Yaven Creek · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Yaven Creek

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

A far higher proportion of children live in Yaven Creek than in the rest of Australia, where 34.3% of the 67 residents are under 15. This creates a unique age balance for the area, which is noticeably older on average than the national figure despite having so many young people.

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Where Yaven Creek sits — Total population

67
  • 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 Yaven Creek — lower than 67% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Yaven Creek67
2729, NSW 1,622
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 67, making it smaller than about 66% of similar areas. The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than both the New South Wales and Australian figures.

67

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 58
  • 2021: 67

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

42 yrs

Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 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 34.3% of the population, a figure far above the state and national averages. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors is so low at 4.5%, which is far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.

4.5%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

34.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41.4%
  • 2021: 34.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Yaven Creek, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average. There are no people in de facto relationships here, though 56.5% of the population are married.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

Marital status

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In Yaven Creek, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 25%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 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: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 6 males; 10–14: 5 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 5 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 4 males; 0–4: 6 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yaven Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14516/yaven-creek/topic/demographics-identity