5,605 ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5,256
- 2016: 5,305
- 2021: 5,605
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarram · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Yarram
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing older population has shifted the makeup of Yarram since 2011. The typical resident is now 53 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This shift is seen in the rise of seniors and a shrinking share of children.
5,605
▲ +6.6%
- 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 Yarram — lower than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 6.6% since 2011, adding around 349 people to reach a total of 5,605. This growth happened alongside an increase in the typical age, which rose 4 years to reach 53.
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 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 29.7% of the community, a figure far above the Victorian average of 16.8%. This is consistent with a decline in children under 15, who now make up 13.8% of the population.
29.7% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yarram splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, reaching 15.2%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.7%, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.7% ▲ +85.7%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarram, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Yarram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051104/yarram/topic/demographics-identity