Barrow Island Postcode

Western Australia

Very Remote

6712

Postcode for Barrow Island, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 1243 km from Perth · Pop. 45

Population

Median Age

$N/A

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

N/A/10

SEIFA Advantage

263.7

Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Barrow Island ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in WA.

How Barrow Island Compares

Barrow Island vs the WA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Barrow Island	WA avg	AU avg
Median age	41	43.0	45.0
Unemployment	0.0% -WA	5.0%	5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the WA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Barrow Island is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6712. It lies roughly 1243 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Ashburton.

According to the 2021 Census, Barrow Island has a population of 45 with a median age of 41.

Barrow Island is part of the West Pilbara statistical area in Western Australia.

Barrow Island Details

Postcode	6712
State	Western Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	45
Median Age	41 years
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$2,167/week
Average Household Size	1 persons
Area	263.7 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	17.8%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
Latitude	-20.7804342
Longitude	115.4022706
Distance from Perth	1243 km
Region (SA4)	Western Australia - Outback (North)
Area (SA3)	West Pilbara
Local Government	Ashburton
Federal Electorate	Durack

Age Profile

6.7%

51.1%

44.4%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (6.7%) 25–44 (51.1%) 45–64 (44.4%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	3 (6.7%)
25–44 years	23 (51.1%)
45–64 years	20 (44.4%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Barrow Island

Thevenard Island 85.0 km Mardie 85.3 km Gnoorea 102.5 km Onslow 102.8 km Fortescue 110.4 km Peedamulla 124.7 km Pannawonica 134.9 km Maitland 135.8 km Dampier 136.7 km Dampier Archipelago 140.8 km Gap Ridge 141.9 km Burrup 143.2 km

More Barrow Island Data

Ashburton LGA 21 suburbs, 5 postcodes, 7,394 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Karratha (150.6 km)

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.