1,893 ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,525
- 2016: 1,650
- 2021: 1,893
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarragon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yarragon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a quarter of residents in Yarragon are older adults aged 45 to 64, contributing to a population that is generally older than the state average. With 1,893 people, it is larger than about 80% of similar areas. The community has a broad age mix, though it has a particularly high number of seniors.
1,893
▲ +24.1%
- 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 Yarragon — higher than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Yarragon is 43, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This age profile is around the middle for similar areas.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 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 22.8% of the population, a figure well above the state and national levels. Children under 15 account for 18.5%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the rest of the country.
22.8% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yarragon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 14.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Only 0.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate lower than most similar areas.
0.6% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarragon, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Yarragon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22913/yarragon/topic/demographics-identity