 47 people and is shaped by a high proportion of seniors.

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📍 Barrabup, Suburb / Locality

Where Barrabup sits — Total population

47
  • 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 Barrabup — lower than 73% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Barrabup47
6275, WA 1,506
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Only 47 people live in the area, making it smaller than about 73% of similar places.

47

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30
  • 2021: 47

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

56 yrs

Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44 yrs
  • 2021: 56 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 27.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 10.6%.

27.7%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 27.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

10.6%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Barrabup splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (30%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most people are married (55%), while 11.5% are in de facto relationships, about the same as the national average.

Marital status

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In Barrabup, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 23%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 4 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 5 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 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: 0 males; 5–9: 0 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Barrabup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50074/barrabup/topic/demographics-identity