Australian Demographic Profile
Barwon Heads, VIC 3227
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~4,290
Median age
47
Median income
Mid-high
$1,000-$1,249/wk
Top profile
Retired
30%
Profile composition (top three)
- Retired and semi-retired30%
- High-earning professionals20%
- Established partnered households18%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~4,290
- Sex split
- F 51% / M 49%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 40%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)20%
- Young adults (15-24)9.4%
- Early career (25-39)11%
- Mid career (40-59)28%
- Senior (60+)32%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Barwon Heads: Mid-high ($1,000-$1,249/wk).
- No / not stated32%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)15%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)27%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)18%
- Very high ($3k+)8.6%
Top occupations
- Professionals35%
- Managers20%
- Technicians and Trades Workers12%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to VIC and Australia
| Barwon Heads | VIC avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 40% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
Nearby suburbs
Explore demographics for areas close to Barwon Heads:
Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →