1,272 ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,116
- 2016: 1,239
- 2021: 1,272
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yungaburra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yungaburra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yungaburra is 53, making this area far older than the Queensland and national average of 38. This aging profile is a defining feature of the town, where nearly a third of the 1,272 residents are seniors.
1,272
▲ +14.0%
- 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 Yungaburra — higher than 74% of areas.
| Yungaburra | 1,272 |
|---|---|
| 4884, QLD | 1,901 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a population of 1,272, Yungaburra is larger than about 76% of similar areas. The people here are far older than those in the rest of the state and country.
53 yrs ▲ +15.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 32.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.5%.
32.5% ▲ +52.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yungaburra splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.1% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average. Most residents are married, accounting for 50.2% of the community.
3.1% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yungaburra, Married is the majority at 50%; 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 Yungaburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33230/yungaburra/topic/demographics-identity