110 ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 171
- 2016: 102
- 2021: 110
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yerra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yerra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 21 years separates the typical resident in Yerra from the national average, making this a very old community. With a small population of 110 people, the area is heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors.
110
▼ -35.7%
- 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 Yerra — lower than 57% of areas.
| Yerra | 110 |
|---|---|
| 4650, QLD | 34,942 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Yerra is 59 years old, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figure of 38 years.
59 yrs ▲ +37.2%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 32.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 6.4%.
32.7% ▲ +140.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.4% ▼ -61.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yerra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up only 5.2% of the population, well below the 11.5% national average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are also well below the national figure, at 0.0%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.2% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yerra, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Yerra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33221/yerra/topic/demographics-identity