283 ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 382
- 2016: 251
- 2021: 283
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yanakie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yanakie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yanakie is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places. The population has reached 283 people, with a high proportion of seniors and middle-aged adults living here.
283
▼ -25.9%
- 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 Yanakie — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Yanakie is larger than about 60% of areas at this level, with a total population of 283 people.
51 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.9% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why the area is so much older than most, while children under 15 are slightly less common here than across Australia.
21.9% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yanakie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More people are in de facto relationships here than in most other areas, at 15.7%. Around 2.1% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is a little above the state average.
2.1% ▲ +170.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yanakie, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Yanakie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22900/yanakie/topic/demographics-identity