719 ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 675
- 2016: 697
- 2021: 719
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yabulu · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yabulu
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Yabulu compared to the rest of Australia. The community has 719 people, with a typical resident aged 43, making the area noticeably older than the national figure.
719
▲ +6.5%
- 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 Yabulu — higher than 70% of areas.
| Yabulu | 719 |
|---|---|
| 4818, QLD | 32,004 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Yabulu is larger than about 71% of similar areas, and its typical resident is 43, which is 5 years older than the average person in Queensland or Australia.
43 yrs ▼ -2.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 18.5% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the national average at 14.7%.
14.7% ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yabulu, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.8% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 18.7%.
6.8% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.7% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Yabulu splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Yabulu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33193/yabulu/topic/demographics-identity