Barberton, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Barberton is more socio-economically advantaged than about 94% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1090, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Barberton at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 16
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $2,083
- SEIFA score
- 1090
- Coordinates
- -30.7297, 116.0289
Barberton demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Barberton using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is youth (15–24) at 33%, 0% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3 | 33% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3 | 33% |
Share of the 9 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 3 | 100% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 6 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 6 occupied private dwellings in Barberton.
- Median weekly rent
- $169
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,874
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,062
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 9 (75%)
- Labour-force participation
- 86.7%
- Employed full-time
- 11
- Employed part-time
- 0
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Barberton
Where is Barberton?
Barberton is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Barberton?
At the 2021 Census, Barberton had a population of about 16.
Is Barberton an advantaged area?
Barberton has an ABS SEIFA score of 1090, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 94 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 94% of Australian suburbs.
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