2,505 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,409
- 2016: 2,559
- 2021: 2,505
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yarrabah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yarrabah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A massive gap in age and identity separates Yarrabah from the rest of the country. The community is far younger than the national average, with a typical resident aged just 25 and nearly 96% of the 2,505 people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
2,505
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Yarrabah — higher than 81% of areas.
| Yarrabah | 2,505 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is just 25, which is far younger than the Queensland and Australian figure of 38. With a population of 2,505, Yarrabah is larger than about 82% of similar areas.
25 yrs ▲ +13.6%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22 yrs
- 2016: 23 yrs
- 2021: 25 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 29.9% of the population, a figure far above the 18.2% national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are far fewer here at 5.1% compared to 17.2% across Australia.
5.1% ▲ +70.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.9% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yarrabah splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Youth (15–24) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is far above the national figure at 95.9%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 20.3% of residents.
95.9% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.2%
- 2016: 97.3%
- 2021: 95.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.3% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yarrabah, Never married is the majority at 77%; Married is next at 17%.
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 Yarrabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33207/yarrabah/topic/demographics-identity