25,028 ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19,134
- 2016: 25,147
- 2021: 25,028
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Yarra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in South Yarra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of all residents in South Yarra are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This makes the area noticeably younger than the rest of the state, with a typical resident aged just 33. It is a densely populated hub where a large proportion of the 25,028 residents are single or in non-traditional partnerships.
25,028
▲ +30.8%
- 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 South Yarra — higher than 91% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 33, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. With 25,028 residents, it is among the largest areas at this level.
33 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 only 7% of the population, which is far below the 18.2% national average. Similarly, those aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at 12.3%.
12.3% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.0% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In South Yarra, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 51%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of Victoria, at 21.2% compared to 11.2%. This aligns with the fact that 62.2% of residents have never been married.
0.5% ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.2% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In South Yarra, Never married is the majority at 62%; Married is next at 26%.
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 South Yarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22314/south-yarra/topic/demographics-identity