Yorke Valley · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Yorke Valley

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A far older typical age of 53 defines the small population of Yorke Valley. Despite this, the area has a striking number of children, which makes up more than half of the local population. It is a sparsely populated area with only 23 residents.

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Where Yorke Valley sits — Total population

23 —
  • 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 Yorke Valley — lower than 84% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Yorke Valley23
5573, SA 2,206
South Australia 1,781,516
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. There are only 23 people living in the area, making it smaller than about 84% of similar places.

23 —

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24
  • 2021: 23

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

53 yrs —

Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 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.

Children under 15 make up 52.2% of the population, a figure far above the South Australian average of 17%. Those aged 65 and over account for 17.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.

17.4% —

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

52.2% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 52.2%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Yorke Valley, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.2%.

Marital status

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In Yorke Valley, Married is the majority at 55%; Divorced is next at 27%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 6 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 6 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yorke Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41688/yorke-valley/topic/demographics-identity