1,021 ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 811
- 2016: 907
- 2021: 1,021
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yinnar · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yinnar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 1,000 people now call Yinnar home, with the population growing larger than about 74% of similar areas. The community has an age profile that skews slightly older than the national average, though it maintains a balanced mix of families and seniors.
1,021
▲ +25.9%
- 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 Yinnar — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 20.8% of the population, a figure well above the 16.8% seen across Victoria. Children under 15 account for 18.1%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
20.8% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yinnar splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 14.2% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 1.1% of the community, about the same as the state average.
1.1% ▲ +191.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +57.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yinnar, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Yinnar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22934/yinnar/topic/demographics-identity