938 ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 769
- 2016: 832
- 2021: 938
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part) · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part), where the typical resident is 54. This ageing trend is reflected in the fact that nearly a third of the population are now seniors.
938
▲ +22.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part) — higher than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is larger than about 55% of similar places, with the population growing 22% since 2011 to reach 938 people. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 54.
54 yrs ▲ +1.9%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 32.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This contributes to a low proportion of children under 15, who make up 14.6% of the area.
32.1% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part) splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.5% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most similar areas. Most people are married at 51.6%, while those in de facto relationships make up 10.7%, a figure about the same as the state average.
1.5% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part), Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
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 Barham - Koondrook (Koondrook Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215009/barham-koondrook/topic/demographics-identity