6,501 ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7,028
- 2016: 6,627
- 2021: 6,501
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarriambiack · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Yarriambiack
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the people in Yarriambiack are married, reflecting a community with a notably older population. The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the national figure. This aging trend is clear, as the area has lost about 527 people since 2011.
6,501
▼ -7.5%
- 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 Yarriambiack — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 6,501, which is smaller than about 68% of similar areas. Since 2011, the population shrank by 7.5% and the typical age rose by 4 years to reach 52.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 29.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is much lower than most areas, falling to 15.4% since 2011.
29.2% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yarriambiack splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 8.5% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure. Around 1.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a proportion that has barely changed since 2011.
1.7% ▲ +62.1%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▲ +19.9%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarriambiack, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Yarriambiack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011394/yarriambiack/topic/demographics-identity