459 ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 578
- 2016: 350
- 2021: 459
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yass River · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yass River
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents than the national average define Yass River, where the typical person is 45. While the population has grown to 459 people, it has a small number of children and seniors compared to other areas.
459
▼ -20.6%
- 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 Yass River — higher than 63% of areas.
| Yass River | 459 |
|---|---|
| 2582, NSW | 13,693 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the typical person in New South Wales or across Australia.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 39.7%, while children under 15 and seniors over 65 are both well below the state and national figures.
11.5% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yass River, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most other areas, at 19.0%. This is well above the 11.5% national figure, while the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is well below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.0% ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yass River, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Yass River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14512/yass-river/topic/demographics-identity