2,950 ▲ +143.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,213
- 2016: 2,486
- 2021: 2,950
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yalyalup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yalyalup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 84% of similar areas have fewer residents than Yalyalup, which has a population of 2,950. It is a notably young community where the typical resident is 36, making it much younger than most other areas of its kind.
2,950
▲ +143.2%
- 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 Yalyalup — higher than 83% of areas.
| Yalyalup | 2,950 |
|---|---|
| 6280, WA | 30,585 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 36, which is a little younger than the national and state figure of 38 years.
36 yrs ▲ +16.1%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 23.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This contributes to the area being much younger than most, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the national average at 13.3%.
13.3% ▲ +87.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.8% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yalyalup splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 14.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 1.7%, slightly below the state and national averages.
1.7% ▲ +75.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yalyalup, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Yalyalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51666/yalyalup/topic/demographics-identity