5,834 ▲ +32.7%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4,397
- 2016: 5,159
- 2021: 5,834
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yankalilla · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Yankalilla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of residents in Yankalilla are married, reflecting a community that is far older than most of Australia. The area has grown by 33% since 2011, but this growth is paired with a very high proportion of seniors.
5,834
▲ +32.7%
- 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 Yankalilla — lower than 64% of areas.
| Yankalilla | 5,834 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Yankalilla is 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This typical age has climbed by 5 years since 2011, as the total population rose to 5,834 people.
56 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A third of the population is aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average. This shift toward seniors explains why children under 15 make up only 13.7% of the area, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17%.
33.9% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yankalilla splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 12.9% of the community, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.6%, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
1.6% ▲ +93.3%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yankalilla, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Yankalilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48750/yankalilla/topic/demographics-identity