2,775 ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,983
- 2016: 2,733
- 2021: 2,775
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarrawarrah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yarrawarrah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Yarrawarrah, where the typical person is 42, which is 4 years older than the national figure. The area is larger than about 83% of similar places, with a population of 2,775 people.
2,775
▼ -7.0%
- 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 Yarrawarrah — higher than 83% of areas.
| Yarrawarrah | 2,775 |
|---|---|
| 2233, NSW | 29,960 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the average person in New South Wales and across Australia.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 19.9% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. People aged 65 and over also account for 19.9% of residents.
19.9% ▲ +92.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.9% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yarrawarrah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 63.4% of the community, while those in de facto relationships are at 7.3%, a figure well below the national average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 1.7% of the population.
1.7% ▲ +106.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▲ +56.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarrawarrah, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Yarrawarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14503/yarrawarrah/topic/demographics-identity