19,651 ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16,003
- 2016: 18,013
- 2021: 19,651
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yagoona · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yagoona
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably younger residents define Yagoona, where the typical person is just 34 years old. This gap of five years compared to the New South Wales average highlights a community that is much younger than most other areas. With a total population of 19,651, it is one of the largest areas at this level.
19,651
▲ +22.8%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yagoona — higher than 89% of areas.
| Yagoona | 19,651 |
|---|---|
| 2199, NSW | 19,651 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 34, making Yagoona noticeably younger than the state average of 39 and the national figure of 38.
34 yrs ▼ -2.9%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain the young overall age of the area, while seniors aged 65 and over are less common here at 14.4%.
14.4% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.0% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yagoona splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 47.9% of residents are married, though those in de facto relationships make up only 4.8%, which is well below the 11.5% national average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 0.7% of the population, a little below the New South Wales figure.
0.7% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.8% ▲ +65.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yagoona, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (33%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yagoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14471/yagoona/topic/demographics-identity