1,182 ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,049
- 2016: 1,114
- 2021: 1,182
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarravel · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yarravel
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than the state average defines daily life in Yarravel, where the typical resident is 47. This is a community of 1,182 people with a strong presence of seniors and a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents than most similar areas.
1,182
▲ +12.7%
- 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 Yarravel — higher than 74% of areas.
| Yarravel | 1,182 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | 23,166 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals ,1182 people, which is larger than about 76% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the rest of the state and country.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 23.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to an older age structure, though the 18.7% of children under 15 is about the same as the state figure.
23.9% ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yarravel splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Most residents are married at 51.4%, while 12.3% are in a de facto relationship.
8.9% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +75.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarravel, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Yarravel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14501/yarravel/topic/demographics-identity