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.
Barrabup · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barrabup — lower than 73% of areas.
| Barrabup | 47 |
|---|---|
| 6275, WA | 1,506 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
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.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
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.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Barrabup splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (30%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Barrabup, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 23%.
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