840 ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 849
- 2016: 849
- 2021: 840
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Yunderup · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in North Yunderup is now 52 years old, making the area far older than the national average. This shift is most visible in the high proportion of seniors, who make up nearly 30% of the population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is North Yunderup — higher than 72% of areas.
| North Yunderup | 840 |
|---|---|
| 6208, WA | 12,946 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
With 840 residents, North Yunderup is larger than about 72% of similar areas. The typical person here is 52, which is 14 years older than the typical resident in Western Australia or the rest of the country.
840 ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 77% 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 29.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 (13.5%) than most other places.
29.2% ▲ +33.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
North Yunderup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia. Nearly half of the community is married, while 13.3% are in de facto relationships.
2.6% ▲ +122.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In North Yunderup, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in North Yunderup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51156/north-yunderup/topic/demographics-identity