2,855 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,761
- 2016: 2,741
- 2021: 2,855
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Barker · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Barker
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Mount Barker, where the typical resident is 48. This community of 2,855 people stands out for its high proportion of seniors and a typical age that is 10 years older than the national figure.
2,855
▲ +3.4%
- 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 Mount Barker — higher than 83% of areas.
| Mount Barker | 2,855 |
|---|---|
| 6324, WA | 3,743 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 2,855 people, which is larger than about 84% of other areas at this level.
48 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 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, a figure well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the area's age profile is so much older than most places.
25.0% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Barker splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.3% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Half of the population is married, and de facto relationships are a little more common here than in the rest of the state.
4.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Barker, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51004/mount-barker/topic/demographics-identity