110 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69
- 2021: 110
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarrowford · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Yarrowford is a small community where the typical resident is 51. With a total population of 110 people, this rural area has a high proportion of seniors and very few children compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrowford — lower than 57% of areas.
| Yarrowford | 110 |
|---|---|
| 2370, NSW | 7,785 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Yarrowford's population much older than most other areas of its type.
110 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.4% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the national average at 14.5%.
26.4% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Yarrowford splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average of 3.2%. Most residents are married (58.8%), while those in de facto relationships (11.7%) are about the same as the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Yarrowford, Married is the majority at 57%; Divorced is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yarrowford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14508/yarrowford/topic/demographics-identity