997 ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 680
- 2016: 969
- 2021: 997
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yorketown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yorketown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Yorketown are married, reflecting a mature community of 997 people. It is a significantly older area than the state or national average, with a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
997
▲ +46.6%
- 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 Yorketown — higher than 73% of areas.
| Yorketown | 997 |
|---|---|
| 5576, SA | 1,133 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Yorketown is 53, which is far older than the typical Australian (38) or South Australian (41).
53 yrs ▲ +6.0%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 49 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, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This contributes to a demographic where children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 13.7%.
32.5% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yorketown splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.7% of the population, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 11% of residents, which is lower than most similar areas.
1.7% ▲ +288.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yorketown, Married is the majority at 51%; 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 Yorketown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41689/yorketown/topic/demographics-identity