75 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 84
- 2021: 75
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yaapeet · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yaapeet is 46, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 75 people with a unique age profile that differs from both the state and the nation.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yaapeet — lower than 65% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 75, making it smaller than about 64% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Victoria and Australia.
75 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 13.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over are also far below the state and national averages at just 5.3%.
5.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Yaapeet, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Youth (15–24) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national rate. Additionally, the number of people in de facto relationships is among the lowest for similar areas at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Yaapeet, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yaapeet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22886/yaapeet/topic/demographics-identity