63 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 77
- 2021: 63
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarpturk · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yarpturk
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Yarpturk, where the typical resident is 49. This sparsely populated place has a small community of just 63 people, with a high proportion of seniors and a very low number of children.
63
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- 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 Yarpturk — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49, making the area far older than the Victorian and national figures of 38. In total, 63 people live here.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 25.4% of the population, well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 6.3%.
25.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yarpturk, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Youth (15–24) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.8% of the population, which is well above the state average. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas.
4.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarpturk, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Yarpturk
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yarpturk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22909/yarpturk/topic/demographics-identity