272 ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 310
- 2016: 213
- 2021: 272
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yapeen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yapeen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yapeen is now 45, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national averages. The population has grown to 272 people, with a high number of children under 15 contributing to a diverse age mix.
272
▼ -12.3%
- 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 Yapeen — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Yapeen is larger than about 59% of similar areas. Its typical resident is 45, which is 7 years older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia.
45 yrs ▼ -8.2%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 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.
Children under 15 make up 22.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This high number of children is balanced by a strong group of older adults, who represent 33.1% of residents.
17.3% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.1% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yapeen, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 19.7% of people are in de facto relationships, which is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. Additionally, 3.3% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, slightly higher than the state average.
3.3% ▲ —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.7% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yapeen, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Yapeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22907/yapeen/topic/demographics-identity