Yarragrin · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Yarragrin

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A small population of just 47 people lives in Yarragrin, where a high proportion of seniors and Indigenous residents stand out compared to other similar areas. The typical resident is 45, making the area noticeably older than both New South Wales and the rest of Australia.

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📍 Yarragrin, Suburb / Locality

Where Yarragrin sits — Total population

47
  • 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 Yarragrin — lower than 73% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Yarragrin47
2842, NSW 720
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

With only 47 residents, Yarragrin is smaller than about 73% of areas at its level.

47

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34
  • 2021: 47

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

45 yrs

Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 49 yrs
  • 2021: 45 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 36.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at 14.9%.

36.2%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 36.2%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

14.9%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Yarragrin, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 40%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Children (0–14) (17%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Indigenous identity is very common here, with 19.1% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the New South Wales figure. Additionally, 17.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, well above the national average.

17.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Yarragrin, Married is the majority at 73%; Never married is next at 15%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 4 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 5 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 4 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 5 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 4 females

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 Yarragrin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14490/yarragrin/topic/demographics-identity