Yornup · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Yornup

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

A typical resident in Yornup is 48 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place of 94 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children.

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Where Yornup sits — Total population

94 ▼ -54.8%
  • 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 Yornup — lower than 60% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Yornup94
6256, WA 434
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age of residents is 48, which is far older than the Western Australian average of 38. The total population is small at 94 people.

94 ▼ -54.8%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 208
  • 2016: 76
  • 2021: 94

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

48 yrs ▼ -2.0%

Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 49 yrs
  • 2016: 53 yrs
  • 2021: 48 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 24.5% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 12.8% compared to 18.2% across Australia.

24.5% ▲ +18.4%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.7%
  • 2016: 30.3%
  • 2021: 24.5%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

12.8% ▼ -41.0%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.6%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Yornup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

People in de facto relationships make up 23.8% of the population, which is far above the 11.5% national figure. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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

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

23.8% ▲ +72.3%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 23.8%

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

Marital status

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Yornup splits fairly evenly between Married (49%) and Never married (47%), with Divorced at 4%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 4 males; 80–84: 3 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 6 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 9 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 5 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 6 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 5 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 4 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 4 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 8 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 4 males; 0–4: 5 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 Yornup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51692/yornup/topic/demographics-identity