313 ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 293
- 2016: 248
- 2021: 313
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yalata · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yalata
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 89% of people in Yalata identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure. This community of 313 people is exceptionally young, with a typical resident aged just 28. It is a place where young families and children are much more common than in the rest of the country.
313
▲ +6.8%
- 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 Yalata — higher than 59% of areas.
| Yalata | 313 |
|---|---|
| 5690, SA | 3,954 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 28 years old, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This age is among the lowest seen in similar areas.
28 yrs ▲ +3.7%
Younger than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 28 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 23% of the population, well above the South Australian figure of 17%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are very rare here, at just 1.9%.
1.9% ▲ +86.6%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yalata splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity is very strong here at 88.5%. De facto relationships are also far more common than in the rest of Australia, accounting for 29.7% of the population.
88.5% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.4%
- 2016: 83.9%
- 2021: 88.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
29.7% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yalata, Never married is the majority at 73%; Married is next at 20%.
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 Yalata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41669/yalata/topic/demographics-identity