1,173 ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1,636
- 2016: 1,202
- 2021: 1,173
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yilgarn · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Yilgarn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yilgarn is 47 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging population is a key feature of the area, as the total number of people shrank by 28% since 2011 to 1,173.
1,173
▼ -28.3%
- 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 Yilgarn — lower than 85% of areas.
| Yilgarn | 1,173 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen significantly, losing about 463 people since 2011. This has coincided with the typical resident becoming 9 years older over the same period.
47 yrs ▲ +23.7%
Older than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 just 9.9% of the population, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 19%. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 7.9 points since 2011 to 17%.
17.0% ▲ +87.5%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% ▼ -46.4%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yilgarn, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 2.2% of residents, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
2.2% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Yilgarn splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Yilgarn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59360/yilgarn/topic/demographics-identity