7,037 ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,317
- 2016: 6,334
- 2021: 7,037
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yeppoon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yeppoon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yeppoon is 47 years old, making it far older than the state and national average of 38. This older profile is driven by a high proportion of seniors, with a total population of 7,037 people.
7,037
▲ +11.4%
- 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 Yeppoon — higher than 87% of areas.
| Yeppoon | 7,037 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | 25,129 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 47, which is far older than the typical resident in Queensland or across Australia. With 7,037 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind.
47 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 25.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 15.1% of the community, a figure well below the state average.
25.5% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yeppoon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.6% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most residents are married (41.4%), while 13% are in de facto relationships, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
5.6% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yeppoon, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Yeppoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33219/yeppoon/topic/demographics-identity