Yaamba · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Yaamba

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Yaamba is now 49 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has only 51 people and is defined by a high proportion of older adults.

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📍 Yaamba, Suburb / Locality

Where Yaamba sits — Total population

51
  • 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 Yaamba — lower than 71% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Yaamba51
4704, QLD 126
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 51 residents. This is smaller than about 71% of similar areas.

51

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 62
  • 2021: 51

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

49 yrs

Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47 yrs
  • 2021: 49 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 47.1%. Children under 15 are only 15.7%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 18.7%.

15.7%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 15.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

15.7%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 15.7%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Yaamba, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Youth (15–24) (16%) and Children (0–14) (15%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure well below the national average. Those in de facto relationships are also far below the national figure, with 0% of residents in such partnerships.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Yaamba splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (38%), with Separated at 12%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 8 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 5 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 4 males; 45–49: 5 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 5 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Yaamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33192/yaamba/topic/demographics-identity