4,182 ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3,395
- 2016: 3,560
- 2021: 4,182
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Yea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Yea are married, reflecting a community with a very strong lean towards older adults. The area has grown by 23% since 2011, but it remains much older than the rest of the state. The typical person here is 53, which is 15 years older than the national figure.
4,182
▲ +23.2%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Yea — lower than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew to 4,182 people by 2021, adding about 787 residents since 2011. This size makes it smaller than about 83% of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 29.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than most places, at just 13.5%.
29.1% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yea splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. De facto relationships are a little more common here than in the rest of Australia, at 13.7%.
1.9% ▲ +137.5%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yea, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Yea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011062/yea/topic/demographics-identity