340 ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 406
- 2016: 337
- 2021: 340
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yalgoo · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Yalgoo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Yalgoo have never been married, reflecting a population where young adults are the largest age group. The area is sparsely populated with only 340 residents, and the typical person here is 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure.
340
▼ -16.3%
- 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 Yalgoo — lower than 95% of areas.
| Yalgoo | 340 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Yalgoo has one of the smallest populations at this level, having shrank by 16% since 2011. This loss of about 66 people has left the area with 340 residents.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is far younger than the state and national figures, with children under 15 making up only 7.1%. While the number of seniors rose to 10.3%, the population is dominated by young adults aged 25 to 44, who make up 42.9% of the group.
10.3% ▲ +118.9%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.1% ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yalgoo, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 44%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Youth (15–24) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 19.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure. De facto relationships are also very common here, at 22.4%, which is far above the state average.
19.4% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.4% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yalgoo, Never married is the majority at 55%; Married is next at 28%.
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 Yalgoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59350/yalgoo/topic/demographics-identity