Yealering · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Yealering

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Yealering is far older than the national average, with a typical age of 55. This sparsely populated area has a population of 91 people. It is defined by a significant number of seniors and a high rate of de facto relationships compared to other similar places.

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📍 Yealering, Suburb / Locality

Where Yealering sits — Total population

91 ▼ -68.9%
  • 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 Yealering — lower than 61% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Yealering91
6372, WA 105
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the state and national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most other similar places.

91 ▼ -68.9%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 293
  • 2016: 104
  • 2021: 91

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

55 yrs ▲ +31.0%

Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42 yrs
  • 2016: 53 yrs
  • 2021: 55 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Seniors aged 65 and over make up 30.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are less common here, at 15.4%.

30.8% ▲ +105.6%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 30.8%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

15.4% ▼ -36.3%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.1%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Yealering splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are very common here at 27.4%, a figure far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin make up 3.3% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

3.3% ▲ —

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 3.3%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

27.4% ▲ +180.0%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 27.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Yealering, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (16%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 3 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 7 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 7 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 13 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 10 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 10 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 6 males; 15–19: 6 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 7 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 3 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Yealering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51680/yealering/topic/demographics-identity