82 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 97
- 2021: 82
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yathroo · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Few areas at this level have such a high proportion of children as Yathroo, where 30.5% of the population are under 15. This sparsely populated place has a diverse age mix and a typical resident who is 43, making the area noticeably older than the same group across Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yathroo — lower than 64% of areas.
| Yathroo | 82 |
|---|---|
| 6507, WA | 530 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Yathroo has a total population of 82 people. This is smaller than about 62% of similar areas.
82 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is quite split, with 25.6% of residents being seniors, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This high number of older adults exists alongside a very high percentage of children, far above both the state and national averages.
25.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
30.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Yathroo splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (64.1%), while those in de facto relationships make up 9.6%, a figure a little below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Yathroo, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yathroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51677/yathroo/topic/demographics-identity