260 ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 326
- 2016: 251
- 2021: 260
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yatala Vale · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yatala Vale is 49 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated own-government area has a population of 260 people and a notably high proportion of seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yatala Vale — higher than 58% of areas.
| Yatala Vale | 260 |
|---|---|
| 5126, SA | 7,406 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual resident here is 49, which is far older than the typical person in South Australia (41) or across Australia (38).
260 ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.2% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high number of older residents is reflected in the age structure, where those aged 45 and over account for over half the population.
26.2% ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Yatala Vale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, representing 65% of the population. Those in de facto relationships make up 11% of residents, which is lower than most similar areas.
1.5% ▲ +66.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +129.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Yatala Vale, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yatala Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41680/yatala-vale/topic/demographics-identity