2,505 ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2,409
- 2016: 2,559
- 2021: 2,505
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarrabah · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Yarrabah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population has aged slightly since 2011 in Yarrabah, where 95.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. The area is far younger than the national average, with a typical resident aged just 25. This creates a community shaped by a very high proportion of children and young adults.
2,505
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Yarrabah — lower than 77% of areas.
| Yarrabah | 2,505 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 4.0% since 2011 to reach 2,505 people. This is a young community, as the typical resident is 25, which is 13 years younger than the national figure.
25 yrs ▲ +13.6%
Younger than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22 yrs
- 2016: 23 yrs
- 2021: 25 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 29.9% of the population, far above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 5.1%, which is far below the Australian average of 17.2%.
5.1% ▲ +70.9%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.9% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yarrabah splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Youth (15–24) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 95.9% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the state average. De facto relationships are also well above the national figure, accounting for 20.3% of the population.
95.9% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 97.1%
- 2016: 97.3%
- 2021: 95.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarrabah, Never married is the majority at 77%; Married is next at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yarrabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37600/yarrabah/topic/demographics-identity