6,556 ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7,088
- 2016: 6,674
- 2021: 6,556
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarriambiack · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Yarriambiack
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Yarriambiack are married. This is an older area where the typical resident is 52, which is far older than the national figure. The population has also shrank by 7.5% since 2011, losing around 532 people.
6,556
▼ -7.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Yarriambiack — lower than 62% of areas.
| Yarriambiack | 6,556 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 52, which is far older than the state and national figures of 38. This age has risen by 4 years since 2011.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
An older population defines the area, with 29.2% of people aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up a much lower share of the population than most areas.
29.2% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yarriambiack splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.7% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.5% of the population, among the lowest figures for this type of relationship at this level.
1.7% ▲ +62.2%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarriambiack, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Yarriambiack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27630/yarriambiack/topic/demographics-identity