2,794 ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,766
- 2016: 2,759
- 2021: 2,794
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yorkeys Knob · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yorkeys Knob
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents dominate the daily life of Yorkeys Knob, where the typical person is 46. This makes the area far older than the national figure. With 2,794 people, it is larger than about 84% of similar areas.
2,794
▲ +1.0%
- 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 Yorkeys Knob — higher than 83% of areas.
| Yorkeys Knob | 2,794 |
|---|---|
| 4878, QLD | 15,044 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. The total population is 2,794.
46 yrs ▲ +17.9%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are far fewer children here than in most areas, with those under 15 making up only 13.6% of the population. This contrasts with a high number of seniors; 21.3% are aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure.
21.3% ▲ +95.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yorkeys Knob, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 6.2% of the population, a little above the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships represent 17.5% of residents, which is well above the usual rate for Australia.
6.2% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.5% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yorkeys Knob, the largest group is Never married at 41%, followed by Married (31%) and Divorced (18%).
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 Yorkeys Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33223/yorkeys-knob/topic/demographics-identity