11,022 ▲ +159.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,247
- 2016: 8,868
- 2021: 11,022
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yanchep · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yanchep
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yanchep is just 35, making the area noticeably younger than the national figure. This is one of the largest areas of its kind, where a high number of children and young adults create a distinct demographic profile.
11,022
▲ +159.5%
- 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 Yanchep — higher than 87% of areas.
| Yanchep | 11,022 |
|---|---|
| 6035, WA | 11,022 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Yanchep has 11,022 residents, placing it among the largest areas at this level. The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the state and national figures.
35 yrs ▼ -7.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 25% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average. This young tilt is reflected in the age structure, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the national proportion at 13.7%.
13.7% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.0% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yanchep splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are also a little more common here than across Western Australia, at 14.2%.
3.0% ▲ +111.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yanchep, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Yanchep [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51667/yanchep/topic/demographics-identity