145 ▼ -71.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 513
- 2016: 135
- 2021: 145
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yanmah · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population marks the identity of Yanmah, where the typical resident is 53 years old. This is 15 years older than the typical person across Western Australia or the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yanmah — lower than 53% of areas.
| Yanmah | 145 |
|---|---|
| 6258, WA | 6,483 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 145 people, which is smaller than about half of similar areas. Residents here are far older than most other areas, with a typical age of 53.
145 ▼ -71.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
53 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 80% 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 31.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 5.5%.
31.7% ▲ +130.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.5% ▼ -74.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Yanmah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. Most residents are married, accounting for 54.3% of the population.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Yanmah, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yanmah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51671/yanmah/topic/demographics-identity