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Barkly (Qld), QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·

38/100
Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Barkly (Qld) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 38% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 967, 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.

Barkly (Qld) at a glance

Population (2021)
25
Median age
23
Median weekly household income
$2,750
SEIFA score
967
Coordinates
-20.6448, 138.5083

Barkly (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Barkly (Qld) 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 48% and 0% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age groupPeopleShare
Children (0–14)00%
Youth (15–24)1048%
Young adults (25–44)314%
Mid-life (45–64)838%
Seniors (65+)00%

Share of the 21 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Average household size
2.3 people
Median weekly family income
$5,499
Median weekly personal income
$916

Community and culture

Born overseas
0 (0%)
Speaks a language other than English at home
0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12
17 (68%)
Labour-force participation
95.7%
Employed full-time
19
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 Barkly (Qld)

Where is Barkly (Qld)?

Barkly (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Barkly (Qld)?

At the 2021 Census, Barkly (Qld) had a population of about 25.

Is Barkly (Qld) an advantaged area?

Barkly (Qld) has an ABS SEIFA score of 967, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 38 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 38% of Australian suburbs.

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