551 ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 528
- 2016: 548
- 2021: 551
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarroweyah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yarroweyah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 551 people lives in Yarroweyah, making it larger than about 68% of similar areas. This is a noticeably older community where the typical resident is 45, which is seven years older than the national figure.
551
▲ +4.4%
- 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 Yarroweyah — higher than 66% of areas.
| Yarroweyah | 551 |
|---|---|
| 3644 crosses VIC/NSW | 9,390 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45, meaning the area is noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia. There are 551 people living here in total.
45 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 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 20.0% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. This is paired with a high proportion of older adults aged 45 to 64, who make up 31.4% of the area.
19.4% ▲ +76.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yarroweyah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are well above the national figure at 14.9%. Nearly half of the residents are married, while 1.8% identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.8% ▲ +218.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarroweyah, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) 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 Yarroweyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22921/yarroweyah/topic/demographics-identity