1,898 ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,509
- 2016: 1,905
- 2021: 1,898
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Barker · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mount Barker
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 44% of residents in Mount Barker are married, reflecting a community that has grown significantly in size and age. The typical resident is now 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This shift is stark, as the typical age rose by 15 years since 2011.
1,898
▲ +25.8%
- 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 Mount Barker — higher than 71% of areas.
| Mount Barker | 1,898 |
|---|---|
| 6324, WA | 3,743 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mount Barker has grown by 26% since 2011, adding about 389 people to reach a total population of 1,898.
45 yrs ▲ +50.0%
Older than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is now much older than the state and national averages, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 24.7% of the population. This is a huge jump from 2011, when seniors represented only 1.3% of the community.
24.7% ▲ +1861.2%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▼ -33.8%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Barker splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in a de facto relationship account for 13.2%, though this fell by 9.8 points since 2011.
5.2% ▼ -45.6%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▼ -42.5%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Barker, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515025/mount-barker/topic/demographics-identity