21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13
- 2021: 21
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yelta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yelta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small population of just 21 people defines Yelta, where the typical resident is 58. This makes the area far older than both the state and national figures, with a profile skewed heavily toward older adults and youth.
21
—
- 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 Yelta — lower than 85% of areas.
| Yelta | 21 |
|---|---|
| 5558, SA | 5,214 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age is among the highest for similar areas.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in Yelta, a figure far below the national average of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 33.3%.
14.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yelta, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Youth (15–24) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 19% of the population. This is far above the South Australian figure of 2.4%.
19.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Yelta, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Divorced (38%) and Never married (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Yelta
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yelta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41685/yelta/topic/demographics-identity