45 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1,965
- 2021: 45
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barrow Island · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barrow Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A tiny population of just 45 people makes Barrow Island sparsely populated. The area is distinct for having no children or seniors, with a typical resident aged 41, making it noticeably older than the national figure.
45
—
- 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 Barrow Island — lower than 74% of areas.
| Barrow Island | 45 |
|---|---|
| 6712, WA | 45 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, and the typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the Western Australian and national figure of 38.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 state and national averages. Instead, the population is split evenly between young and older adults, who make up 53.3% each.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 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 →Barrow Island splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (47%) and Older adults (45–64) (47%), with Youth (15–24) at 6%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and Australia. Among the small group of residents, 42.2% are married and 35.6% have never been married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Barrow Island, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (36%) and Separated (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Barrow Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Barrow Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50076/barrow-island/topic/demographics-identity