2,136 ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,168
- 2016: 2,135
- 2021: 2,136
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarram · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yarram
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yarram is 53 years old, making this community far older than both the state and national averages. This aging trend is a defining feature of the area, where the population has reached 2,136 people.
2,136
▼ -1.5%
- 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 Yarram — higher than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This population of 2,136 is larger than about 81% of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +10.4%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 32.4% of the area, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 14.0%.
32.4% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yarram, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Marriage is common here, with 41.0% of people married and 11.9% in de facto relationships.
1.8% ▲ +83.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarram, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (33%) and Widowed (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 Yarram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22915/yarram/topic/demographics-identity