2,875 ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,297
- 2016: 2,549
- 2021: 2,875
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarra Junction · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yarra Junction
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines daily life in Yarra Junction, where the typical resident is 43. This is noticeably older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38. The area is larger than 84% of similar places, with a mix of families and a high number of seniors.
2,875
▲ +25.2%
- 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 Yarra Junction — higher than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 43, making the population noticeably older than the state and national average of 38. Yarra Junction is larger than about 84% of similar areas, with 2,875 people living here.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 23.5% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Children under 15 also make up a higher share than most areas at 19.0%, just slightly above the state average.
23.5% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yarra Junction splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Around 1.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships make up 13.5% of the population, a figure a little above both the state and national averages.
1.3% ▲ +236.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarra Junction, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (31%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yarra Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22911/yarra-junction/topic/demographics-identity