126 ▼ -43.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 221
- 2016: 141
- 2021: 126
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yowah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yowah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines Yowah, where the typical resident is 62. This is much older than the national figure, with nearly 44% of the 126 residents aged 65 or over.
126
▼ -43.0%
- 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 Yowah — lower than 55% of areas.
| Yowah | 126 |
|---|---|
| 4490, QLD | 1,508 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 62, which is far older than the state and national figure of 38. This is among the highest typical ages for areas at this level.
62 yrs ▲ +14.8%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 62 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 43.7% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. Conversely, children under 15 make up only 5.6%, a figure far below the national average.
43.7% ▲ +66.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.6% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yowah, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 51%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 36%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 15.4%.
7.9% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yowah, the largest group is Married at 35%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (24%).
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 Yowah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33224/yowah/topic/demographics-identity